Jhailyn David Ortiz Rosado, born November 18, 1998, is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder currently playing for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Ortiz was regarded as a top international free agent in the 2015 class. In July of that year, he agreed to terms with the Philadelphia Phillies for $4.2 million. In his first season with the Gulf Coast Phillies, Ortiz batted.231 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs in 47 games.
In 2017, he played for the Williamsport Crosscutters, where he considerably improved on his rookie season, with a.302 batting average, eight home runs, and 30 RBIs, as well as a .401 OBP and a.961 OPS in the same amount of games as in 2016. He batted .225/.297/.375 with Lakewood in 2018, with 13 home runs and 47 RBIs.
For the 2019 season, Ortiz spent the year with the High-A Clearwater Threshers, slashing .200/.272/.381 with 19 home runs and 65 RBI in 115 games.
Ortiz did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Ortiz split the season between the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws and the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils, hitting a combined .250/.346/.488 with 23 home runs and 54 RBI in 95 games between the two teams. He was selected to the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021.
Jhailyn Ortiz does not have any girlfriend at the moment, at his age, he is currently focusing on his career at the Philadelphia Phillies.