Kaleb Ort #63

Married, wife's name is Morgan. The couple got married in December 2020...Played for the Aquinas College Saints from 2011-14...Went 9-6 in 34 games (26 GS) with a 3.71 ERA, totaling 173 strikeouts across 172.1 innings...Tore the UCL in his right arm as a senior...Elected to rehab in 2015 rather than have surgery...Went undrafted out of college.

2023

Made his first career Opening Day roster and went on to make 21 appearances (two GS) across four stints with the Red Sox. Pitched to a 1-2 record with a 6.26 ERA (16 ER/23.0 IP), 27 hits (six HR), 19 total runs, nine walks, one hit batter and 24 strikeouts...Threw the two fastest pitches of the season by a Boston hurler with 99.4 mph fastballs on 4/11 at TB and 6/30 at TOR. Ranked in the 80th percentile of MLB pitchers in average fastball velocity (95.8 mph) per Statcast...Posted a 4.76 ERA (9 ER/17.0 IP) in 13 home games compared to a 10.50 ERA (7 ER/6.0 IP) in eight road games...Made 13 appearances for Triple-A Worcester, going 1-2 with a 1.54 ERA (2 ER/11.2 IP) with four total runs, eight hits, one home run, eight walks, 16 strikeouts and one hit batter...Placed on the 15-day injured list (right elbow inflammation) on 7/7, retroactive to 7/5, before being transferred to the 60-day IL on 7/26 and missing the remainder of the season.

2022

Pitched in 25 games over three stints with BOS, after making his ML debut with only one appearance in 2021. Pitched primarily for Triple-A Worcester, posting a 2.88 ERA (13 ER/40.2 IP) in 39 outings...Led the WooSox and ranked T-3rd in the International League in saves (16-for-18). For BOS, was 1-2 with a 6.35 ERA (20 ER/28.1 IP) and one save...Allowed 8 ER on 7/22 vs. TOR but posted a 3.90 ERA in his other 24 outings (12 ER/27.2 IP). 15 of his 25 ML outings were scoreless (60.0%). Averaged 96.3 MPH on his 4-seam fastball and recorded the Sox’ three fastest pitches of the season (see table). Threw more than 1.0 inning six times for BOS, 2.0+ innings 3 times, and a career-high 3.0 innings once.

2021

Made his ML debut with the Red Sox, but spent the majority of 2021 with Triple-A Worcester...Appeared in relief on 9/13 at SEA (0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB), his lone ML appearance...Was selected to the ML roster on 9/10 and returned to the Worcester roster on 9/14...Led Red Sox minor leaguers in appearances (42) and saves (19), both career highs...Led Triple-A East in saves (T-4th in MiLB)...30 of his 42 appearances were scoreless...Recorded at least one SO in 36 of his appearances...Named Red Sox Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Month for May...Allowed just one unearned run across nine outings (10.0 IP, 6 H, 4 BB, 15 SO)...Did not allow a run in seven consecutive outings from 5/9-29 (8.0 IP)...Held RHH to a .175 AVG/.495 OPS (18-for-103, 5 XBH).

2020

Enters his 1st season in the Red Sox organization after being selected from the New York Yankees in the Triple-A phase of the 2020 Rule 5 Draft...Did not play in 2020.