{"id":106380,"date":"2025-12-23T13:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/106380\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:51:14","slug":"tirso-ornelas-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/106380\/","title":{"rendered":"Tirso Ornelas \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tPadres roster review: Tirso Ornelas \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#content\" class=\"sr-only\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TIRSO ORNELAS<\/p>\n<p>Position(s): Outfielder<br \/>\nBats \/ Throws: Left \/ Right<br \/>\n2026 opening day age: 26<br \/>\nHeight \/ Weight: 6-foot-3 \/ 200 pounds<br \/>\nHow acquired: Signed as an international amateur in July 2016 (Mexico)<br \/>\nContract status: Made MLB debut in 2025; will not be arbitration-eligible until 2029 at the earliest<br \/>\nfWAR in 2025: Minus-0.2<br \/>\nKey 2025 stats: .071 AVG, .188 OBP, .071 SLG, 0 HRs, 1 RBI, 0 runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, 0 steals (7 games, 16 plate appearances)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>STAT TO NOTE<\/p>\n<p>.465 \u2014 Ornelas\u2019 slugging percentage over parts of four seasons in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. Ornelas\u2019 groundball tendencies have suppressed power potential throughout his career, but, with an emphasis on lifting the ball, he hit a career-high 23 homers in 2024 (.297\/.367\/.497) and hit 10 more in 82 games at Triple-A El Paso in 2025 (.289\/.384\/.450).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TRENDING<\/p>\n<p>Down \u2014 Among the longest continuously tenured members of the organization, Ornelas fetched $1.5 million from the Padres as part of their haul in the 2016-17 international class. He\u2019s always looked the part of a power hitter and demonstrated above-average plate discipline, but in-game power didn\u2019t show up consistently in the minors until 2024 (see stat to note). Ornelas was added to the 40-man roster in July 2024 and was called up for the first time in April amid a rash of injuries to the big-league team. Ornelas went 1-for-14 during that stint, his only time with the big-league team. His return to Triple-A El Paso was interrupted by a nearly two-month-long stint on the injured list with a bout of plantar fasciitis. In all, Ornelas played just 82 games at El Paso in 2025, as he paired 10 homers and 57 RBIs with a .289\/.384\/.450 batting line.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2026 OUTLOOK<\/p>\n<p>Ornelas made his MLB debut in 2025, but did not do anything in limited action to raise his floor beyond a fourth outfielder. He\u2019s played about a dozen games at first base over the last two years to increase his versatility, but Ornelas will compete for a bench job this spring. He has one option year left.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"San Diego Padres' Tirso Ornelas on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (K.C. Alfred \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)\" width=\"5831\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sut-l-Padres-PhotoDay-305.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"9236024\" \/>San Diego Padres\u2019 Tirso Ornelas on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (K.C. Alfred \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<br \/>\nROSTER RANKINGS<\/p>\n<p>31. OF Tirso Ornelas<br \/>\n32. RHP Garrett Hawkins<br \/>\n33. RHP Miguel Mendez<br \/>\n34. RHP Daison Acosta<br \/>\n35. RHP Ty Adcock<br \/>\n36. RHP Alek Jacob<br \/>\n37. 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