Jonathan Ornelas
Jonathan Ornelas (born May 26, 2000) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. Amateur career
Ornelas attended Raymond S. Kellis High School in Glendale, Arizona. In his senior season of 2018, he hit .464 with 15 doubles, six home runs, 29 RBIs and 19 stolen bases. He had committed to the University of Tennessee to play college baseball. Ornelas was drafted by the Texas Rangers with the 91st overall selection in the 3rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft. He signed with them for a $622,800 signing bonus. Professional career
Ornelas was assigned to the AZL Rangers and in 48 games hit .302/.389/.459/.848 with 3 home runs, 28 RBI, and 15 stolen bases over 48 games in his professional debut season of 2018. Ornelas spent the 2019 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting .257/.333/.373/.706 with 6 home runs, 13 stolen bases, and 38 RBI. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ornelas returned to Hickory (which had moved classification to the High-A East level), hitting .261/.310/.394/.704 with 8 home runs, 9 stolen bases, and 38 RBI. Ornelas spent the 2022 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League. He hit .299/.360/.425/.785 with 14 home runs, 64 RBI, 14 stolen bases, and tied the Frisco franchise record by recording 157 hits in 2022. Ornelas was named the Texas Rangers 2022 minor league Defender of the Year. On November 15, 2022, the Rangers added Ornelas to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Ornelas was optioned to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League to begin the 2023 season. On August 7, Ornelas was called up to the major leagues for the first time. He made his debut that night versus the Oakland Athletics as a pinch runner, scoring the eventual winning run in the eighth inning. References

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2000 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Glendale, Arizona
Baseball players from Arizona
Major League Baseball infielders
Texas Rangers players
Arizona League Rangers players
Hickory Crawdads players
Frisco RoughRiders players
Round Rock Express players