Ortiz went 1-for-1 with a grand slam in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays.
The homer came against Jake Petricka, a veteran reliever with 231.2 big-league innings to his name. Ortiz possesses big power to go along with his big frame, but he's yet to make enough contact to project as a future major-league regular despite the $4.2 million bonus he signed back in 2015. In both of the last two seasons, spent at Low-A Lakewood and High-A Clearwater, he's struck out over 31 percent of the time while producing a wRC+ no higher than 95.
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