Born: 3/05/1998 in Santa Clara, Cuba
Draft: 2019, Washington Nationals, Round: 12, Overall Pick: 363
College: Miami Dade CC, Miami Dade CC, FL
he was a pretty good hitter:
Freshman (2017): First player to hit two home runs in a single game. Came against Pasco-Hernando on 3.11.17 in a 11-6 win... His seven home runs this season are a single season school record...
High School: 2016 2A-8 Player of the Year... 2016 2A-8 Hitter of the Year... 2016 2A-8 All-District Team OF... Batted .471 his senior year with eight homeruns and 29 RBI... Struck out 17 batters in 13 innings pitched.
MLB.com:
Orlando Ribalta, RHP: Ribalta can flash some promising velocity, touching the mid-90s from his 6-foot-7 frame, and shows two distinct breaking balls in his cutter and curveball. The 2019 12th-rounder out of Miami Dade (Fla.) Community College spent 2022 in the Fredericksburg and Wilmington bullpens, posting a 3.40 ERA with 54 strikeouts and 27 walks in 50 1/3 frames.
2022:
A: 34 IP, 3.97 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 33Ks, 19 BBs
A+: 16.1 IP, 2.20 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 21Ks, 8 BBs
AFL 2022:
10.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.770 WHIP, 7Ks, 1BB
AFL outing on 11/2/2022:
