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Brewers' Joey Ortiz Breaks Out With His Best Game of 2026

Milwaukee Brewers On SI·Patrick McAvoy·20 days ago
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At some point, the Milwaukee Brewers are going to have to make a difficult decision at shortstop. Until then, the job is Joey Ortiz's. Ortiz is in his third season as a member of the Brewers and has been excellent all season defensively. Ortiz is in the 96th percentile in outs above average right now. Offensively, his advanced metrics are much lower across the board. But one thing that is great about baseball is that, despite what the numbers and analytics say, anything could happen. For example, while Ortiz's offensive metrics are bad, he looked great on Tuesday night. Ortiz went 2-for-3 in the contest and blasted his first homer of the season and also drove in two runs as Milwaukee took down the San Diego Padres, 6-4. Ortiz got the Brewers on the board with his first homer of the season in the third inning on Tuesday and followed with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.…

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