2025 Stats
AVG
.056
HR
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RBI
1
R
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SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Rortvedt had a below-average offensive season but did so for a club that has grown accustomed to little offensive production from its catchers. Rortvedt, if not for the presence of Yandy Diaz, would have the biggest biceps on the roster, but that has not translated into much power, as he has more than twice as many walks (51) in his career than he does extra base hits (23) in 505 plate appearances. Rortvedt is a ninth-place hitter against right-handed pitching with a noticeable hole on breaking stuff down and in the zone and pretty much anything off-speed. He is at his best hunting for fastballs early in the count, but fouling them off puts him in protect mode where the outcome is usually a strikeout. Defensively, he blocks well, he frames well and he throws well, yet has a poor caught-stealing percentage both because his pitchers are slow-ish to the plate and because he has one of the slowest glove-to-hand exchanges for catchers. His defense should keep him on the big-league roster, but he should be relegated to the No. 2 role after the offseason acquisition of Danny Jansen. Read Past Outlooks
Getting fourth start of season
Rortvedt will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Angels.
ANALYSIS
Rortvedt will enter the lineup for just the fourth time this season, with Danny Jansen drawing the other eight starts behind the plate through the Rays' first 12 games. Jansen is slashing a lowly .038/.194/.038 through his 31 plate appearances, so Rortvedt could work his way into more of a timeshare if he can provide more of an offensive spark in his future starts.
Rortvedt will enter the lineup for just the fourth time this season, with Danny Jansen drawing the other eight starts behind the plate through the Rays' first 12 games. Jansen is slashing a lowly .038/.194/.038 through his 31 plate appearances, so Rortvedt could work his way into more of a timeshare if he can provide more of an offensive spark in his future starts.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+19%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+953%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .492 | 51 | 0 | 4 | .196 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .586 | 378 | 5 | 32 | .200 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .190 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .536 | 41 | 0 | 4 | .216 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .633 | 287 | 3 | 27 | .229 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .111 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .507 | 70 | 2 | 4 | .133 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+20%
OPS on Road
2025
+22%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | .520 | 212 | 2 | 17 | .167 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .626 | 217 | 3 | 19 | .230 | ||||
| 2025Home | .273 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .063 | ||||
| 2025Away | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2024Home | .577 | 150 | 1 | 14 | .202 | ||||
| 2024Away | .656 | 178 | 2 | 17 | .248 | ||||
| 2023Home | .427 | 43 | 1 | 2 | .086 | ||||
| 2023Away | .495 | 36 | 1 | 2 | .152 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ben Rortvedt compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
1.33BB Rate
18.2%K Rate
13.6%BABIP
.067ISO
.000AVG
.056OBP
.227SLG
.056OPS
.283wOBA
.166Exit Velocity
78.4 mphHard Hit Rate
6.7%Barrels/PA
4.5%Expected BA
.142Expected SLG
.252Sprint Speed
23.3 ft/secGround Ball %
42.9%Line Drive %
14.3%Fly Ball %
42.9%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Rortvedt appeared in 32 games for the Yankees in 2023, slashing a measly .118/.241/.221 with two home runs in 79 plate appearances. The 26-year-old did hit better in Triple-A with a .276/.387/.495 line in 105 at bats. Rortvedt ended the season as the Yankees third catcher, but the trade of Kyle Higashioka opens up an opportunity in spring for Rortvedt to compete with Jose Trevino for the Yankees' backup catcher role in 2024. Either way, Rortvedt is unlikely to be much of a factor in fantasy unless an injury to Austin Wells opens the door to a starting role.
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Catching in Thursday's game
Rortvedt (shoulder) will start at catcher and bat fifth in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Phillies.
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Returns to action as DH on Saturday
Rortvedt (shoulder) went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in Saturday's 10-1 loss to the Mets in Grapefruit League play.
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Gets injection for sore shoulder
Rortvedt will not be allowed to throw for 3-to-4 days after receiving an injection Wednesday in his sore right shoulder, MLB.com reports.
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Nursing sore shoulder
Rortvedt will be held out of action for a few days with right shoulder soreness, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Avoids arbitration
The Rays and Rortvedt avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.125 million contract Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Likely to be dealt?
Rortvedt could be traded by the Yankees this offseason, per Andy Martino of SNY.tv.
ANALYSIS
Jose Trevino is on the mend from July wrist surgery and Austin Wells has proven to be MLB-ready, so the Yankees will likely cut ties with arbitration-eligible catcher Kyle Higashioka and might seek to trade the out-of-options Rortvedt. He slashed just .118/.241/.221 over 79 major-league plate appearances in 2023.
Jose Trevino is on the mend from July wrist surgery and Austin Wells has proven to be MLB-ready, so the Yankees will likely cut ties with arbitration-eligible catcher Kyle Higashioka and might seek to trade the out-of-options Rortvedt. He slashed just .118/.241/.221 over 79 major-league plate appearances in 2023.