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  • Augie Ojeda

    Birth Date: 12/19/1974

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    Octavio Augie Ojeda was born on December 20, 1974 in Los Angeles, California.

    He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in round 13 of the 1996 MLB Draft. Ojeda won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 1996 Olympics, and then debuted professionally as a minor league player in 1997. Baltimore traded him to the Chicago Cubs on December 14, 1999. He made his Major League debut for the Cubs in 2000.

    Ojeda spent four seasons on the Cubs in Quad-A limbo, playing 148 big league games between 2000 and 2003. The Minnesota Twins claimed him on waivers on November 24, 2003. He was released the next day and cleared waivers, allowing Minnesota to sign him to a minor league deal. After spending most of 2004 in Triple-A, the Twins called Ojeda up in late August and he went on a tear. The utility infielder slashed .339/.429/.458 in his 30 games with the club that season, which included 16 starts at various infield positions. Despite his strong finish to the season, Ojeda was left off the Twins playoff roster as they fell in the ALDS.

    He spent all of 2005 in Triple-A, and then left the Twins organization. Ojeda returned to the Cubs, spending the entire 2006 season in their minor league system. After starting 2007 in Triple-A for the Arizona Diamondbacks, he was finally recalled to the Majors and eventually became their starting second baseman. Ojeda was their starting second baseman by the end of the season, helping Arizona reach the NLCS. He remind in Arizona through the end of 2010.

    Chicago brought him back one final time in 2011, signing Ojeda to a minor league deal. After just 18 games in Triple-A, he was released. This ended his professional playing career.

    Notable Events & Trivia

    • Seven future Twins were on the 1996 US Olympic team
      • Chad Allen, R.A. Dickey, Seth Greisinger, Jacque Jones, Matthew LeCroy, Warren Morris and Augie Ojeda

    Augie Ojeda Statistics

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    Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    2000 25 CHC NL 0.3 28 89 77 10 17 3 1 2 8 0 1 10 9 .221 .307 .364 .670 71 .299 66 28 1 0 1 1 1 6/4H  
    2001 26 CHC NL -0.4 78 162 144 16 29 5 1 1 12 1 0 12 20 .201 .269 .271 .540 44 .256 40 39 2 2 2 2 1 56H4  
    2002 27 CHC NL -0.3 30 81 70 4 13 4 0 0 4 1 0 5 5 .186 .247 .243 .490 31 .241 22 17 2 1 4 1 0 64/5H  
    2003 28 CHC NL 0.0 12 27 25 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .120 .185 .120 .305 -18 .134 -59 3 1 1 0 0 1 /645  
    2004 29 MIN AL 1.2 30 72 59 16 20 1 0 2 7 1 1 10 3 .339 .429 .458 .886 130 .401 141 27 0 0 2 1 0 4/6H5  
                                                                     
    2007 32 ARI NL 0.1 57 132 113 16 31 2 2 1 12 1 0 15 13 .274 .354 .354 .708 80 .317 71 40 1 0 2 2 3 4H6/51  
    2008 33 ARI NL 1.2 105 272 231 27 56 9 2 0 17 0 0 26 24 .242 .343 .299 .642 67 .301 63 69 6 10 4 1 2 4H56  
    2009 34 ARI NL 1.5 103 310 264 38 65 17 3 1 16 3 1 32 28 .246 .340 .345 .685 78 .310 71 91 4 6 6 1 3 465H  
    2010 35 ARI NL -0.4 59 92 79 6 15 3 0 0 5 0 1 8 8 .190 .258 .228 .486 30 .231 21 18 3 0 3 2 0 H45/6  
    9 Yrs 3.2 502 1237 1062 135 249 44 9 7 81 7 4 119 115 .234 .320 .313 .633 65 .292 60 332 20 20 24 11 11 46H5/1  
    162 Game Avg 1.0 162 399 343 44 80 14 3 2 26 2 1 38 37 .234 .320 .313 .633 65 .292 60 107 6 6 8 4 4    
                                                               
    ARI (4 Yrs) 2.5 324 806 687 87 167 31 7 2 50 4 2 81 73 .243 .334 .317 .651 69 .299 63 218 14 16 15 6 8 4H65/1  
    CHC (4 Yrs) -0.4 148 359 316 32 62 12 2 3 24 2 1 28 39 .196 .267 .275 .542 43 .254 36 87 6 4 7 4 3 654H  
    MIN (1 Yr) 1.2 30 72 59 16 20 1 0 2 7 1 1 10 3 .339 .429 .458 .886 130 .401 141 27 0 0 2 1 0 4/6H5  
                                                               
    NL (8 Yrs) 2.1 472 1165 1003 119 229 43 9 5 74 6 3 109 112 .228 .313 .304 .618 61 .285 54 305 20 20 22 10 11 645H/1  
    AL (1 Yr) 1.2 30 72 59 16 20 1 0 2 7 1 1 10 3 .339 .429 .458 .886 130 .401 141 27 0 0 2 1 0 4/6H5  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 3/16/2025.

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    Catching Up With Former Twins Infielder Augie Ojeda

    Looking for a good story on perseverance and believing in oneself? There have been many in baseball’s history. Former Twins infielder Augie Ojeda was told that he wasn’t big enough, wasn’t tall enough, wasn’t a lot of things that baseball people look for in prospects. Instead, he worked and played really hard. He persevered and ultimately put together a career that should be looked back upon and inspire other ballplayers who are told they can’t do something. Did you remember that Ojeda spent a couple of months in a Twins uniform?

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