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| 2024 | Added to the Texas Rangers' 40-man roster to protect from the Rule 5 draft. |
| 2024 | Represented Texas in the All-Star Futures Game. |
| 2024 | Played across multiple levels: Down East Wood Ducks, Hickory Crawdads (High-A South Atlantic League), and Frisco RoughRiders (Double-A Texas League). Achieved a combined 6-3 record with a 1.27 ERA and 68 strikeouts. Named Texas Rangers 2024 Reliever of the Year. |
| 2024 | Started season with Hickory Crawdads in the High-A South Atlantic League. |
| 2024 | Started season with Down East Wood Ducks, going 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA and 71 strikeouts. |
| September 3 2024 | Promoted to Double-A Frisco of the Double-A Texas League. In High-A, recorded a 2-2 record with a 2.40 ERA over eight games (seven starts) in 41⅓ innings. |
| August 2024 | Promoted to Frisco RoughRiders in the Double-A Texas League. |
| June 2024 | Promoted to the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League at the end of June. |
| June 2024 | Promoted to Frisco RoughRiders in the Double-A Texas League. |
| June 19 2024 | Announced to undergo season-ending surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow. |
| January 6 2024 | Celebrated 22nd birthday. |
| 2023 | Stephan makes one start for Frisco before being sidelined for the rest of the season due to a lower back injury. |
| 2023 | Named the Texas Rangers 2023 Tom Grieve Player of the Year after hitting .290 with 26 home runs and 81 RBI over 80 games with Hickory Crawdads. |
| 2023 | Participated in the 2023 MLB Draft Combine. |
| 2023 | Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 2023 MLB draft and signed for a $565,000 signing bonus. |
| 2023 | Plays for Frisco RoughRiders in the Double-A Texas League, recording a 3-9 record with a 6.66 ERA and 110 strikeouts. |
| 2023 | Made professional debut, splitting season between ACL Rangers and Down East Wood Ducks, going 2-5 with a 6.36 ERA and 55 strikeouts. |
| 2023 | Splits season between Down East Wood Ducks and Hickory Crawdads (High-A South Atlantic League), recording a combined 6-3 record with a 2.75 ERA and 104 strikeouts. |
| 2023 | Receives non-roster invitation to major league spring training and returns to Round Rock Express, hitting .290 and winning the True Ranger Award. |
| 2023 | Named the Texas Rangers 2023 Nolan Ryan Pitcher of the Year. |
| 2023 | Plays for Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League after the 2023 season. |
| 2023 | Plays 34 games for Hickory Crawdads, hitting .248/.336/.424/.760 with 5 home runs, 24 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. |
| 2023 | Starts season with Down East Wood Ducks, hitting .244/.331/.405/.736 with 7 home runs, 33 RBI, and 22 stolen bases over 66 games. |
| November 14 2023 | Added to the Texas Rangers 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. |
| July 2023 | Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 5th round of the MLB draft. Focused on reworking his mechanics and repertoire instead of playing professionally. |
| July 18 2023 | Promoted to Hickory Crawdads in the High-A South Atlantic League. |
| July 4 2023 | Stephan is promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League after posting a 6-3 record with a 2.17 ERA and 73 strikeouts. |
| July 3 2023 | Promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League. |
| June 20 2023 | Promoted from Down East Wood Ducks to Hickory Crawdads in the High-A South Atlantic League. |
| May 24 2023 | Assigned back to Hickory Crawdads after starting the season on the injured list. |
| May 23 2023 | Promoted from Down East Wood Ducks to the Hickory Crawdads in the High-A South Atlantic League. |
| February 15 2023 | Underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a torn UCL, missing the entire 2023 season. |
| 2022 | Played for Frisco RoughRiders in Double-A Texas League, posting a 2-6 record with a 5.14 ERA and 107 strikeouts. |
| 2022 | Stephan makes 21 starts, with 19 games for Down East and 3 games for the Hickory Crawdads in the High-A South Atlantic League. He posts a 6-5 record with a 3.14 ERA and 115 strikeouts. |
| 2022 | Played for Down East Wood Ducks and Hickory Crawdads minor league teams. |
| 2022 | Played for the Down East Wood Ducks in the Low-A Carolina League, hitting .226 with 11 home runs, 39 RBI, and 6 stolen bases over 94 games. |
| 2022 | Played with ACL Rangers in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League, achieving a 1-1 record with a 4.12 ERA and 18 strikeouts. |
| 2022 | Split the season between Hickory Crawdads and Frisco RoughRiders, playing in both High-A and Double-A leagues. Played for the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League after the season. |
| 2022 | Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 11th round of the MLB Draft and signed with the organization. |
| 2022 | Excelled with a 14-0 record and 160 strikeouts, named NJCAA DI Baseball Pitcher of the Year. Appeared in one game for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the MLB Draft League. |
| 2022 | Splits season between ACL Rangers and Down East Wood Ducks (Low-A Carolina League), achieving a combined 1-1 record with a 4.23 ERA and 56 strikeouts. |
| 2022 | Splits season between Frisco RoughRiders and Round Rock Express, hitting .293 with 24 home runs and 96 RBI. |
| 2022 | Played for Down East Wood Ducks in the Low-A Carolina League, achieving a 3-5 record with a 5.45 ERA and 71 strikeouts over 66 innings. |
| 2022 | Plays for Down East Wood Ducks in the Low-A Carolina League, hitting .209/.306/.289/.595 with 2 home runs, 21 RBI, and 38 stolen bases over 77 games. |
| July 2022 | Returned to game action after rehabilitation, playing for ACL Rangers and Hickory Crawdads. |
| 2021 | Played for Hickory Crawdads in High-A East, recording a 4-6 record with a 5.06 ERA and 124 strikeouts. |
| 2021 | Made his professional debut, splitting the season between DSL Rangers and ACL Rangers, posting a 2-2 record with a 3.27 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 33 innings. |
| 2021 | Made his professional baseball debut with the Down East Wood Ducks minor league team. |
| 2021 | Ortiz played college baseball at Florida SouthWestern State College, hitting .349 with 9 home runs, 47 RBI, and 5 stolen bases in his freshman season. |
| 2021 | Undrafted, Ortiz signed a free agent contract with the Texas Rangers and was assigned to the DSL Rangers in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League, where he hit .233 with 11 home runs, 33 RBI, and 5 stolen bases over 40 games. |
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