The White Sox signed to a minor league contract last week, as reflected on the MLB.com and the outfielders . Its likely hell be in MLB camp as a non-roster invitee to Spring Training. Ortega is looking to get back to the majors for a fourth straight season and an eighth campaign overall. The left-handed hitter has appeared for six different teams. The only time he spanned multiple seasons with the same club came on the other side of Chicago. Ortega was a Cub between 2021-22, operating as their starting center fielder and leadoff hitter for a time. Those years on the North Side have been Ortegas most productive to date. He combined for a solid .265/.344/.408 batting line in just over 700 plate appearances. That made it moderately surprising both that the Cubs non-tendered him last offseason and that he was forced to settle for a minor league deal with the Yankees. Ortega didnt secure an outfield spot in the Bronx, kicking off a nomadic 2023. He was granted his release from the Yankees. A minor league pact with Jose Siri Jersey the Rangers also didnt get Ortega back to the majors. He signed another non-roster pact, this time with the Mets, in mid-June. After New York fell out of contention and traded and at the deadline, they brought Ortega to the majors. He didnt hit at the level he had with the Cubs. Ortega reached base at a solid .341 clip but only hit one home run over 136 plate appearances. His .213/.341/.272 slash was well below average. New York outrighted him off the 40-man roster at the end of the year, the equivalent of an early non-tender. For the second straight spring, Ortega will try to secure a roster spot in Spring Training. The 32-year-old can play all three outfield spots but is a better fit in a corner than in center field. Chicago has locked into center and set for a bounceback opportunity in left. Right field, where the Sox got a .219/.271/.344 showing last year, is wide open. As thing stand, and project to split time. General manager Chris Getz acknowledged on Tuesday the front office could add a . Ortega shouldnt stand in the way of that pursuit. The transaction tracker indicates his deal was signed on January 5, even if it wasnt officially logged until yesterday. Getz was surely aware Ortega was part of the organization before Tuesdays comments about a potential right field acquisition. , and are also in the organization as non-roster players. Pete Fairbanks Jersey