Bill Ortega Autographs
William Ortega Bobadilla (born July 24, 1975) is a Cuban former professional baseball player who played in five games for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2001 season, all as a pinch hitter. He batted and threw right-handed.
In Cuba, Ortega watched Major League Baseball games on videotapes which had been smuggled out of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Before defecting, he played for Industriales in the Cuban National Series. Ortega defected from Cuba during an international baseball tournament in Mexico in November 1996, leaving a wife and two-year-old son behind in Cuba. He was signed by the Cardinals in 1997 after a tryout.
Ortega was an outfielder in the minor leagues. In his five major league pinch-hitting appearances, Ortega had one hit in five at-bats.
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Traded items with a signature of Bill Ortega
The most expensive item with a signature of Bill Ortega (Bill Ortega Signed In Person 2001 Minor League Rc A14) was sold in March 2026 for $20.00 while the cheapest item (Bill Ortega Signed 2002 Fleer Tradition Prospects - Cardinals) found a new owner for $0.99 in December 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2026 with an average selling price of $6.12 for an autographed item of Bill Ortega. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with $13.91 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2011. In average, an autographed item from Bill Ortega is worth $5.03.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bill Ortega were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2001 DONRUSS SIGNATURE SERIES RC #292 BILL ORTEGA PROOF 16/25 | $2.01 |  |
| 2001 Donruss Signature Series Rookie /800 Bill Ortega #292 Rookie RC | $6.41 | |
| 2001 Donruss Signature Series Rookie 20/800 Bill Ortega #292 READ 0b5 | $6.41 | |
 | 2001 Donruss Signature Series Rookie 361/800 Bill Ortega #292 0t6 | $7.83 | |
| 2001 Donruss Signature Series Rookie 361/800 Bill Ortega #292 0t6 | $5.83 | |
 | 2001 Donruss Signature Series Rookie 374/800 Bill Ortega #292 0f7 | $8.41 | |
| 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars - Rookie Bill Ortega #123 (RC, AU) Autograph | $5.24 | |
| 2002 DONRUSS SELECT ROOKIES #9 BILL ORTEGA AUTO SIGNED ST LOUIS CARDINALS | $3.49 | |
| 2002 Fleer BILL ORTEGA Signed Card autograph AUTO CARDINALS CUBA | $8.78 | |
| 2002 Select Rookies & Prospects BILL ORTEGA St. Louis Cardianls AUTOGRAPH | $4.25 | |
| Bill Ortega 2001 DONRUSS CLASS OF ROOKIE AUTOGRAPH AUTO RC Cardinals /1875 | $3.00 | |
 | BILL ORTEGA 2001 MEMPHIS REDBIRDS POST TEAM ISSUE IP/TTM AUTOGRAPH AUTO | $5.50 | |
| Bill Ortega Signed 2002 Fleer Tradition Prospects - Cardinals | $0.99 | |
| Bill Ortega Signed In Person 2001 Minor League Rc A14 | $20.00 | |
 | BILL ORTEGA ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 2002 FLEER IP/TTM AUTOGRAPH AUTO | $5.50 | |
