| Jorge Orta made his professional debut at the age of 17 with the Fresnillo Mineros of the Mexican Center League, batting .265 in 20 games. With the Puerto Mexico Charros of the Mexican Southeast League in 1970 he batted .302 in limited time. The next year Jorge became a regular performer for the Tuneros de San Luis Potosi in the Mexican Center League. While he fielded just .937 at second, he lit up the plate. The 20-year-old hit .423/~.527/.709 and led the league in average by 52 points. He also had the most triples (7) and stole 13 bases in 13 tries for the Jalisco Charros farm club.
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