| Melvin Dorta | |
| Position: | Infielder |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Valencia, Venezuela |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | Sept 1 |
| Debutyear: | 2006 |
| Debutteam: | Washington Nationals |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | October 1 |
| Finalyear: | 2006 |
| Finalteam: | Washington Nationals |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .211 |
| Stat2label: | Hits |
| Stat2value: | 4 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 0 |
| Teams: | |
Melvin A. Dorta (born January 15, 1982) is a retired professional baseball infielder. Dorta bats and throws right-handed. He made his Major League Baseball debut with the Washington Nationals on September 1, 2006.
Dorta began his career by joining the Boston Red Sox organization in 2001 after signing as a free agent in 1998.[1] He was assigned to the GCL Red Sox and also appeared for the Augusta GreenJackets.[2] In 2002, he played for the advanced A-ball Sarasota Red Sox, with whom he spent the entire 2002 and 2003 seasons.[2]
Dorta was acquired by the Montreal Expos from the Boston Red Sox on January 5, 2004.[1] In 2004 he played for the AA Harrisburg Senators and remained in Harrisburg in 2005 when the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals.[2] In 2005, Dorta established career highs with 11 home runs, 50 RBI and 121 games played for Double-A Harrisburg Senators.[2] In 2006, he was selected for the Eastern League All-Star Game and was promoted to Washington in July for two games, then was brought back up at the start of September.[3] In 2007, Dorta did not appear in the major leagues, and played for Harrisburg and the AAA Columbus Clippers.[2] He became a free agent after the season.[1]
On January 22, 2008, Dorta signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[4] He spent the season with the Altoona Curve, the Double-A affiliate of Pittsburgh.[2] He became a free agent at the end of the season.[1]
Dorta signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles in December 2008.[1] Dorta was assigned to the Double-A Bowie Baysox to begin the season.[5] On May 16, he was promoted to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.[5] He would play in 94 games for Norfolk, hitting .252/.301/.321.[2] On November 9, 2009, he elected free agency.[1]
On December 11, 2009, Dorta signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.[1] He was assigned to the Double-A Reading Phillies to begin the season.[6] On April 15, he was promoted to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.[6] Dorta played in 103 games for the Phillies organization before he elected free agency on November 6, 2010.[2]
Dorta signed with the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2011 season and played in 8 games for Camden, hitting .097/.125/.129 before he was released.[2]
Shortly after his release, Dorta signed with the Road Warriors of the Atlantic League and played in 39 games for the club, batting .353/.373/.433 for the team.[2] He became a free agent at the conclusion of the season.[1]
On March 4, 2013, Dorta signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals organization.[1] Instead of playing with the team, he became an assistant coach for the Harrisburg Senators that season, ending his playing career.[7] He was released by the team before the start of the 2014 season.[1]