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Filomeno Coronado Ortega (born October 7, 1939) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 204 games pitched in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators and California Angels over all or parts of ten seasons (1960–1969). A right-handed, he stood tall and weighed .
In he logged a full season in the majors, working in 34 games for Los Angeles and making 25 starts. He won seven of 16 decisions but showed promise with four and three shutouts, including a three-hitter against the contending Cincinnati Reds on August 23. But the Dodgers slumped to the second division and, in search of pitching help, included Ortega in a blockbuster December 4, 1964, seven-player trade with the Washington Senators which saw Los Angeles obtain veteran left-hander Claude Osteen for slugger Frank Howard.
Managed by former Dodger teammate Gil Hodges, Ortega took a regular turn in the Senators' rotation, with 94 starting appearances over his first three seasons, including the 1965 "Presidential Opener". His best campaign came in , when he set career highs in games started (34), innings pitched (219), (122) and earned run average (3.03). But his performance declined in with only five wins in 17 decisions and a poor 4.98 earned run average, and Ortega's contract was sold to the California Angels just prior to the season. The Angels used him in five games in relief pitcher during the campaign's early weeks, then sent him to the minors, where he pitched for the rest of his pro career, retiring in 1972.
During his ten-year MLB career, Ortega compiled 46 wins (against 62 defeats), 20 complete games, nine shutouts, 549 , and a 4.43 earned run average. In 951 innings pitched, he permitted 884 hits and 378 bases on balls.
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