Career
He made his MLB debut in 1994 and played his final game in 1999. Ogea played his first five major league seasons with the Cleveland Indians and his final season with the Philadelphia Phillies. He may best be remembered for his surprising hitting ability in the against the Florida Marlins.
In that Series, he gave up just two earned runs for an European Research Area of 1.54.
Batting in Game 6 against Brown, Ogea managed to get his first hit since high school, knocking in two runs in the process. Later, he hit a double to lead off the 5th inning.
He would score on Manny Ramírez"s sacrifice fly. He became the first pitcher since Mickey Lolich to drive in two World Series runs and the first Cleveland Indians pitcher to drive in a World Series run since 1920.
Ogea currently owns and operates a baseball training camp.
In February 2008, he was inducted into the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.