Joseph Michael Orsulak (born May 31, 1962) is an American former Major League Baseball player whose career spanned 1983 to 1997 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Florida Marlins, and Montreal Expos.

[1] He was traded from the Pirates to the Orioles for Rico Rossy and minor-league shortstop Terry Crowley, Jr. on November 6, 1987.

[3] In 1992, he made the first out at the Orioles' new Camden Yards ballpark, going on to lead the team that year in batting average.

Orsulak played winter ball for three consecutive years with Navegantes del Magallanes in the LVBP (Venezuelan Winter League),[6] starting with the 1983 season, during which he met his future wife, Adriana Venditti.

[11] He turned down a full scholarship to Seton Hall University in order to sign with the Pirates.