Wilson Valdez
| Wilson Valdez | |||
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Valdez with the New York Mets
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: May 20, 1978 Nizao, Peravia, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 7, 2004, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 2012, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .236 | ||
| Home runs | 6 | ||
| Runs batted in | 107 | ||
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Wilson Antonio Valdez (born May 20, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder.
Valdez was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Montreal Expos on February 4, 1997. He played on the Expos' Dominican League teams from 1997-1999 and then on various minor league Single-A teams for the Expos through 2001.
On March 29, 2002, he was claimed off waivers by the Florida Marlins and sent to the Marlins' Double-A team in Portland. He continued in the Marlins organization in 2003, playing with their Double-A team in Carolina and their Triple-A team in Albuquerque.
On June 17, 2004, while hitting .319 for Albuquerque, he was traded by the Marlins with cash to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for reliever Billy Koch. The White Sox promptly assigned him to their Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte where he hit .302 and earned his first major-league call-up in September of 2004 to the White Sox. On September 26, 2004, he hit his first career home run off Brian Anderson. In limited action he hit .233 for the Sox.
After the season, he was waived by the White Sox and claimed by the Seattle Mariners. He started the 2005 season as the starting shortstop for the Mariners. However, he hit only .198 and was traded to the San Diego Padres on June 9, 2005. After a stint with the Padres' Triple-A team in Portland, he returned to the major leagues with the Padres, hitting .231 in August as a utility player.
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