Phillips Valdéz

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Phillips Valdéz
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Valdéz with the Harrisburg Senators in 2017
Boston Red Sox – No. 71
Pitcher
Born: (1991-11-16) November 16, 1991 (age 30)
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 8, 2019, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record3–1
Earned run average4.59
Strikeouts83
Teams

Phillips Chalier Valdéz (born November 16, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers.

Career[]

Cleveland Indians[]

Valdéz signed as an international free agent with the Cleveland Indians on May 29, 2009.[1] He played for the DSL Indians in 2009 and 2010.[1] On November 10, 2010, he was released by Cleveland.[1]

Washington Nationals[]

On December 16, 2010, he signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, but was released on May 1, 2011, and did not appear in a professional game in 2011.[1] Valdéz trained at a Japanese baseball academy in the Dominican that year after being released.[2] On May 30, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.[1] From 2012 through the 2018 season, he played in the Washington organization.[1] During his time with them, he played for the DSL Nationals, Gulf Coast Nationals, Auburn Doubledays, Hagerstown Suns, Potomac Nationals, Harrisburg Senators, and the Syracuse Chiefs.[3][4][1]

Texas Rangers[]

Valdéz elected free agency after the 2018 season and on December 21, 2018, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[5] He was assigned to the Nashville Sounds to open the 2019 season.[6] With Nashville in 2019, he went 1–7 with a 4.92 ERA over 78+2⁄3 innings.

On June 8, Valdéz had his contract selected and he was called up to the major leagues for the first time, as the 26th man of a doubleheader versus the Oakland Athletics.[7] He made his debut that afternoon, throwing two scoreless innings in relief.[8] With Texas in 2019, Valdéz went 0–0 with a 3.94 ERA and 18 strikeouts over 16 innings. On November 1, 2019, Valdéz was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners.[9]

Boston Red Sox[]

On February 23, 2020, Valdéz was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox.[10] He was optioned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox on March 8.[11] On July 24, Valdéz made his Red Sox debut in the opening game of the delayed-start 2020 season, pitching two scoreless innings of relief in a 13–2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.[12] On August 25, Valdéz pitched 1+2⁄3 scoreless innings to pick up his first MLB win in a 9–7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.[13] Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Valdéz appeared in 24 games, all in relief, compiling a 1–1 record with 3.26 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 30+1⁄3 innings pitched.[14]

Valdéz began the 2021 season as a member of Boston's bullpen.[15] On June 6, he recorded his first major league save, coming in extra-innings away game against the New York Yankees after closer Matt Barnes had a blown save in the bottom of the ninth.[16] Valdéz was optioned to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox on June 10, after pitching three times in four days.[17] He was recalled to Boston on July 23,[18] returned to Worcester on August 12, and again recalled to Boston on August 30.[19] On September 12, Valdéz was placed on the COVID-related list.[20] Overall during the regular season, Valdéz made 28 relief appearances for Boston, pitching to a 2–0 record with 5.85 ERA while striking out 35 batters in 40 innings.[14]

Personal life[]

Valdéz married Samantha Gross in Las Vegas on July 10, 2017.[21] During 2019 spring training, Valdéz's younger brother Mario died after suffering a heart attack at the age of 18.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Phillips Valdéz player page transactions". MLB.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Levi Weaver (June 11, 2019). "Phillips Valdez's outing may be forgotten but his story shouldn't be". The Athletic. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Byron Kerr (October 18, 2016). "Phillips Valdez honing breaking pitch to get to next level". MASN. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Senators Notebook: Phillips Valdez turning the corner with more consistent arm slot". harrisburgsenatorsmlb.wordpress.com. June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Rangers add 4 bullpen options on minor-league contracts, including one with a 98 mph fastball". The Dallas Morning News. December 19, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Sounds Announce Tentative Opening Day Roster". MiLB.com. March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Adam J. Morris (June 8, 2019). "Joe Palumbo recalled, David Carpenter DFA'd, Phillips Valdez up". Lone Star Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  8. ^ T.R. Sullivan (June 8, 2019). "Palumbo starts strong as Texas' bats take over". MLB.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "Mariners claim RHP Phillips Valdéz off waivers from Texas". MLB.com. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. February 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  11. ^ @RedSox (March 8, 2020). "5 players were optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket" (Tweet). Retrieved March 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Orioles vs. Red Sox". ESPN.com. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score, August 25, 2020".
  14. ^ a b "Phillips Valdéz Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  15. ^ Browne, Ian (April 1, 2021). "Red Sox finalize 2021 Opening Day roster". MLB.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Red Sox 6, Yankees 5 (Final Score)". MLB.com. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Boston Red Sox roster moves: Reliever Brandon Brennan called up, Phillips Valdez sent to WooSox". MassLive.com. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via MSN.com.
  18. ^ Cotillo, Chris (July 23, 2021). "Boston Red Sox roster moves: Hirokazu Sawamura (tricep) placed on injured list, Phillips Valdez called up from WooSox". MassLive.com. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via MSN.com.
  19. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. August 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  20. ^ Touri, Amin (September 12, 2021). "Phillips Valdez becomes Red Sox' 12th positive test as COVID outbreak continues". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via MSN.com.
  21. ^ "Clark County, NV".

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