Marc Valdes
Marc Valdes | |
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Valdes with the Binghamton Mets in 2011 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1971-12-20) December 20, 1971 (age 52) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: August 28, 1995, for the Florida Marlins | |
NPB: March 31, 2002, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: June 22, 2001, for the Atlanta Braves | |
NPB: October 24, 2004, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 12–15 |
Earned run average | 4.95 |
Strikeouts | 135 |
NPB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 5–7 |
Earned run average | 3.15 |
Strikeouts | 94 |
Teams | |
Marc Christopher Valdes (born December 20, 1971) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for the St. Lucie Mets. He played for the Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Hanshin Tigers and Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) .
Career
Amateur career
Valdes was born in Dayton, Ohio. He attended Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida, and played for the Tampa Jesuit Tigers high school baseball team. He graduated in 1990.
He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Joe Arnold's Florida Gators baseball team from 1991 to 1993.
Playing career
He played all or part of six seasons from 1995-2001 for the Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, and Atlanta Braves. He also played three seasons in Japan from 2002-2004 for the Hanshin Tigers and Chunichi Dragons.
Coaching career
From 2007-2008, Valdes was the pitching coach for the Rookie-level Kingsport Mets. On February 3, 2009, he was named the pitching coach for the Single-A Savannah Sand Gnats. He was the pitching coach for the Binghamton Mets[1] before becoming the current pitching coach for the St. Lucie Mets.[2]
See also
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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