Sergio Valdez Explained

Sergio Valdez
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:7 September 1964
Birth Place:Elías Piña Province, Dominican Republic
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 10
Debutyear:1986
Debutteam:Montreal Expos
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 26
Finalyear:1995
Finalteam:San Francisco Giants
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:12–20
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:190
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.06
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Sergio Valdez (born September 7, 1964 in Elias Piña, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through with the Montreal Expos (1986, 1992–93), the Atlanta Braves (1989–90), the Cleveland Indians (1991–92), the Boston Red Sox (1994), and San Francisco Giants (1995).

Career

On September 10, 1986, Valdez made his major league debut against the New York Mets giving up five earned runs and nine hits through six innings to record his first major league loss. In 1986, he started five games and lost four of them.

He returned to the majors after leaving in 1989 as a reliever, starting just one in 19 appearances, and earning a 6.06 ERA with a 1-2 record.

He was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Indians on April 30, 1990. The Indians used him as a starter and reliever (13 of 24 appearances with the Indians were starts) and overall that year he went 6-6 with a 4.85 ERA.

He had his best year in 1992, when he went 0-2 with a 2.41 ERA. His WHIP was a microscopic 0.991. However, in 1993 he only pitched three innings.

The Giants used Valdez as a starter once again, despite his having been used as a reliever throughout most of his career. He went 4-5 with a 4.75 ERA.