Javier Valentín

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Javier Valentin
Cincinnati Reds — No. 17
Catcher
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
September 13, 1997 for the Minnesota Twins
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2007)
Hits     279
Home runs     39
RBI's     158
Former teams

    Jose Javier Valentín (born September 19, 1975 in Manati, Puerto Rico) is a catcher in Major League Baseball. He currently plays for the Cincinnati Reds (2004-present) after playing with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003) and playing in four brief stints for the Minnesota Twins from 1997-2002. He is the younger brother of New York Mets starting second baseman José Valentín. In 2005 he hit .281 with a career-high 14 home runs as a backup catcher for the Reds. He is a switch hitter. Valentín also has played a little first base in his time with Cincinnati.

    [edit] Career Stats

    Yr Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K AVG OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GIDP
    1997 21 MIN AL 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 2 0 0 0 0 0
    1998 22 MIN AL 55 162 11 32 7 1 3 18 0 0 11 30 .198 .247 .309 50 3 1 1 0 7
    1999 23 MIN AL 78 218 22 54 12 1 5 28 0 0 22 39 .248 .313 .381 83 1 5 0 1 2
    2002 26 MIN AL 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 2 0 0 0 0 0
    2003 27 TB AL 49 135 13 30 7 1 3 15 0 0 5 31 .222 .254 .356 48 0 1 0 1 7
    2004 28 CIN NL 82 202 18 47 10 1 6 20 0 0 17 36 .233 .293 .381 77 0 2 3 1 4
    2005 29 CIN NL 76 221 36 62 11 0 14 50 0 0 30 37 .281 .362 .520 115 0 3 3 0 5
    2006 30 CIN NL 63 132 14 29 4 1 2 16 0 0 12 20 .220 .281 .311 41 0 2 3 0 3
    Totals 411 1081 115 258 51 5 33 147 0 0 97 196 .239 .299 .387 418 4 14 10 2 28

    7 Seasons - Stats as of August 4, 2006

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