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Javier Valentín

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Born
1975 (51 years old)
Manatí, United States

Position
Catcher

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
Hispanic

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José Javier Valentín Rosario (born September 19, 1975) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. From 2004-2008, he played for the Cincinnati Reds after playing with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003) and four brief stints for the Minnesota Twins from 1997-2002. 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 played briefly at first base and even more infrequently at third base in his time with Cincinnati.

Playing career
Minnesota Twins
Valentín was drafted on June 3, 1993, by the Minnesota Twins in the third round (93rd overall) of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut on September 13, 1997, and ended up playing three seasons for the Twins.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays
On November 15, 2002, the Twins traded Valentín and Matt Kinney to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor league prospects Gerry Oakes and Matt Yeatman. On March 24, 2003, the Brewers sent Valentín to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for Jason Conti. He made 49 appearances for the Devil Rays during the season, batting .222/.254/.356 with three home runs and 15 RBI.

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Minnesota Twins	1997-2002	Permanent	-	-
Cincinnati Reds	2004-2008	Permanent	-	-

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	Positions Played	MLB	2003	2/DH
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2003	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2003	1
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2003	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2003	1
	GIDP	MLB	2003	7
	Total Bases	MLB	2003	48
	Rbat+	MLB	2003	58
	rOBA	MLB	2003	.271
	OPS+	MLB	2003	62
	OPS	MLB	2003	.609
	SLG	MLB	2003	.356
	OBP	MLB	2003	.254
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	2003	.222
	Strikeouts	MLB	2003	31
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2003	5
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2003	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2003	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2003	15
	Home Runs	MLB	2003	3
	Triples	MLB	2003	1
	Doubles	MLB	2003	7
	Hits	MLB	2003	30
	Runs Scored	MLB	2003	13
	At Bats	MLB	2003	135
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2003	142
	Games Played	MLB	2003	49
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2003	-0.2
	Positions Played	MLB	2002	/2
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2002	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2002	0
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2002	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2002	0
	GIDP	MLB	2002	0
	Total Bases	MLB	2002	2
	Rbat+	MLB	2002	176
	rOBA	MLB	2002	.447
	OPS+	MLB	2002	168
	OPS	MLB	2002	1.000
	SLG	MLB	2002	.500
	OBP	MLB	2002	.500
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	2002	.500
	Strikeouts	MLB	2002	0
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2002	0
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2002	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2002	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2002	0
	Home Runs	MLB	2002	0
	Triples	MLB	2002	0
	Doubles	MLB	2002	0
	Hits	MLB	2002	2
	Runs Scored	MLB	2002	0
	At Bats	MLB	2002	4
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2002	4
	Games Played	MLB	2002	4
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2002	0.1
	Positions Played	MLB	1999	2/H
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1999	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1999	5
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1999	1
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1999	1
	GIDP	MLB	1999	2
	Total Bases	MLB	1999	83
	Rbat+	MLB	1999	72
	rOBA	MLB	1999	.319
	OPS+	MLB	1999	74
	OPS	MLB	1999	.694
	SLG	MLB	1999	.381
	OBP	MLB	1999	.313
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1999	.248
	Strikeouts	MLB	1999	39
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1999	22
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1999	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1999	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1999	28
	Home Runs	MLB	1999	5
	Triples	MLB	1999	1
	Doubles	MLB	1999	12
	Hits	MLB	1999	54
	Runs Scored	MLB	1999	22
	At Bats	MLB	1999	218
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1999	247
	Games Played	MLB	1999	78
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1999	0.8
	Positions Played	MLB	1998	2/DH
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1998	1
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1998	1
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1998	3
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1998	0
	GIDP	MLB	1998	7
	Total Bases	MLB	1998	50
	Rbat+	MLB	1998	30
	rOBA	MLB	1998	.250
	OPS+	MLB	1998	43
	OPS	MLB	1998	.556
	SLG	MLB	1998	.309
	OBP	MLB	1998	.247
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1998	.198
	Strikeouts	MLB	1998	30
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1998	11
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1998	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1998	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1998	18
	Home Runs	MLB	1998	3
	Triples	MLB	1998	1
	Doubles	MLB	1998	7
	Hits	MLB	1998	32
	Runs Scored	MLB	1998	11
	At Bats	MLB	1998	162
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1998	177
	Games Played	MLB	1998	55
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1998	-1.0
	Positions Played	MLB	1997	/2
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1997	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1997	0
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1997	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1997	0
	GIDP	MLB	1997	0
	Total Bases	MLB	1997	2
	Rbat+	MLB	1997	39
	rOBA	MLB	1997	.258
	OPS+	MLB	1997	50
	OPS	MLB	1997	.571
	SLG	MLB	1997	.286
	OBP	MLB	1997	.286
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1997	.286
	Strikeouts	MLB	1997	3
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1997	0
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1997	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1997	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1997	0
	Home Runs	MLB	1997	0
	Triples	MLB	1997	0
	Doubles	MLB	1997	0
	Hits	MLB	1997	2
	Runs Scored	MLB	1997	1
	At Bats	MLB	1997	7
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1997	7
	Games Played	MLB	1997	4
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1997	0.1

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