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Javier Valentín

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 198lb (178cm, 89kg)

Born: September 19, 1975 in Manati, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fernando Callejo HS (Manati, Puerto Rico).

High School: Fernando Callejo HS (Manati, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 13, 1997 (Age 21-359d, 17,172nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2008 (Age 33-009d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Diego Bentz

Full Name: José Javier Valentín

Pronunciation: \Val-en-TEEN\

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Relatives: Brother of José Valentín; Uncle of Jesmuel Valentín

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

1507

379

.252

154

RBI

210

OBP

.310

SLG

.402

OPS

.712

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 2	TBD		BOS	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
2	7 (3)	Apr 6	TBD		NYY	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
3	9 (1)	Apr 9	TBD		BAL	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
4	11 (1)	Apr 12	TBD	@	NYY	L,4-5	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
5	17 (5)	Apr 19	TBD	@	BAL	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
6	22 (4)	Apr 24	TBD		TOR	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	28 (5)	May 1	TBD	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	56	12.1	2	2	0	4	0	C
8	35 (6)	May 9	TBD		DET	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	36	May 10	TBD		DET	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
10	42 (5)	May 17	TBD	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
11	46 (3)	May 22	TBD	@	TEX	L,8-10	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
12	48 (1)	May 24	TBD	@	ANA	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
13	52 (3)	May 29	TBD		ANA	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
14	54 (1)	May 31	TBD		ANA	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	58 (3)	Jun 5	TBD	@	CHC	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
16	66 (7)	Jun 14	TBD		PIT	L,9-12	CG	49	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
17	68 (1)	Jun 17 (1)	TBD	@	NYY	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
18	70 (1)	Jun 18	TBD	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	73 (2)	Jun 22	TBD	@	FLA	L,2-3	CG	27	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
20	75 (1)	Jun 24	TBD		NYY	L,9-10	GF	13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
21	77 (1)	Jun 26	TBD		NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	80 (2)	Jun 29	TBD		ATL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	83 (2)	Jul 3	TBD		BOS	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
24	84	Jul 4	TBD		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
25	85	Jul 5	TBD		CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
26	91 (5)	Jul 12	TBD	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
27	95 (3)	Jul 19	TBD		TEX	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
28	98 (2)	Jul 22	TBD		ANA	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
29	103 (4)	Jul 27	TBD	@	CHW	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
30	105 (1)	Jul 30	TBD	@	TOR	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	112 (6)	Aug 6	TBD		TOR	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
32	116 (3)	Aug 10	TBD		KCR	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	122 (5)	Aug 17	TBD	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	41	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
34	123	Aug 18	TBD	@	CLE	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
35	126 (2)	Aug 21	TBD	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	129 (2)	Aug 24	TBD		CLE	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
37	135 (5)	Aug 31	TBD	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	136	Sep 2	TBD		SEA	L,8-10	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
39	143 (6)	Sep 10	TBD		TOR	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
40	146 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	TBD	@	NYY	L,5-6	GF	10	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
41	155 (8)	Sep 21	TBD		NYY	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
42	156	Sep 22	TBD	@	TOR	W,5-2	GF	16	4.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
							42gm		305.2	212	13	0	225	1