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2026 Stats
G
3
AB
8
H
1
HR
1
RBI
2
R
1
SB
0
AVG
.125
OBP
.222
SLG
.500
OPS
.722
Career Stats
G
3
AB
8
H
1
HR
1
RBI
2
R
1
SB
0
AVG
.125
OBP
.222
SLG
.500
OPS
.722
Year-by-Year Hitting
| Year | Team | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | .125 | .222 | .500 | .722 |
Spring Training
Hitting
| Year | Team | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PIT | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
| 2025 | PIT | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 |
| 2026 | PIT | 11 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | .294 | .478 | .529 | 1.007 |
Game Logs
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Hitting
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | @ TOR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-05-23 | @ TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-22 | @ TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-05-22
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled OF Esmerlyn Valdez from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-03-09
Pittsburgh Pirates optioned OF Esmerlyn Valdez to Indianapolis Indians.
2025-11-18
Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of OF Esmerlyn Valdez from Altoona Curve.
2025-02-26
1B Esmerlyn Valdez assigned to Pittsburgh Pirates.
2024-03-08
OF Esmerlyn Valdez assigned to Pittsburgh Pirates.
2023-03-20
OF Esmerlyn Valdez and assigned to Pittsburgh Pirates.
2022-04-03
OF Esmerlyn Valdez and assigned to Pittsburgh Pirates.
2021-01-15
Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Esmerlyn Valdez to a minor league contract.
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2026
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Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B
2B
3B
HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: pirates.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
| Pitch | # | Usage% | Zone% | Whiff% | AVG | HardHit% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 8 | 29.6% | 50.0% | 40.0% | .000 | 0.0% |
| Slider | 6 | 22.2% | 33.3% | 66.7% | .000 | 0.0% |
| Splitter | 3 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 50.0% | .000 | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 0.0% | .000 | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 3 | 11.1% | 66.7% | 0.0% | .000 | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 2 | 7.4% | 50.0% | 100.0% | .000 | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 2 | 7.4% | 50.0% | 0.0% | .000 | 100.0% |
| Total | 27 | 100.0% | 44.4% | 42.9% | .000 | 50.0% |
Results by Pitch Category
| Category | # | Usage% | Zone% | Whiff% | AVG | HardHit% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastball | 13 | 48.1% | 53.8% | 28.6% | .000 | 100.0% |
| Breaking | 9 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 50.0% | .000 | 0.0% |
| Offspeed | 5 | 18.5% | 40.0% | 66.7% | .000 | 0.0% |
| Total | 27 | 100.0% | 44.4% | 42.9% | .000 | 50.0% |
| MLB Avg | - | - | 50.6% | 25.3% | .245 | 41.0% |