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Esmerlyn Valdez
Esmerlyn Valdez
Pittsburgh Pirates • Outfielder
Age 22 • 6' 2" • 234 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2026-05-22
Born: San Juan La Maguana • Dominican Republic
2026 Stats
G
29
AB
98
H
30
HR
11
RBI
29
R
22
SB
0
AVG
.306
OBP
.367
SLG
.724
OPS
1.091
Career Stats
G
29
AB
98
H
30
HR
11
RBI
29
R
22
SB
0
AVG
.306
OBP
.367
SLG
.724
OPS
1.091
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2026 PIT 29 109 98 30 11 29 — .306 .367 .724 1.091
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2024 PIT 11—— ——— .0001.000.0001.000
2025 PIT 4331 ——— .333.333.333.666
2026 PIT 1123175 16— .294.478.5291.007
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-07-18 @ CLE 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2
2026-07-12 vs MIL 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2
2026-07-11 vs MIL 4 3 0 0 2 6 2 0 1
2026-07-11 vs MIL 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2
2026-07-09 vs ATL 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
2026-07-08 vs ATL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-07-07 vs ATL 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
2026-07-05 @ WSH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2026-07-04 @ WSH 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
2026-07-03 @ WSH 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
2026-07-02 @ PHI 4 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 1
2026-07-01 @ PHI 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2026-06-30 @ PHI 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-06-29 @ PHI 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1
2026-06-28 vs CIN 4 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 0
2026-06-27 vs CIN 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2026-06-26 vs CIN 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
2026-06-25 vs SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-06-24 vs SEA 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
2026-06-19 @ COL 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2026-06-17 @ ATH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-15 @ ATH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-12 vs MIA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-11 vs LAD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-27 vs CHC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-05-26 vs CHC 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 2
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.
2026-06-11
Pittsburgh Pirates activated RF Esmerlyn Valdez.
2026-06-11
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled OF Esmerlyn Valdez from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-05-28
Pittsburgh Pirates optioned OF Esmerlyn Valdez to Indianapolis Indians.
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
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Season 2026
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Spray Chart
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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%
Sinker 116 26.4% 56.0% 18.5% .450 47.1%
4-Seam Fastball 111 25.3% 49.5% 41.4% .296 64.3%
Slider 59 13.4% 39.0% 33.3% .429 60.0%
Sweeper 41 9.3% 41.5% 35.7% .111 16.7%
Cutter 38 8.7% 55.3% 23.5% .286 60.0%
Changeup 33 7.5% 36.4% 76.9% .111 0.0%
Curveball 17 3.9% 70.6% 28.6% .500 100.0%
Knuckle Curve 14 3.2% 42.9% 28.6% .250 100.0%
Splitter 10 2.3% 40.0% 50.0% .000 0.0%
Total 439 100.0% 49.0% 33.8% .309 52.6%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 265 60.4% 53.2% 29.5% .352 55.6%
Breaking 131 29.8% 44.3% 32.7% .310 52.6%
Offspeed 43 9.8% 37.2% 70.6% .091 0.0%
Total 439 100.0% 49.0% 33.8% .309 52.6%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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