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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
72
AB
241
H
56
HR
17
RBI
47
R
40
SB
0
AVG
.232
OBP
.345
SLG
.510
OPS
.855
Career Stats
G
72
AB
241
H
56
HR
17
RBI
47
R
40
SB
0
AVG
.232
OBP
.345
SLG
.510
OPS
.855
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2026 PIT 72 287 241 56 17 47 — .232 .345 .510 .855
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
2026-09-11 @ CHC 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-09-09 @ CWS 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
2026-09-08 @ CWS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
2026-09-06 vs LAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-09-05 vs LAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
2026-09-02 vs SF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
2026-09-01 vs SF 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
2026-08-30 @ STL 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
2026-08-28 @ STL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-08-26 @ SD 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-08-24 @ SD 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2
2026-08-23 @ LAD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2026-08-22 @ LAD 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
2026-08-19 vs DET 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2026-08-18 vs DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2026-08-17 vs DET 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-08-16 vs BOS 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
2026-08-15 vs BOS 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-08-14 vs BOS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2
2026-08-13 @ MIA 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
2026-08-12 @ MIA 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-08-11 @ MIA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-09 vs NYM 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2026-08-08 vs NYM 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
2026-08-07 vs NYM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2026-08-05 @ MIL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2026-08-04 @ MIL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2026-08-03 @ MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
2026-08-02 @ CIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2026-08-01 @ CIN 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2026-07-31 @ CIN 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
2026-07-30 @ CIN 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-29 vs AZ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-07-28 vs AZ 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-07-27 vs AZ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-26 vs CHC 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1
2026-07-25 vs CHC 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
2026-07-24 vs CHC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-07-22 @ NYY 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2026-07-22 @ NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
2026-07-20 @ NYY 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2
2026-07-19 @ CLE 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2
2026-07-18 @ CLE 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2
2026-07-18 @ CLE 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 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.
2026-09-28
Pittsburgh Pirates activated RF Esmerlyn Valdez from the 10-day injured list.
2026-09-12
Pittsburgh Pirates placed RF Esmerlyn Valdez on the 10-day injured list. Left hamstring strain.
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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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%
4-Seam Fastball 363 28.9% 51.2% 42.2% .244 62.5%
Sinker 252 20.0% 53.2% 19.6% .405 44.8%
Changeup 139 11.0% 33.8% 49.2% .088 31.2%
Slider 136 10.8% 37.5% 34.0% .258 50.0%
Sweeper 124 9.9% 41.1% 42.9% .087 15.4%
Cutter 97 7.7% 53.6% 26.8% .267 70.0%
Curveball 72 5.7% 52.8% 36.4% .167 33.3%
Splitter 46 3.7% 34.8% 45.5% .000 0.0%
Knuckle Curve 21 1.7% 28.6% 37.5% .250 100.0%
Slurve 6 0.5% 33.3% 100.0% .000 0.0%
Eephus 2 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1.000 100.0%
Total 1258 100.0% 46.3% 36.3% .229 48.9%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 712 56.6% 52.2% 32.4% .291 57.0%
Breaking 359 28.5% 41.2% 38.6% .185 39.5%
Offspeed 187 14.9% 33.7% 47.6% .098 33.3%
Total 1258 100.0% 46.3% 36.3% .229 48.9%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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