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Rafael Flores Jr.
Rafael Flores Jr.
Pittsburgh Pirates • Catcher
Age 25 • 6' 3" • 232 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2025-09-17
Born: Anaheim , CA • USA
Draft: 2022
2026 Stats
G
47
AB
148
H
39
HR
11
RBI
25
R
17
SB
0
AVG
.264
OBP
.331
SLG
.527
OPS
.858
Career Stats
G
54
AB
163
H
42
HR
11
RBI
25
R
17
SB
0
AVG
.258
OBP
.328
SLG
.509
OPS
.837
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2025 PIT 7 17 15 3 — — — .200 .294 .333 .627
2026 PIT 47 163 148 39 11 25 — .264 .331 .527 .858
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2024 NYY 211— ——— .000.000.000.000
2025 NYY 1012122 ——— .167.167.167.334
2026 PIT 1431252 —2— .080.258.120.378
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-09-27 @ DET 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-09-25 @ DET 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1
2026-09-23 vs STL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-09-22 vs STL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-09-20 vs KC 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1
2026-09-19 vs KC 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-09-17 vs MIL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
2026-09-16 vs MIL 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
2026-09-15 vs MIL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-09-13 @ CHC 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
2026-09-12 @ CHC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-09-11 @ CHC 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-09-10 @ CWS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-09-09 @ CWS 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-09-08 @ CWS 5 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2026-09-05 vs LAA 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-09-03 vs SF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-09-02 vs SF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2026-09-01 vs SF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-30 @ STL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
2026-08-29 @ STL 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2
2026-08-28 @ STL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-08-26 @ SD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-08-25 @ SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-24 @ SD 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
2026-08-23 @ LAD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-08-22 @ LAD 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
2026-08-21 @ LAD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-08-19 vs DET 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
2026-08-18 vs DET 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2026-08-17 vs DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
2026-08-16 vs BOS 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
2026-08-15 vs BOS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-08-14 vs BOS 4 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2026-08-13 @ MIA 5 2 0 0 2 6 2 0 2
2026-08-09 vs NYM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-08-07 vs NYM 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-08-05 @ MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-08-01 @ CIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-07-22 @ NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-22 @ NYY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-20 @ NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-18 @ CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
2026-07-11 vs MIL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-09 vs ATL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-11 vs LAD 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0
2026-06-10 vs LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-09-16
C Rafael Flores Jr. changed number to 43.
2026-09-15
C Rafael Flores Jr. changed number to 21.
2026-08-01
Pittsburgh Pirates activated C Rafael Flores Jr. from the 7-day injured list.
2026-07-24
Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Rafael Flores Jr. on the 7-day injured list retroactive to July 23, 2026. Concussion.
2026-07-08
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled C Rafael Flores Jr. from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-06-13
Pittsburgh Pirates optioned C Rafael Flores Jr. to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-06-10
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled C Rafael Flores Jr. from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-03-22
Pittsburgh Pirates optioned C Rafael Flores Jr. to Indianapolis Indians.
2025-09-16
Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of C Rafael Flores from Indianapolis Indians.
2025-07-31
Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP David Bednar to New York Yankees for C Rafael Flores, C Edgleen Perez and LF Brian Sanchez.
2025-02-05
New York Yankees invited non-roster C Rafael Flores to spring training.
2024-02-24
C Rafael Flores roster status changed by New York Yankees.
2024-02-24
C Rafael Flores roster status changed by New York Yankees.
2024-02-24
C Rafael Flores assigned to New York Yankees.
2024-02-24
C Rafael Flores roster status changed by New York Yankees.
2023-02-25
C Rafael Flores assigned to New York Yankees.
2023-02-25
C Rafael Flores roster status changed by New York Yankees.
2022-07-25
New York Yankees signed free agent C Rafael Flores 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 200 31.0% 57.5% 29.4% .217 53.3%
Sinker 114 17.6% 57.0% 15.2% .231 38.1%
Slider 93 14.4% 51.6% 30.8% .304 57.1%
Changeup 66 10.2% 40.9% 40.0% .200 33.3%
Curveball 56 8.7% 48.2% 36.4% .385 55.6%
Cutter 48 7.4% 56.2% 21.1% .333 40.0%
Sweeper 41 6.3% 46.3% 18.8% .167 40.0%
Splitter 12 1.9% 33.3% 42.9% .333 0.0%
Knuckle Curve 9 1.4% 44.4% 66.7% 1.000 0.0%
Slurve 7 1.1% 14.3% 100.0% .000 0.0%
Total 646 100.0% 52.2% 28.8% .260 45.1%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 362 56.0% 57.2% 24.7% .238 45.9%
Breaking 206 31.9% 48.1% 32.1% .318 51.7%
Offspeed 78 12.1% 39.7% 40.5% .222 25.0%
Total 646 100.0% 52.2% 28.8% .260 45.1%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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