Breyvic Valera

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valera and the second or maternal family name is Henríquez.
Breyvic Valera
Valera with the Trenton Thunder
Toros de Tijuana – No. 2
Second baseman
Born: (1992-01-08) January 8, 1992 (age 32)
Montalbán, Venezuela
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 5, 2017, for the St. Louis Cardinals
NPB: March 29, 2022, for the Orix Buffaloes
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.236
Home runs2
Runs batted in29
NPB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.205
Home runs1
Runs batted in6
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Breyvic José Valera Henríquez (born January 8, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Toronto Blue Jays and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes.

Career[edit]

St. Louis Cardinals[edit]

Valera signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in May 2010.[1] He made his professional debut with the Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals. He started 2014 with the Palm Beach Cardinals and was promoted to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals during the following season.[2] Valera began 2016 with the Springfield Cardinals and was then promoted to the Memphis Redbirds, where he batted a combined .304 between both teams.[3]

The Cardinals added Valera to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[4]

On September 5, 2017 the St. Louis Cardinals recalled Valera from the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, and he made his major league debut the same night against the San Diego Padres starting at second base, batting 7th in the lineup. His first MLB hit, a single, came on September 7, 2017, against the San Diego Padres.

Valera was designated for assignment on March 28, 2018.[5]

Los Angeles Dodgers[edit]

On April 1, 2018, the Dodgers acquired Valera from the Cardinals in exchange for Johan Mieses.[6] After beginning the season with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, he was recalled to the majors on April 15.[7]

Baltimore Orioles[edit]

The Dodgers traded Valera, along with Yusniel Diaz, Dean Kremer, Rylan Bannon, and Zach Pop, to the Baltimore Orioles for Manny Machado on July 18, 2018.[8] Valera appeared in 12 games with the Orioles and went 10-for-35 with a triple and four runs batted in before fracturing his left index finger in a 6–3 win at Yankee Stadium on September 23.[9] He was designated for assignment on January 4, 2019, when the Orioles claimed Austin Brice off waivers.[10]

San Francisco Giants[edit]

The Orioles traded Valera to the San Francisco Giants in a cash transaction on January 5, 2019.[9] Valera was designated for assignment on May 5, 2019, following the acquisition of Andrew Moore.

New York Yankees[edit]

On May 12, 2019, the New York Yankees claimed Valera off of waivers. They assigned him to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, and promoted him to the major leagues on July 7.[11] On July 7, 2019, Valera made his Yankee debut and picked up a base hit in his first at-bat in a 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. [12] He played in 12 games for the Yankees going 7 for 32.

Toronto Blue Jays[edit]

On September 20, 2019, Valera was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays.[13] In his fifth game with the Blue Jays, on September 29, Valera hit his first career Major League home run off of Yonny Chirinos in an 8-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Valera was designated for assignment on February 8, 2020.[14]

On February 12, 2020, he was claimed off of waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Blue Jays. On July 2, he was re-claimed off waivers by Blue Jays from the Padres. On July 21, 2020, the Blue Jays placed Valera on the restricted list, when he had difficulty leaving his native Venezuela. [15] On February 28, 2021, Valera was activated off of the restricted list.[16] On April 1, 2021, Valera was designated for assignment by Toronto.[17] On April 4, Valera was outrighted to the alternate training site.[17] He was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons to begin the year. On July 18, Valera was selected to the active roster.[18] Valera played in 39 games for the Blue Jays, hitting .253 with one home run and 15 RBIs. On December 1, Valera was released by the Blue Jays.[19]

Orix Buffaloes[edit]

Valera with the Orix Buffaloes in 2022

On December 17, 2021, Valera signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.[20] He became a free agent after the 2022 season.

Toros de Tijuana[edit]

On November 6, 2023, Valera signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lee Enterprises (24 June 2012). "Goold: Infielder Valera handles challenge". stltoday.com. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Kary Booher, News-Leader (June 26, 2014). "New guy Valera back in Double-A for Cardinals". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Breyvic Valera Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  4. ^ Goold, Derrick (8 November 2016). "Cardinals make move with Moss official, continue shaping roster". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Cardinals Release Official 2018 Opening Day Roster". KMOX-AM. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Thornburg, Chad (April 1, 2018). "Dodgers trade OF Mieses to Cards for Valera". MLB.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  7. ^ Byrne, Connor (April 15, 2018). "Dodgers Place Logan Forsythe On DL". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Gurnick, Ken (July 18, 2018). "Dodgers complete Machado trade with Orioles". mlb.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Kubatko, Roch. "Orioles trade Breyvic Valera to Giants," Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Saturday, January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019
  10. ^ Kubatko, Roch. "Orioles claim Austin Brice off waivers and DFA Breyvic Valera," Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Friday, January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019
  11. ^ "Infielder Breyvic Valera called up by Yankees, gets start at 2nd base | What it means". nj. July 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "Valera makes mental error, then singles in Yankees debut". 8 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Blue Jays Claim Breyvic Valera, Designate Ryan Dull". MLB Trade Rumors. 20 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Toronto Blue Jays on Twitter". Twitter. February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  15. ^ Connor Byrne (21 July 2020). "Blue Jays Place Breyvic Valera On Restricted List". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  16. ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 2/28/21". MLB Trade Rumors. 28 February 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Blue Jays Outright Reese McGuire, Breyvic Valera". MLB Trade Rumors. 4 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Blue Jays Select Breyvic Valera". MLB Trade Rumors. 18 July 2021.
  19. ^ Polishuk, Mark (December 1, 2021). "Blue Jays Release Breyvic Valera". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  20. ^ Adams, Steve (December 17, 2021). "NPB's Orix Buffaloes Sign Breyvic Valera, Jesse Biddle, Jacob Waguespack". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  21. ^ "LLEGARÁ REFUERZO DE GRANDES LIGAS". torosdetijuana.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 10, 2024.

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