1975
Born September 19, 1975
Manati, , P.R.
Javier Valentín Notable
b. September 19, 1975 · Minnesota Twins 1997–1999, 2002, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2003, Cincinnati Reds 2004–2008
Javier Valentín played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1997 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2008.
Across 631 games he batted .251, with 379 hits and 154 runs. He finished with 45 home runs and 82 doubles.
He played 432 games behind the plate, with 2,203 putouts and 21 errors. He turned 14 double plays.
He was born in Manati, P.R. on September 19, 1975. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | MIN | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 |
| 1998 | MIN | 55 | 162 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 30 | 0 | .198 |
| 1999 | MIN | 78 | 218 | 22 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 39 | 0 | .248 |
| 2002 | MIN | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 2003 | TBD | 49 | 135 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 0 | .222 |
| 2004 | CIN | 82 | 202 | 18 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 0 | .233 |
| 2005 | CIN | 76 | 221 | 36 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 30 | 37 | 0 | .281 |
| 2006 | CIN | 92 | 186 | 24 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 29 | 0 | .269 |
| 2007 | CIN | 97 | 243 | 19 | 67 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 25 | 0 | .276 |
| 2008 | CIN | 94 | 129 | 10 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 0 | .256 |
| Career | — | 631 | 1507 | 154 | 379 | 82 | 5 | 45 | 210 | 131 | 257 | 0 | .251 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Major-league debut: Javier Valentín
Javier Valentín made a major-league debut on September 13, 1997.
2008
Final major-league game: Javier Valentín
Javier Valentín played a final major-league game on September 28, 2008.