1981
Born November 5, 1981
San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R.
Merkin Valdez Notable
b. November 5, 1981 · San Francisco Giants 2004, 2008–2009, Toronto Blue Jays 2010, Texas Rangers 2011
Merkin Valdez played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 2004 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2011.
He went 3 and 1 with a 5.57 earned run average, pitching 72 innings in 74 games. He struck out 59.
He was born in San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R. on November 5, 1981. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SFG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | SFG | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | SFG | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SFG | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27.00 |
| 2008 | SFG | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1.69 |
| 2009 | SFG | 2 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 | 57 | 31 | 28 | 38 | 5.66 |
| 2010 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20.25 |
| 2011 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.23 |
| Career | — | 3 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 72.2 | 84 | 45 | 42 | 59 | 5.57 |