Javier Valentín

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Javier Valentin

Cincinnati Reds — No. 17
Catcher
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
September 13, 1997 for the Minnesota Twins
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Hits	279
Home runs	39
RBI's	158
Former teams
Minnesota Twins (1997-(2002) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003) Cincinnati Reds (2004-)

Jose Javier Valentín (born September 19, 1975 in Manati, Puerto Rico) is a catcher in Major League Baseball. He currently plays for the Cincinnati Reds (2004-present) after playing with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003) and playing in four brief stints for the Minnesota Twins from 1997-2002. He is the younger brother of New York Mets starting second baseman José Valentín. In 2005 he hit .281 with a career-high 14 home runs as a backup catcher for the Reds. He is a switch hitter. Valentín also has played a little first base in his time with Cincinnati.

[edit] Career Stats

Yr	Ag	Tm	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	TB	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1997	21	MIN	AL	4	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.286	2	0	0	0	0	0
1998	22	MIN	AL	55	162	11	32	7	1	3	18	0	0	11	30	.198	.247	.309	50	3	1	1	0	7
1999	23	MIN	AL	78	218	22	54	12	1	5	28	0	0	22	39	.248	.313	.381	83	1	5	0	1	2
2002	26	MIN	AL	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	2	0	0	0	0	0
2003	27	TB	AL	49	135	13	30	7	1	3	15	0	0	5	31	.222	.254	.356	48	0	1	0	1	7
2004	28	CIN	NL	82	202	18	47	10	1	6	20	0	0	17	36	.233	.293	.381	77	0	2	3	1	4
2005	29	CIN	NL	76	221	36	62	11	0	14	50	0	0	30	37	.281	.362	.520	115	0	3	3	0	5
2006	30	CIN	NL	63	132	14	29	4	1	2	16	0	0	12	20	.220	.281	.311	41	0	2	3	0	3
Totals				411	1081	115	258	51	5	33	147	0	0	97	196	.239	.299	.387	418	4	14	10	2	28

7 Seasons - Stats as of August 4, 2006

[edit] External links

• MLB.com:Javier Valentin
• Baseball Reference