Charlie Valerio
Charlie Valerio | |||||||||||||||
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Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||||||||
Catcher/Bullpen catcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: Santiago, Dominican Republic | November 7, 1990|||||||||||||||
Bats: Both Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
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Charlie Samuel Valerio (born November 7, 1990) is a Dominican former
Career
Cleveland Indians
On May 26, 2010, Valerio signed with the
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
On March 27, 2015, Valerio signed with the
Joplin Blasters
On May 25, 2016, Valerio signed with the
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (second stint)
On July 30, 2016, Valerio was claimed off waivers by the
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
On December 11, 2018, Valerio was traded to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in exchange for two players to be named later.[9] He appeared in 109 games for the Blue Crabs in 2019, hitting .262/.296/.416 with 11 home runs and 46 RBI.
San Diego Padres
On November 14, 2019, Valerio signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization.[10] Valerio did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] He was released by the Padres on May 28, 2020.[12]
Sioux Falls Canaries
On February 11, 2021, Valerio signed with the
Post-playing career
On April 6, 2022, Valerio was hired as a bullpen catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2022 season.[16]
International career
On July 8, 2021, Valerio was named to the Olympic roster for the Dominican Republic national baseball team for the 2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021).[17]
References
- ^ "Charlie Valerio Stats & Scouting Report". Baseball America. November 2023.
- ^ "Charlie Valerio Minor, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ "Charlie Valerio Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2015 Transactions".
- ^ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2016 Transactions".
- ^ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2016 Transactions".
- ^ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2017 Transactions".
- ^ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2018 Transactions".
- ^ "BLUE CRABS SIGN CATCHER, CHARLIE VALERIO". somdbluecrabs.com.
- ^ "Charlie Valerio Signs With The San Diego Padres". theybatnet.com. November 14, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlb traderumors.com. June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Facing loss of 2020 minor league season, Padres make releases". madfriars.com. June 3, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Voila! Veteran Valerio signs to be Canaries' catcher". sfcanaries.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2021 Transactions".
- ^ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2022 Transactions".
- ^ Topkin, Marc. "A look at what the Rays' roster may look like on opening day". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ @probeisbolrd (July 8, 2021). "Nuestro roster para @Tokyo2020 #ArribaRD #Tokyo2020" (Tweet). Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)