George Valera

George Valera (born November 13, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Guardians organization.

George Valera
Cleveland Guardians – No. 76
Outfielder
Born: (2000-11-13) November 13, 2000
Queens, New York
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Career

Valera was born in Queens, New York and moved to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic with his family when he was 13.[1] He signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in July 2017.[2]

Valera made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians in 2018, batting .333 over six games.[3] He started 2019 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and was promoted to the Lake County Captains near the season's end.[4] Over 52 games between both teams, he batted .217 with eight home runs and 32 RBIs.[5] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Valera split the 2021 season between Lake County and the Akron RubberDucks, slashing .260/.405/.505 with 19 home runs, 65 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases over 86 games.[7][8]

The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Valera to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[9]

Valera was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers to begin the 2023 season.[10]

References
  1. Mitchell, Bill. "George Valera Is Growing Into His Own At Only 17". www.baseballamerica.com.
  2. "Indians' George Valera: Cleveland signs toolsy outfield prospect". CBSSports.com.
  3. "Top prospect finds home in Indians system". mlb.com.
  4. "Life on the move | vindy.com". www.vindy.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29.
  5. "No. 4 George Valera, OF: Cleveland Indians top prospects right now". April 7, 2020.
  6. "George Valera Accelerates His Development".
  7. "Counting the minutes until George Valera makes his Guardians debut: Podcast". December 8, 2021.
  8. "No. 2 prospect George Valera makes instant impression with Rubber Ducks". Beaconjournal.com. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  9. "Guardians Announce Series Of 40-man Roster Moves". CleGuardians.com. November 19, 2021.
  10. "Guardians' George Valera: Sent down to Triple-A camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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