Yohanny Valera
Yohanny Valera (born August 29, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Montreal Expos in the 2000 season. He played in seven career games, with no hits in 10 at-bats, with one walk.
| Yohanny Valera | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: August 17, 1976 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 13, 2000, for the Montreal Expos | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games | 7 |
| At bats | 10 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Teams | |
Career
He was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1993 and also played in the Montreal Expos, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Detroit Tigers organizations before leaving organized baseball after the 2003 season. Valera also played in for the Aces, a traveling team in the Northeast League, in 2004. He spent a season with the Worcester Tornadoes of the Can-Am League and won the league championship in 2005, then spent a year with Italy's Bbc Grosseto. He returned to the US in 2007 playing for Worcester, then the Sussex Skyhawks in 2008, and one final professional season with Worcester in 2009.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet