Jesús Valdez

Jesús Alexander Valdez Mejia (Cacao) (born November 2, 1984) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican Baseball League. He played in the minor league organizations of the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals previously. Valdez was selected to the roster for the Colombia national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[1]

Jesús Valdez
Valdez with the Peoria Chiefs in 2006
Toros de Tijuana – No. 26
Outfielder
Born: (1984-11-02) November 2, 1984
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Valdez began his career with the Chicago Cubs organization in 2003, and reached as high as the advanced-A Daytona Cubs when he became a free agent after the 2007 season. He joined the Washington Nationals organization in 2008. On November 2, 2011, Valdez elected free agency, but re-signed with the Nationals on November 7. Valdez reached Triple-A with the Syracuse Chiefs but never made the major leagues as he elected free agency on November 2, 2012. On March 27, 2015, Valdez was assigned to the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. On July 4, 2017, Valdez was traded to the Vaqueros de Union Laguna. On October 20, 2017, Valdez was traded back to the Leones, who released Valdez on July 3, 2018. On April 4, 2019, Valdez signed with the Toros de Tijuana.[2]

References
  1. Adler, David (February 8, 2017). "Colombia's star duo set to lead Classic squad". mlb.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. https://www.mlb.com/player/jesus-valdez-472505?stats=career-r-hitting-minors&year=2020
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