José Valverde

José Valverde

José Rafael Valverde is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. His nickname is Papa Grande . He was born in in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. Valverde made his Major League Baseball debut in 2003 to help out the injury plagued Arizona Diamondbacks, joining Brandon Webb and Andrew Good after injuries to Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling left the team out of contention. Although he had been the Diamondbacks closer since replacing Brian Bruney in 2005, trouble on the mound in the month of June 2006 forced management to give the...
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quick facts
Birthdate:March 24, 1978
Birthplace:San Pedro de Macorís
Age:34
All Positions Played:Relief pitcher, Pitcher, Closer
Also known as:Jose Valverde

Season statistics for José Valverde

Houston Astros - 2008 Major League Baseball season
Games: 69
At Bats: 1
Hits: 0
Sacrifice Flies: 0
Hit By Pitch: 0
GDP: 0
Runs: 0
Doubles: 0
Triples: 0
Home Runs: 0
IBBs: 0
Sacrifice Hits: 0
RBIs: 0
Strikeouts: 1
Batting Avg: 0
Bases On Balls: 0
On Base Pct: 0
Grand Slams: 0
Arizona Diamondbacks - 2007 Major League Baseball season
Games: 63
At Bats: 0
Hits: 0
Sacrifice Flies: 0
Hit By Pitch: 0
GDP: 0
Runs: 0
Doubles: 0
Triples: 0
Home Runs: 0
IBBs: 0
Sacrifice Hits: 0
RBIs: 0
Strikeouts: 0
Batting Avg: 0
Bases On Balls: 0
On Base Pct: 0
Grand Slams: 0
Arizona Diamondbacks - 2006 Major League Baseball season
Games: 42
At Bats: 0
Hits: 0
Sacrifice Flies: 0
Hit By Pitch: 0
GDP: 0
Runs: 0
Doubles: 0
Triples: 0
Home Runs: 0
IBBs: 0
Sacrifice Hits: 0
RBIs: 0
Strikeouts: 0
Batting Avg: 0
Bases On Balls: 0
On Base Pct: 0
Grand Slams: 0

Current baseball team for José Valverde

Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
Owned by:Mike Ilitch
Current Manager:Jim Leyland

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in 1894 as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League...
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Former baseball teams for José Valverde

Houston Astros
Houston Astros
Relief pitcher
Tenure:2008 - 2009 (1 year)

Hometown of José Valverde

San Pedro de Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís
Population:217,141

San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic. As of the 2002 census the municipality had 217,141 inhabitants, 193,713 living in the city itself and 23,428 in its rural districts . For comparison with other...
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Personal relationships of José Valverde

Luisa Valverde
Luisa Valverde
Relationship type:Marriage

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which positions has baseball player José Valverde played?
  • A:
    José Valverde has played the roles of Relief pitcher and Pitcher.
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