Wilson Valdez Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Wilson Valdez Memorabilia & Collectibles

Wilson Antonio Valdez, more popularly known as Wilson Valdez, is a baseball player from the Dominican Republic. He was born on May 20, 1978 and he is a native of Niazo, Peravia. He plays as a shortstop with the Philadelphia Phillies.

 

On February 4, 1997, he was first signed as a free agent by the team Montreal Expos. He is one of the team’s players on the Expos Dominican League Teams from the year 1997 until 1999. After that, he played for some games on minor leagues for the same Expos until 2001. He became a team member of the Florida Marlins when he was claimed off the waivers on March 29, 2002. Shortly after, he was sent to the Marlins Double-A team in Portland. He played for the Marlins organization until the year 2003. In 2004, after he made a record of hitting a .319, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox for Billy Koch. The Sox then assigned him to the Triple-A in Charlotte where he made another record of a .302 hit. He also earned his major league call up in September of the 2004. He made his first home run on September 26, 2004 and his record by then was .233. Other teams that he had played with are Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, Japan Baseball, and New York Mets. He played with the Philadelphia Phillies on November 25, 2009. He is a reserve in fielder when Jimmy Rollins was disabled. When another player, Juan Castro, became injured, he was appointed as a shortstop. He became the shortstop since then and up to now; he is playing for the Phillies.

 

If you are a very big fan of Wilson Valdez, then you have to grab some autographed baseballs, autographed MLB jerseys, autographed MLB photos and autographed MLB gloves. To feel closer to your idol, you can also purchase his game used autographed items, MLB photomints and coins or MLB photos. Amazing memorabilia like these can make your collection more personal and updated.

 

 

Wilson Valdez (full name: Wilson Antonio Valdez; no nicknames) plays shortstop, second baseman and third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. During his 5 seasons, he has played 260 games, belted 5 home runs, driven in 74 runs, and stolen 11 bases. Born on May 20, 1978 in Nizao, Peravia, D.R., Valdez stands 5' 11" and weighs 170 lb. He attended Aliro Paulino (Nizao, DO) high school. His debut was on September 7, 2004. Over his career, Valdez made $697,000. Common misspellings of his name include Wilson Antonio Wilson valdes Valdez.