Pirates acquire infielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez from Boston

The Pittsburgh Pirates today acquired infielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez from the Boston
Red Sox in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Joe Vogatsky.

The 25-year-old Valdez was a member of Boston’s Opening Day roster in 2024, where he made
65 appearances (56 starts) at second base, three appearances (one start) at third base, and one
appearance in left field. Valdez hit .214 (43-for-201) with 12 doubles, six home runs, 28 RBI and 23
runs scored in 76 games over four stints with the Red Sox in 2024 while also playing in 50 games with
Triple-A Worcester.

The left-handed hitting Valdez made his big league debut with the Red Sox in 2023 after entering
the season rated by MLB Pipeline as the organization’s No. 18 prospect. Valdez ranked 10th among all
American League rookies in 2023 with at least 100 plate appearances in batting average (.266), 13th
in slugging (.453) and 16th in OPS (.764).

Valdez was originally signed by Houston as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2015, before
being acquired by Boston along with outfielder Wilyer Abreu in exchange for catcher Christian Vázquez
on August 1, 2022.

There are now 37 players on Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster.