Enmanuel Valdez #5

Grew up a Red Sox fan and enjoyed watching Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz...Participated in the Red Sox 2023 Rookie Development Program in January 2023...The program included two workouts daily, seminars focused on assimilation into Major League life on and off the field, a Boston Bruins game on 1/22, an RBI clinic with the Red Sox Foundation on 1/23 and a visit to Boston Children’s Hospital on 1/24.

2023

Made his MLB debut and appeared in 49 games over four stints with BOS...Made 44 starts, all at 2B...Among AL rookies with at least 100 PA, ranked 10th in AVG (.266), 13th in SLG (.453) and 16th in OPS (.764)...133 of his 149 PA came against RHP...Batted .280 (35- for-125) against righties (2-for-14, BB, HBP vs. LHP)...Slashed .292/.333/.510 with six HR and 18 RBI in night games, compared to .209/.261/.362 with zero HR and one RBI during the day...Batted .254 with an .864 OPS in 57 games for Triple-A Worcester (48-for-189, 8 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 41 RBI, 41 BB). 

2022

Split the season between the BOS and HOU systems... Hit .296 (148-for-500) with a .918 OPS, 92 runs, 35 2B, two 3B, 28 HR and 107 RBI. Played 44 games for Triple-A Worcester, 38 for Triple-A Sugar Land and 44 for Double-A Corpus Christi. Named to the 2022 MLB Pipeline Prospect Team of the Year (1st Team) at second base. Was one of four MiLB players with at least 35 2B, 25 HR, and 100 RBI during 2022 (see table on right). Set career highs in games played (126), runs (92), hits (148), doubles (35), HR (28), RBI (107), AVG (.296), OBP (.376), SLG (.542) and OPS (.918). Ranked among all minor leaguers in RBI (T-6th), total bases (8th, 271) and XBH (T-12th, 65). Led HOU minor leaguers in AVG (.327). In 82 games at the Triple-A level, hit .265 (88-for-332) with an .815 OPS, 52 runs, 19 2B, two 3B, 17 HR and 62 RBI. Hit multiple HR in a game four times: twice with Sugar Land and once each with Corpus Christi and Worcester. Posted a .309 AVG/.996 OPS against RHP compared to a .261 AVG/.703 OPS against LHP. Recorded 44 multi-hit games, including 16 with at least three hits, and two with a season-high four hits.