Born: (1993-11-19) November 19, 1993 (age 30) Palenque, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 21, 2018, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics (through May 15, 2024)
Win–loss record
56–35
Earned run average
3.38
Strikeouts
728
Teams
Houston Astros (2018–present)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2022, 2023)
World Series champion (2022)
All-MLB First Team (2022)
Pitched a no-hitter on August 1, 2023
Framber Valdez (born November 19, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Valdez signed with the Astros as an international free agent in 2015, and made his MLB debut in 2018.
Nicknamed "La Grasa" by his peers for his fashion style,[1] Valdez enjoyed a banner year in 2022. That year, he became the Astros' Opening Day starter, an MLB All-Star, and an All-MLB First Team selection—each for the first time—while compiling an MLB record of 25 consecutive in-season quality starts. The Astros won that year's World Series, the first championship for Valdez, who pitched six innings in the decisive Game 6 after having won Game 2.
^Rome, Chandler (May 15, 2023). "Astros' Framber Valdez, 'La Grasa,' comes into his swaggy, sweet-smelling own". The Athletic. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
FramberValdez (born November 19, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Valdez signed...
took place on April 7, and a full 162-game season was played. Behind FramberValdez' first Opening Day start, the Astros won for the tenth straight year...
Game 2, FramberValdez started for the Astros, while Zack Wheeler started for the Phillies. The game was initially a pitchers' duel between Valdez and Wheeler...
former Astro and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Craig Biggio. FramberValdez started for Houston while former Astro Charlie Morton started for Atlanta...
Verlander—August 1—FramberValdez no-hit the Cleveland Guardians to become the first left-handed pitcher in franchise history to deliver such a feat. Valdez's no-hitter...
Eovaldi on the bump for the Rangers and FramberValdez for the Astros. On the first two pitches of the game, Valdez gave up singles to Marcus Semien and...
first MLB home run, a two-run home run, off Houston Astros starter FramberValdez. He finished the 2021 season with a .141 batting average in 61 games...
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Athletics. On August 8, Mountcastle hit a 472–foot home run off of FramberValdez of the Houston Astros. The two–run shot served as the furthest home...
(1988) and Zack Greinke (2015). FramberValdez (HOU): With his six-inning two runs allowed performance on September 18, Valdez set the Major League record...
leagues on April 8, 2024, to make his major league debut in place of FramberValdez. He allowed five earned runs while recording one out and was optioned...
Gibson (22) and Chris Carpenter (22, 2005). In 2022, American League, FramberValdez pitched 25 quality starts in a row from April 25 to September 18 of...
history calling A's-Astros". MLB.com. "The Unexpected Greatness of FramberValdez". Sports Illustrated. ABG-SI LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved August...
game. In the top of the second, Kyle Farmer hit a two-run homer off FramberValdez, extending the lead to 3–0. Correa plated two more runs in the fifth...
three baserunners were involved in double plays. On August 1, 2023, FramberValdez of the Houston Astros threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Guardians...
best-of-seven series 3–0 (after the 1998 Braves, 1999 Mets and 2004 Red Sox). FramberValdez was matched against Blake Snell. The Astros became just the second team...
batters to establish a franchise record in a nine inning contest. Starter FramberValdez (first six innings), Neris (7th), and Rafael Montero (8th) all preceded...
two-out, first-inning grand slam on the first pitch from starting pitcher FramberValdez, giving the Braves a 4–0 lead. Despite his efforts, the Braves lost...
Soler hit a leadoff home run in Game 1 of the 2021 World Series off of FramberValdez, becoming the first player to hit a home run in the first plate appearance...
World Series run of 2021, the Astros relied heavily on young pitchers FramberValdez, Luis García and José Urquidy following losses by injury to Verlander...
first major league home run, a solo shot off Houston Astros pitcher FramberValdez. On June 14, Neto was sidelined after describing the feeling of a cramp...
Chronicle. Retrieved October 21, 2021. McTaggart, Brian (October 20, 2021). "Framber's gem lifts Astros to cusp of pennant". MLB.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021...
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