| Framber Valdez | |
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| Houston Astros – No. 59 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 19, 1993 Palenque, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 21, 2018, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 68–41 |
| Earned run average | 3.30 |
| Strikeouts | 866 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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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.