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2026Regular Season
Esmerlyn Valdez

Esmerlyn Valdez

Bats RThrows RHt/Wt 6'2", 234 lbAge 22Born Jan 27, 2004 in San Juan La MaguanaDebut 2026

Career Splits

Challenge StatsBatter Decision QualityCall Context
YearTMWonAttWin%CDQROENet RENet WPAxChallCOEbCDQbCDQ/PCSCCBCMOROEWOEWin%Call LIcBE%acBE%xChall%
2026PIT6875.0%3.27+0.58+0.996+0.0864.64+3.363.270.039383625+0.58+0.05675.0%0.8255.9%20.2%20.6%
Career6875.0%3.27+0.58+0.996+0.0864.64+3.363.270.039383625+0.58+0.05675.0%0.8255.9%20.2%20.6%

2026 Challenges

Result
Role
Window

8 of 8 challenges

DateOppRoleInnCountOutsRunnersCh. Rem.Dist (in.)LINet RENet WPA
Jul 19CLEbatter 11-222-0.011.23+0.191+1.9%
Jul 18CLEbatter 50-1023.550.24-0.024-0.2%
Jul 18CLEbatter 80-001-1.250.08+0.158+0.1%
Jul 18CLEbatter 42-202-1.501.91+0.301+2.9%
Jul 5WSHbatter 71-111-0.210.85+0.075+1.3%
Jul 4WSHbatter 11-112-0.601.31+0.213+2.0%
Jun 29PHIbatter 91-122-0.020.44+0.089+0.7%
Jun 25SEAbatter 70-2022.870.47-0.007-0.1%

Strike Zone (Catcher's View)

Batter

8 pitches

3.1% larger than league avg by area

17.019.7″

By Count

cell = win% · won/att · ΔRE

strikes →balls ↓
0
1
2
0
0-0100%
1/1+0.16
0-10%
0/1-0.02
0-20%
0/1-0.01
1
1-0
1-1100%
3/3+0.38
1-2100%
1/1+0.19
2
2-0
2-1
2-2100%
1/1+0.30
3
3-0
3-1
3-2

By Leverage

Low (<1)
60% (3/5)win
33% (3/9)chall
Med (1–2)
100% (3/3)win
75% (3/4)chall
High (2+)
(0/0)win
(0/0)chall

Vertical tick = league avg win%. Bar = Esmerlyn Valdez's win%. Challenge% = correct challenges / winnable opportunities.