17 Facts About Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez was born on November 19,1993 and is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.

Framber Valdez was born in Palenque, San Cristobal Province, Dominican Republic.

Framber Valdez signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent on March 19,2015, for a $10,000 signing bonus.

Framber Valdez led the club in innings pitched, tied for the team lead in games won, and was named Astros Pitcher of the Year by the Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

On September 29,2020, Framber Valdez became the first relief pitcher to throw five scoreless innings in the playoffs since Madison Bumgarner did so in Game 7 in the 2014 World Series.

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Framber Valdez has had great success in the playoffs and took his team into the ALCS and almost led them to the World Series.

On March 3,2021, Framber Valdez suffered a fractured left ring finger after he was hit in the hand by a Francisco Lindor ground ball in a spring training game.

Framber Valdez started Game 5 of the American League Championship Series versus the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Framber Valdez was the seventh visiting pitcher at Fenway to go at least eight innings in a postseason game while allowing a run or fewer, and the first since Charles Nagy in 1998.

Framber Valdez avoided arbitration with the Astros on March 22,2022, agreeing on a $3 million contract for the season.

Framber Valdez, relying on his sinker in 50 percent of pitches thowm, got nine total ground ball outs and retired 15 consecutive batters.

Twelve consecutive outs Framber Valdez produced were via strikeout, supplanting the franchise record of nine previously accomplished by Don Wilson, Randy Johnson, and Gerrit Cole.

Framber Valdez' 13 were the first of 20 Astros strikeouts, establishing a franchise record for a nine-inning game.

Framber Valdez was named to the MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, his first career selection.

Framber Valdez pitched in the third inning of the All-Star Game, retiring all three batters faced, and received the win when the American League scored the go-ahead run after he had finished.

Framber Valdez became the first in Astros history to receive the win in an All-Star Game, and the first to receive any kind of decision since Roger Clemens in 2004.

Framber Valdez became the fifth pitcher since 2000 to accomplish twenty in a row.