17 Facts About John Valentin

John William Valentin was born on February 18,1967 and is a former shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball.

John Valentin played for the Boston Red Sox from 1992 to 2001, and spent a final season with the New York Mets in 2002.

John Valentin was teammates on the basketball team with David Rivers.

John Valentin attended Seton Hall University, where he played college baseball for the Pirates under head coach Mike Sheppard.

John Valentin's teammates included future major leaguers Mo Vaughn and Craig Biggio.

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John Valentin was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1988 MLB Draft.

John Valentin made his MLB debut as the starting shortstop against the Texas Rangers on July 27,1992.

John Valentin had one hit in four at-bats in his debut, with his first hit coming on an RBI single to short in the bottom of the 8th inning off of the Rangers Terry Mathews.

John Valentin hit his first home run on August 22,1992, off of Mike Schooler of the Seattle Mariners.

On July 8,1994, John Valentin turned the 10th unassisted triple play in MLB history, in a game against the Mariners.

John Valentin finished ninth in the American League MVP voting, and helped lead the Red Sox to its first division title since 1990.

John Valentin signed with the New York Mets as a free agent after the 2001 season and played in 114 games for them in 2002.

John Valentin hit 124 career home runs, and had 558 runs batted in.

John Valentin is the only Major League player to have pulled off an unassisted triple play, hit for the cycle and hit three home runs in a game.

In January 2008, John Valentin joined the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino as hitting coach for the 2008 season.

John Valentin has been a resident of Holmdel Township, New Jersey.

John Valentin owned the now-closed Julia's Restaurant in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.