Luis Adan Valbuena was a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder.
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13 Facts About Luis Valbuena
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Luis Valbuena played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball, from 2008 through 2018, for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels.
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Luis Valbuena was killed in a car crash in 2018 in Venezuela caused by bandits in an attempted robbery.
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Luis Valbuena was raised by a single mother named Nelly, who was the president of the local youth baseball league.
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Luis Valbuena began his professional career in the Seattle Mariners organization in 2005.
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Luis Valbuena was first promoted to the major leagues on September 1,2008, from the Mariners' Triple-A team, the Tacoma Rainiers.
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On December 10,2008, Luis Valbuena was traded to the Cleveland Indians in a three-team trade that sent Franklin Gutierrez to Seattle.
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Luis Valbuena hit his first major league home run off of Bartolo Colon on June 7,2009.
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At the time of the trade, Luis Valbuena was projected as the Astros' starting third baseman for 2015.
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Luis Valbuena began to split playing time between first and third base.
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On January 24,2017, Luis Valbuena signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels.
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Luis Valbuena was designated for assignment by the Angels on August 5,2018.
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