13 Facts About Luis Valbuena

1.

Luis Adan Valbuena was a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder.

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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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3.

Luis Valbuena was killed in a car crash in 2018 in Venezuela caused by bandits in an attempted robbery.

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4.

Luis Valbuena grew up in Sucre, a municipality in the Venezuelan state of Zulia.

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5.

Luis Valbuena was raised by a single mother named Nelly, who was the president of the local youth baseball league.

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6.

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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8.

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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9.

Luis Valbuena hit his first major league home run off of Bartolo Colon on June 7,2009.

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10.

At the time of the trade, Luis Valbuena was projected as the Astros' starting third baseman for 2015.

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11.

Luis Valbuena began to split playing time between first and third base.

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12.

On January 24,2017, Luis Valbuena signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels.

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13.

Luis Valbuena was designated for assignment by the Angels on August 5,2018.

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