released from the Padres organization, Valent signed a one-year contract worth 50 million Yen to play right field for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Coaching In December 2008, Valent was named the hitting coach for the Single-A Williamsport Crosscutters of the Philadelphia Phillies organization, but was reassigned to a scouting position in January . See also List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle References External links Eric Valent at Baseball Almanac Eric Valent at Ultimate Mets Database 1977 births Living people New York Mets players Baseball players from California Piedmont Boll Weevils players Philadelphia Phillies players Cincinnati Reds players People from Greater Los Angeles Major League Baseball first basemen Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players American expatriate baseball players in Japan UCLA Bruins baseball players Cotuit Kettleers players All-American college baseball players