run. Wood denied that he was trying to hit Cora, but in the bottom of the fifth, Valdes came close to hitting Grace on the first pitch, drawing a warning from home plate umpire Mark Wegner. Then, four pitches later, Valdéz hit Grace on the shoulder, and was ejected. In September, Frank Robinson, major league baseball's head of on-field discipline, suspended Valdéz for six games and fined him $1,000 for the incident. Valdes initially appealed, but several days later dropped his appeal and began serving his suspension. In 185 games, 158 of which were starts, with the Dodgers from 1994–2000 he had a 61-57 record and 3.48 ERA with 784 strikeouts. He pitched in the 1995 and 1996 playoffs with the Dodgers. Chicago Cubs On December 12, 1999 the Dodgers traded him to the Chicago Cubs (along with Eric Young) for Terry Adams and two minor leaguers. In 12 starts for the Cubs in 2000 he was 2-4 with a 5.37 ERA. On June 26, 2000 he was traded back to the Dodgers for Jamie Arnold, Jorge Piedra and cash. He made 8 more starts for the Dodgers and was 0-3 with a 6.08 ERA. Anaheim Angels He signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels in 2001 and was 9-13 with a 4.45 ERA. Texas Rangers He signed with the Texas Rangers on January 28, 2002. Seattle Mariners The Rangers traded him to the Seattle Mariners on August 19, 2002 for Jermaine Clark and a minor leaguer. Valdez was 2-3 with a 4.93 ERA in 8 starts for the Mariners. Back to Texas Texas re-signed him as a free agent in the offseason. He was 14-17 with a 4.88 in 45 starts for the Rangers between 2002 and 2003. San Diego Padres He then signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres on December 18, 2003. He was 9-6 with a 5.53 ERA in 23 appearances (20 starts) for the Padres and was traded to the Florida Marlins on July 31, 2004 in exchange for Travis Chick. Florida Marlins In 2 seasons with the Marlins he was 7-5 with a 4.89 ERA in 25 appearances (18 starts). He missed most of the 2005 season with a hairline fracture of his right fibula. Mexico comeback After many years away from the sport, Valdéz returned to organized baseball in 2013 as a member of the Tigres de Quintana