his best season to that point. Playing for the Tulsa Drillers and Oklahoma RedHawks, Valdés hit .329 with 22 home runs and 76 RBI in 121 games. He followed that with another solid season in 2000, hitting .332 with 16 home runs and 78 RBI for the RedHawks. He played in 30 big league games that season, hitting .278 with one home run and five RBI in 54 at-bats. He appeared in his final big league game on October 1. Overall, Valdés hit .247 with one home run and eight RBI in 85 big league at bats. After his career with the RedHawks, one author considered him to be the best hitter in team history. Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Purchased by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks on December 1, 2000, Valdés would play in Japan for the next four seasons. For Fukuoka in 2001, he hit .310 with 21 home runs and 81 RBI in 137 games. The following year, he hit .303 with 21 home runs and 76 RBI for them in 121 games. In 2003, he hit .311 with 26 home runs and 104 RBI, and in 2004 he hit .279 with 18 home runs and 74 RBI. Recent career Valdés played in Mexico in 2005 and 2006, and in 2007 he played in Korea. He also played in the 2006 Caribbean Series. He returned to Mexico in 2008, and in 2010 split the season between the Olmecas de Tabasco and Monclova. Notes External links 1973 births Living people Acereros de Monclova players Chicago Cubs players Daytona Cubs players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in South Korea Fukuoka Daiei Hawks players Geneva Cubs players Gigantes de Carolina players Guerreros de Oaxaca players Huntington Cubs players Iowa Cubs players KBO League outfielders Leones de Yucatán players LG Twins players Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico Major League Baseball right fielders Mexican League baseball first basemen Mexican League baseball left fielders Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders Oklahoma RedHawks players Olmecas de Tabasco players Orlando Cubs players People from Fajardo, Puerto Rico Peoria Chiefs players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Japan Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Mexico Saraperos de Saltillo players Texas Rangers players Tulsa Drillers players 2013 World Baseball Classic players