Esmerlyn Valdez or Victor Caratini

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Esmerlyn Valdez or Victor Caratini Player Statistics
	Victor Caratini C,1B,DH - MIN	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	327	241

Runs	28	40

Hits	72	56

Singles	55	24

Doubles	10	14

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	7	17

RBI	44	47

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	34	42

Strikeouts	80	108

Batting Average	.220	.232

On Base Pct	.312	.345

Slugging Pct	.315	.510

On-base Plus Slugging	.627	.855

Esmerlyn Valdez or Victor Caratini Player Projections
	Victor Caratini C,1B,DH - MIN	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	301	28

Runs	35	3

Hits	76	6

Singles	53	4

Doubles	12	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	10	1

RBI	38	4

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	25	2

Strikeouts	61	9

Batting Average	.252	.228

On Base Pct	.309	.287

Slugging Pct	.388	.377

On-base Plus Slugging	.697	.663

Esmerlyn Valdez or Victor Caratini Player Notes
	Victor Caratini C,1B,DH - MIN	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
News
	Victor Caratini is back in the Twins lineup on Friday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	The Pirates placed Esmerlyn Valdez on the injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd
	Victor Caratini was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Guardians with a right knee contusion. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd	Esmerlyn Valdez is not in the Pirates lineup on Saturday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th
	Victor Caratini went 1-for-2 in a win over the Astros with a home run, two walks, one run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Tue, Jun 30th	Esmerlyn Valdez (hamstring) left Friday's game against the Cubs early. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 11th
	Victor Caratini went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 12-3 loss to the Dodgers with a solo home run, one run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Wed, Jun 24th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-2 with a home run in the Pirates 4-2 win over the White Sox on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th
	Victor Caratini went 3-for-5 in a 16-8 win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday with a double, three runs scored, three RBI, a walk, and two strikeouts. Matthew Adam Sun, Jun 21st	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Pirates 5-4 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
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Esmerlyn Valdez or Victor Caratini Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Victor Caratini C,1B,DH - MIN			Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, Mar 31st				@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-1)		vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#271	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#116	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-2)		@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#206
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Fri, Aug 14th				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#140	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-3)	#120
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)		@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#252	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Thu, Sep 24th				vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	@ DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#129
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ DET	River Ryan (0-1)	#75
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)