Breyvic José Valera Henríquez (born January 8, 1992) is a Venezuelan

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second baseman who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,

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, and

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and in

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(NPB) for the

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Career

St. Louis Cardinals

Valera signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in May 2010. He made his professional debut with the Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals. He started 2014 with the

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and was promoted to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals during the following season. Valera began 2016 with the Springfield Cardinals and was then promoted to the

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, where he batted a combined .304 between both teams. The Cardinals added Valera to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season. On September 5, 2017 the St. Louis Cardinals recalled Valera from the Triple-A

, and he made his major league debut the same night against the San Diego Padres starting at second base, batting 7th in the lineup. His first MLB hit, a single, came on September 7, 2017, against the San Diego Padres. Valera was designated for assignment on March 28, 2018.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On April 1, 2018, the Dodgers acquired Valera from the Cardinals in exchange for Johan Mieses. After beginning the season with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, he was recalled to the majors on April 15.

Baltimore Orioles

The Dodgers traded Valera, along with Yusniel Diaz,

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, and

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, to the

for

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on July 18, 2018. Valera appeared in 12 games with the Orioles and went 10-for-35 with a triple and four

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before fracturing his left index finger in a 6–3 win at

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on September 23.Kubatko, Roch. "Orioles trade Breyvic Valera to Giants," Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Saturday, January 5, 2019.
Retrieved January 5, 2019 He was designated for assignment on January 4, 2019, when the Orioles claimed

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off waivers.

San Francisco Giants

The Orioles traded Valera to the

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in a cash transaction on January 5, 2019. Valera was designated for assignment on May 5, 2019, following the acquisition of Andrew Moore.

New York Yankees

On May 12, 2019, the

claimed Valera off of waivers. They assigned him to the

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, and promoted him to the major leagues on July 7. On July 7, 2019, Valera made his Yankee debut and picked up a base hit in his first at-bat in a 2-1 loss to the

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. He played in 12 games for the Yankees going 7 for 32.

Toronto Blue Jays

On September 20, 2019, Valera was claimed off waivers by the

. In his fifth game with the Blue Jays, on September 29, Valera hit his first career Major League home run off of Yonny Chirinos in an 8-3 victory over the

at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Valera was designated for assignment on February 8, 2020. On February 12, 2020, he was claimed off of waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Blue Jays. On July 2, he was re-claimed off waivers by Blue Jays from the Padres. On July 21, 2020, the Blue Jays placed Valera on the restricted list, when he had difficulty leaving his native

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. On February 28, 2021, Valera was activated off of the restricted list. On April 1, 2021, Valera was designated for assignment by Toronto. On April 4, Valera was outrighted to the alternate training site. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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to begin the year. On July 18, Valera was selected to the active roster. Valera played in 39 games for the Blue Jays, hitting .253 with one home run and 15 RBIs. On December 1, Valera was released by the Blue Jays.

Orix Buffaloes

On December 17, 2021, Valera signed with the

. He became a free agent after the 2022 season.

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