Ismael Valdéz
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Ismael Valdez Alvarez is a Mexican
former professional baseball
pitcher
. His professional baseball career began at age 17 when he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers
minor league organization. After a three year climb through the Dodgers farm system, Valdez made his major league debut at the age of 20. In , his first full major league season, Valdez had a record of 13-11 with 150 strikeouts and a 3.05 ERA.
Valdez was one of 80 current and former Major League Baseball players implicated with steroid use in the Mitchell Report. He is believed to have purchased human growth hormone on the internet
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Prior to the season, Valdez used the spelling Valdes for his surname.
During his early career he was trained and made into a pro by Salomon Robbins in Victoria, Tamaulipas.
Valdez also played in the Mexican League (triple A) with the Mexico City Tigers in 1992 and 1993, where he won 16 games and lost 7, with 115 strikeouts. He won the Championship in 1992, with the Tigers.
Mexico
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former professional baseball
Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
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. His professional baseball career began at age 17 when he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
minor league organization. After a three year climb through the Dodgers farm system, Valdez made his major league debut at the age of 20. In , his first full major league season, Valdez had a record of 13-11 with 150 strikeouts and a 3.05 ERA.
Valdez was one of 80 current and former Major League Baseball players implicated with steroid use in the Mitchell Report. He is believed to have purchased human growth hormone on the internet
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Prior to the season, Valdez used the spelling Valdes for his surname.
During his early career he was trained and made into a pro by Salomon Robbins in Victoria, Tamaulipas.
Valdez also played in the Mexican League (triple A) with the Mexico City Tigers in 1992 and 1993, where he won 16 games and lost 7, with 115 strikeouts. He won the Championship in 1992, with the Tigers.