Rubén Valdés
Full name: Rubén Valdés Expósito
Also known as: Rubén Valdés
- Position
- Infielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1990-08-20 · Chambas, Ciego de Ávila
- Debut
- 2011
Rubén Valdés is a Cuban infielder, born on 20 August 1990 in Chambas, Ciego de Ávila. His full name is recorded as Rubén Valdés Expósito. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 18 seasons in the Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2010 and 2025. Most of that was with Ciego de Ávila, 16 seasons of it, with the remainder for Ganaderos and Industriales. He appears in 9 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .279, with 861 hits, 52 home runs and 462 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .327, in 2025 (284 AB). His most home runs in a season was 11, in 2025.
Career summary
- Seasons 18 (2010–2025)
- Leagues Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCiego de Ávila, Ganaderos, Industriales
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.277 / .333 / .374 - ERA —
· Innings 0.0
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 45 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .286 | .333 | .429 | .762 |
| 2010-11 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 46 | 68 | 65 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .354 | .373 | .400 | .773 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .166 |
| 2011-12 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62 | 147 | 139 | 16 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | .266 | .295 | .353 | .648 |
| 2012-13 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 66 | 204 | 183 | 23 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 58 | .279 | .347 | .317 | .664 |
| 2013-14 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34 | 145 | 127 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | .268 | .338 | .315 | .653 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2014-15 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 37 | 70 | 60 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .167 | .246 | .217 | .463 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2015-16 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77 | 264 | 245 | 28 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 91 | .282 | .314 | .371 | .685 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .429 | .600 | 1.029 |
| 2016-17 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 80 | 258 | 227 | 37 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 92 | .282 | .335 | .405 | .740 |
| 2017-18 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45 | 155 | 132 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 41 | .250 | .340 | .311 | .651 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2018-19 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 69 | 233 | 213 | 30 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 81 | .263 | .312 | .380 | .692 |
| 2019-20 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15 | 60 | 52 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .250 | .310 | .385 | .695 |
| 2020-21 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 190 | 170 | 19 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 55 | .259 | .317 | .324 | .641 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .341 | .341 | .390 | .731 |
| 2021-22 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 75 | 303 | 259 | 38 | 81 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 117 | .313 | .389 | .452 | .841 |
| 2022 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 222 | 33 | 72 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | .324 | .397 | .450 | — |
| 2022-23 | Ganaderos | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | .333 | .333 | .333 | — |
| 2023 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| 2023-24 | Industriales | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 77 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | .182 | .232 | .273 | — |
| 2023 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71 | 243 | 215 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 66 | .237 | .315 | .307 | .622 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .375 | .474 | .625 | 1.099 |
| 2024 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 72 | 311 | 284 | 46 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 143 | .327 | .373 | .504 | .877 |
| 2025 | Ciego de Ávila | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 284 | 46 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 9 | — | — | — | — | .327 | .373 | .504 | — |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 2719 | 353 | 753 | 122 | 10 | 41 | 395 | 7 | 20 | 133 | 240 | 106 | 35 | 44 | 25 | — | .277 | .333 | .374 | .707 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 364 | 51 | 108 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 10 | — | — | — | 165 | .297 | .347 | .453 | .800 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 106.0 | 33 | 32 | 4 | 13 | .942 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 165.2 | 51 | 64 | 1 | 20 | .991 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 28.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 234.2 | 67 | 63 | 6 | 20 | .956 | 136 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 378.0 | 51 | 84 | 6 | 19 | .957 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 274.1 | 29 | 75 | 8 | 9 | .929 | 112 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 146.1 | 29 | 37 | 4 | 14 | .943 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 575.2 | 135 | 188 | 7 | 44 | .979 | 330 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 554.1 | 64 | 134 | 19 | 21 | .912 | 217 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 353.1 | 63 | 117 | 6 | 22 | .968 | 186 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 443.0 | 143 | 136 | 5 | 47 | .982 | 284 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 125.0 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 3 | .972 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 398.0 | 74 | 111 | 9 | 29 | .954 | 194 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87.0 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 7 | .976 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 591.1 | 59 | 142 | 15 | 17 | .931 | 216 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26.0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .952 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 496.0 | 131 | 158 | 7 | 51 | .976 | 296 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 591.2 | 163 | 231 | 18 | 63 | .956 | 412 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6131.0 | 1219 | 1813 | 130 | 433 | .959 | 3162 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Transactions
- 2022-23–2023-24 —
Ganaderos →
Industriales - 2023-24–2025 —
Industriales →
Ciego de Ávila
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was Rubén Valdés born?
Rubén Valdés was born on 1990-08-20 in Chambas, Ciego de Ávila.
Which teams did Rubén Valdés play for?
Rubén Valdés appears for Ciego de Ávila, Ganaderos, Industriales across 18 recorded seasons.
What are Rubén Valdés's career statistics?
In 18 recorded seasons Rubén Valdés batted .277 with 753 hits, 41 home runs and 395 runs batted in.
What position did Rubén Valdés play?
Rubén Valdés is recorded as infielder.
Sources and licences
- Season leaders computed from the season lines held in this database, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-09-21)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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