Carlos Valdez (baseball) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who was born in 1971. Peruvian cinema actor Carlos De Valdez (1894-1939). This page contains a collection of articles about persons with the same name. If you came here by an internal link, you should modify the link to go directly to the appropriate article. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft. He played only one season in Major League Baseball, but did play in the All-Star Game. For his career, he had a 16-14 record with 103 strikeouts in 263 innings pitched. Valdez started his major league career on August 5, 1994, when he made his debut against the Houston Astros at Qualcomm Stadium. He gave up four runs (three earned) in five innings pitched with no decisions. The Padres lost that game 4-4. His final appearance of the season came two days later in Colorado where he lasted only one inning while giving up three runs (two earned). He finished the year with a 0-1 record and a 7.12 ERA. In 1995, he started six games for the Padres but only completed three of them due to injuries. He finished the season with a 3-3 record and a 6.75 ERA. In 1996, Valdez stayed healthy all season long and made 28 appearances, finishing with a 3-1 record and a 2.95 ERA.