Breyvic Valera
Introduction
Breyvic Jose Henriquez Valera (born January 8, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
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 Palm Beach Cardinals and was promoted to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals during the season. Valera began 2016 with the Springfield Cardinals and was then promoted to the Memphis Redbirds, 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 AAA Memphis Redbirds, and he made his debut the same night against the San Diego Padres.