VALENCIA Danny

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 19 Sep 1984

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.88/6'2''

Place of birth: MIAMI, FL

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Baseball ISR Israel	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #2 ISR Israel 5 KOR Republic of Korea 6	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #4 USA United States 8 ISR Israel 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 #7 ISR Israel 12 MEX Mexico 5	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 2 #9 ISR Israel 1 KOR Republic of Korea 11	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 Repechage #11 ISR Israel 6 DOM Dominican Rep. 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Baseball	2019	Germany

Occupation:

Business Administration - University of Miami, United States of America

Wife Jocelyn, son Oliver

Languages spoken:

Eric Holtz [national], USA

Position style:

Infield (olympicbaseball.wbsc.org, 22 Sep 2019)

Bats right, throws right (olympicbaseball.wbsc.org, 22 Sep 2019)

2019 for Israel Against Czech Republic, European Championships in Solingen, Germany (baseballstats.eu, 07 Sep 2019; jewishbaseballnews.com, 01 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"Hard work and dedication has gotten me to where I am today. Nothing more, nothing less." (Twitter profile, 27 Jan 2020)

In 2010 he was included on the Baseball America Major League All-Rookie Team and received the Minnesota Twins Outstanding Rookie Award. (mlb.com, 15 Aug 2018)

General Interest

General
MLB VETERAN
He was drafted in the 19th round of the 2006 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins. After playing several years with the Twins' minor league affiliate teams, he made his MLB debut in 2010 and played in 85 games that season. Over the next eight years he played for a number of MLB teams including the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners. He played in a total of 865 MLB games, including 2963 at bats for 795 hits and 95 home runs. He was released from his contract with the Baltimore Orioles in August 2019. (mlb.com, 15 Aug 2018; jns.org, 11 Oct 2019)

REPRESENTING ISRAEL
He became an Israeli citizen in September 2019 thanks to his mother's heritage. "It's pretty cool to be playing in the Olympics. For it to come about the way it did, especially for my mother who is a practising Jew, it just meant a lot to her. So, to do this, especially at the end of my career, it is like the icing on the cake." (sports.inquirer.net, 15 Jan 2020; jewishbaseballnews.com, 01 Sep 2019; hurricanesports.com, 01 Oct 2019)

UNIVERSITY DAYS
He was not recruited by the University of Miami and he played his freshman year at University of North Carolina Greensboro in 2004. The following year he transferred to the University of Miami. (hurricanesports.com, 03 Jun 2006)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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