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Luis Adan Valbuena(born November 30, 1985) is aVenezuelanprofessionalbaseballthird basemanfor theLos Angeles AngelsofMajor League Baseball. He previously played for theSeattle Mariners,Cleveland Indians,Chicago Cubs, andHouston Astros. While primarily athird baseman, Valbuena has also playedsecond baseandfirst base.

• 1Early life
• 2Professional career
  • 2.1Seattle Mariners
  • 2.2Cleveland Indians
  • 2.3Chicago Cubs
  • 2.4Houston Astros
  • 2.5Los Angeles Angels
• 3See also
• 4References
• 5External links

Valbuena grew up in Sucre, a municipality in the Venezuelan state ofZulia. He was raised by a single mother named Nelly, who was the president of the local youth baseball league. Valbuena\'s older brother and several uncles also helped him to learn to play baseball.[1]

Valbuena began his professional career in theSeattle Marinersorganization in 2005. He was first promoted to the major leagues on September 1,2008, from the Mariners\'Triple-Ateam, theTacoma Rainiers.[2]

On December 10, 2008, he was traded to theCleveland Indiansin a three-team trade that sentFranklin Gutiérrezto Seattle.[3]

Valbuena\'s first Major League home run came off ofBartolo Colón.

In July 2011, the Indians optioned Valbuena to Triple-A Columbus, to make room for the promotion of rookie second basemanJason Kipnis.[4]

In August 2011, Valbuena was recalled after Kipnis was put on the disabled list with an oblique injury. He was designated for assignment and removed from the 40-man roster on November 18, 2011. On November 26, 2011, he was traded to theToronto Blue Jaysfor cash considerations.

On April 4, 2012, Valbuena was claimed off waivers by theChicago Cubsafter being optioned by the Blue Jays. He was outrighted to the minors on April 7. Valbuena was called up from the Triple-AIowa Cubson June 14.[citation needed]

Valbuena played 108 games for Chicago in 2013, hitting .218 with 12 home runs and 37runs batted in(RBI). The next year, Valbuena\'s batting average increased to .249 over 149 games and he had 16 home runs and 51 RBI.[5]By June 2014,Fangraphsnoted that Valbuena was hitting fastballs well in the lower, outer portions of the strike zone, which had been a weakness for him in previous years.[6]

On January 19, 2015, the Cubs traded Valbuena andDan Strailyto theHouston AstrosforDexter Fowler.[7]At the time of the trade, Valbuena was projected as the Astros starting third baseman for 2015.[8]Valbuena\'s average dropped to .224 in 2015, but he set a career-high with 25 home runs.[9]WithJed Lowriecoming off the disabled list andCarlos Correataking over the primary shortstop position, Valbuena was forced to share some of the first base duties along withChris Carterand utility playerMarwin Gonzálezin order to get some playing time.

At the beginning of the 2016 season, Valbuena was the starting third baseman for the Astros. He began to split playing time between first and third base. With the call up of Astros prospectAlex Bregman, Valbuena has seen more playing time at first base.[10]

On January 24, 2017, Valbuena signed a two-year contract with theLos Angeles Angels.[11]