Chris Valaika

Former Prospect Director of Hitting/Major League Hitting Coach - Cincinnati Reds (MLB) [2026]

High Level

MLB

Years

2004-2015 (2010-2014)

Proper Name

Christopher Andrew Valaika

Pronunciation

vuh-LAY-kah

Positions

SS (487) ... 2B (364) ... 1B (95) ... 3B (81) ... LF (2)

Height / Weight

5-11 / 205

Bats / Throws

Right / Right

Birthdate

August 14,1985 Age: 41.026

Place

Santa Monica, California Flags

High School

Hart (Newhall,CA)

Colleges

University of California-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara,CA)

Drafted/Signed

2006-3-84-Cincinnati Reds

Signing Bonus

$ 437,500

Service Time

1.093 (2014)

MLB Debut

August 24,2010

MLBAM ID

453362

Retrosheet#

valac001

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Brother of Pat Valaika ... Brother of Matt Valaika [2008] Participated in the All-Star Weekend Futures Game (US Team)

MLB Batting Logs

2010 2011 2013 2014

Minor League Batting Logs

2015

MLB Batting Splits

2010 2011 2013 2014 Career

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