Valentin attended Seton Hall University, where he played college baseball for the Pirates under head coach Mike Sheppard. Valentin\'s teammates included future major leaguers Mo Vaughn and Craig Biggio. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1988 MLB Draft.\n', '

Valentin made his Major League debut as the starting shortstop against the Texas Rangers on July 27, 1992. He had one hit in four at-bats in his debut, with his first hit coming on an RBI single to short in the bottom of the 8th inning off of the Rangers Terry Mathews. He hit his first home run on August 22, 1992 off of Mike Schooler of the Seattle Mariners.\n', '

On July 8, 1994, Valentin turned the 10th unassisted triple play in MLB history, in a game against the Mariners. In the 6th inning, Valentin playing shortstop, caught Marc Newfield\'s line drive, tagged second base before Mike Blowers could return to tag up, and tagged out Keith Mitchell who had been attempting to advance to second base.\n', '

Return to John Valentin Autograph Profile