César Valdez named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week

Salt Lake Bees Pitcher Cesar Valdez was named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week. Valdez is the first award winner of the season for Salt Lake.

Valdez threw a complete game at Reno on April 22nd, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out eight. The nine-inning complete game was the first by a Bees pitcher since July 30, 2016, when Troy Scribner threw a two-hit shutout against the Sacramento River Cats. Valdez was also the first pitcher of the 2022 season in Major or Minor League Baseball to throw a nine-inning complete game. Valdez completed his outing on just 93 pitches and recorded all 27 outs by strikeout or groundball.

On the season Valdez holds a 2-1 record with a 3.60 ERA. The Bees pitching staff holds a 3.44 ERA over the first 18 games of the season, leading the Pacific Coast League and ranking third in all of Triple-A.

The Bees start a three-game series at Round Rock on Tuesday before returning home on Friday night to face Round Rock in a three-game weekend series at Smith’s Ballpark with Valdez scheduled to start on Friday night. Tickets for all Bees games are available at www.slbees.com