Brandon Valenzuela

Brandon Valenzuela

25-Year-Old CatcherC
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Brandon Valenzuela in 2026. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
Signed a one-year contract with the Blue Jays in March of 2026.
Idle Saturday
CToronto Blue Jays
May 16, 2026
Valenzuela isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.
Analysis
Valenzuela will get a chance to rest Saturday after going 1-for-2 with a walk during Friday's series opener. Tyler Heineman will pick up a start behind the plate in Valenzuela's stead and bat ninth.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
17
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+9%
OPS vs LHP
2026
 
 
+9%
OPS vs LHP
2025
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2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .750 29 3 2 6 0 .200 .310 .440
Since 2024vs Right .687 60 8 2 4 0 .255 .305 .382
2026vs Left .750 29 3 2 6 0 .200 .310 .440
2026vs Right .687 60 8 2 4 0 .255 .305 .382
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+46%
OPS at Home
2026
 
 
+46%
OPS at Home
2025
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2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .863 39 9 3 7 0 .235 .333 .529
Since 2024Away .590 50 2 1 3 0 .239 .286 .304
2026Home .863 39 9 3 7 0 .235 .333 .529
2026Away .590 50 2 1 3 0 .239 .286 .304
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Brandon Valenzuela compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.35
 
BB Rate
9.0%
 
K Rate
25.8%
 
BABIP
.283
 
ISO
.163
 
AVG
.238
 
OBP
.307
 
SLG
.400
 
OPS
.707
 
wOBA
.314
 
Exit Velocity
89.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
43.1%
 
Barrels/PA
5.6%
 
Expected BA
.250
 
Expected SLG
.416
 
Sprint Speed
22.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
40.0%
 
Line Drive %
21.8%
 
Fly Ball %
38.2%
 
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Resting up Wednesday
CToronto Blue Jays
May 13, 2026
Valenzuela is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
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Taking seat Sunday
CToronto Blue Jays
May 10, 2026
Valenzuela is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
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Huge day in rout
CToronto Blue Jays
May 9, 2026
Valenzuela went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, three runs scored and four RBI in Saturday's 14-1 rout of the Angels.
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Resting up Wednesday
CToronto Blue Jays
May 6, 2026
Valenzuela is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
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Idle Sunday
CToronto Blue Jays
May 3, 2026
Valenzuela is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Leg up on Heineman?
CToronto Blue Jays
May 9, 2026
Valenzuela's recent play has given him an advantage over Tyler Heineman for the Blue Jays' backup catcher job once Alejandro Kirk returns from the 10-day injured list, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com relays.
Analysis
Valenzuela and Heineman have split duties behind home plate since Kirk landed on the 10-day IL in early April due to a fractured left thumb. Kirk was recently cleared to resume hitting and could be back with the team in late May, leaving the Blue Jays with a decision as to who they will retain for backup duties. Heineman doesn't have any minor-league options left, but Matheson notes that Valenzuela has been playing better both at the plate and defensively and has earned praise from pitchers such as Trey Yesavage. That could be enough for Valenzuela to stick around on the big-league roster if the rookie can maintain his level of play.
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