Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez (born November 19, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. Valdez signed with the Astros as an international free agent in 2015, and made his MLB debut in 2018.

Nicknamed "La Grasa" (Spanish for "grease" or "fat," affectionately used in Dominican culture to denote a very stylish person) for his fashion style, Valdez enjoyed a banner year in 2022. That year, he became the Astros' Opening Day starter, an MLB All-Star, and an All-MLB First Team selection—each for the first time—while compiling an MLB record of 25 consecutive in-season quality starts. The Astros won that year's World Series, the first championship for Valdez, who was the winning pitcher in both Game 2 and the decisive Game 6.