Valdes brings extensive coaching and professional playing experience to Bay Area Pro. He has served as Head Coach at Dixie Hollins High School, coached at Hillsborough Community College and IMG Academy, and helped lead the Midland Southeast Organization to its first National Championship. A Tampa native, Valdes won two state championships at Alonso High School before pitching at Florida State, State College of Florida, and the University of South Florida. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2017 MLB Draft and spent three seasons in professional baseball, reaching Double-A.