Darel Rubén Torres Valdez (born 5 January 1999) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League. He represented Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games, where he won the bronze medal.
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| Dorados de Chihuahua | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: 5 January 1999 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editTexas Rangers
editOn 7 July 2015, Torres signed with the Texas Rangers organization; he was assigned to the DSL Rangers in the rookie-level Dominican Summer League, where he made his professional debut the following year.[1] In four seasons with the team, he appeared in 41 games, recording an 8-5 record and 1.98 ERA with 104 strikeouts and 12 saves across 109 innings pitched.[2]
Torres did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] He was released by the Rangers organization on 4 May 2021.
Tigres de Quintana Roo
editOn 4 June 2021, Torres signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League (LMB). He appeared in seven games as a reliever during his LMB debut season. The following season, in 2022, Torres was promoted to a starting role, appearing in 24 games and recording seven wins and four losses. In 2023, he appeared in 17 games, posting a 6–6 record and leading the league in strikeouts with 100.[1][4][5]
Dorados de Chihuahua
editOn 12 June 2025, Torres was traded to the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League (LMB).[6] He appeared in eight games with the team, recording four wins and three losses with a 3.61 ERA.[2]
On 18 December 2025, Torres re-signed with the Dorados.[7]
Cañeros de Los Mochis
editTorres made her debut in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) in the 2017–18 season with the Cañeros de Los Mochis. He appeared in two games as a reliever and recorded a 27.00 ERA. The next season, 2018–19, he appeared in 21 games and finished the season with a 5.60 ERA.[8]
International career
editIn October 2023, Torres was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games contested in Santiago, Chile, where the team won the bronze medal.[9] He appeared in two games during the tournament. He started against Panama, pitching 4.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, issuing three walks and striking out seven.[10] His second appearance also came against Panama, this time as a reliever in the bronze medal game, relieving Luis Fernando Miranda and working 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out one batter.[11][12]
References
edit- 1 2 "Darel Torres, líder de ponches en 2023, se une a los Tigres de Quintana Roo". sipse.com (in Spanish). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Darel Torres Minor, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ Quién es quién 2024 (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 383.
- ↑ "LMB: Darel Torres es el rey del ponche". LMB.com.mx (in Spanish). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ↑ Coronado, Daniel (15 June 2025). "Llega Darel Torres a los Dorados como refuerzo de lujo". El Heraldo de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ↑ "Darel Torres volverá a vestirse de Dorado". LMB.com.mx (in Spanish). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ↑ Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (PDF) (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 995. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ↑ "MEX: Triunfo sobre Panamá y medalla de bronce para la Novena México". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Panama@Mexico - XIX Pan American Games - Santiago 2023 - Men's Baseball". WBSC Americas. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Mexico@Panama - XIX Pan American Games - Santiago 2023 - Men's Baseball". WBSC Americas. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Torres Valdez, Darel Ruben". WBSC Americas. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Mexican League profile