Pirates outfield prospect Esmerlyn Valdez had an incredible start to the Arizona Fall League with the Salt River Rafters, ...

Esmerlyn Valdez, a top prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system (ranked No. 15 by MLB Pipeline) is absolutely raking in the Arizona Fall League. Valdez, p ...

Many of the Pirates’ top prospects broke through at the end of the 2025 season, and the success of those young players, in ...

Pittsburgh Pirates outfield prospect Esmerlyn Valdez is swinging a hot bat with the Salt River Rafters in the AFL.

Starlyn Caba shows elite glove skills, but will hit enough to be a regular? Plus, Cam Collier's improvement, Charlie Condon's ...

Pirates No. 15 prospect Esmerlyn Valdez homers for the eighth time in nine games in the seventh inning for Salt River during ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have had two of the best hitting prospects in the Arizona Fall League, which bodes well for the future ...

PITTSBURGH — One Pittsburgh Pirates prospect has had an incredible campaign so far in the Arizona Fall League and put on ...

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh Pirates prospect excelled in his past few games in the Arizona Fall League, earning recognition for ...

There is no professional hitter currently hotter than Esmerlyn Valdez. The Pirates’ 21-year-old outfield prospect hammered ...

Pirates slugger Esmerlyn Valdez set career highs in nearly every statistical category in 2025. He continued to impress on Tuesday, going 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, and five RBIs in Altoona’s ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates had a scary moment occur in the minor leagues, with one of their up-and-coming prospects leaving a game with an apparent injury. Esmerlyn Valdez, playing with the ...