Darel Torres
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| Dorados de Chihuahua | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: 5 January 1999 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
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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.
Professional career
Texas Rangers
In 2016, Torres signed with the Texas Rangers organization and was assigned to the DSL Rangers in the rookie-level Dominican Summer League.[1] In four seasons with the team, he appeared in 41 games, recording eight wins and five losses.[2]
Tigres de Quintana Roo
In 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, he 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][3][4]
Dorados de Chihuahua
On 12 June 2025, Torres was traded to the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League (LMB).[5] 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.[6]
Cañeros de Los Mochis
Torres 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.[7]
International career
In 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Darel Torres Minor, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ 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
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Mexican League profile