The Baseball Cube
Search Results
Site Menu
SITE CONTENT
TODAY IN Baseball
MLB
MINORS
COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL
DRAFT
OTHER TOPICS
RESEARCH
ABOUT TBC
SERVICES
Create TBC ACCOUNT
TBC INSIDER
TBC PREMIUM
PLAYER TRACKER
DATA STORE
CARD STORE
PAGE SPONSORSHIPS
X/TWITTER
REGISTER
SIGN IN
Chris Valaika
Director of Hitting/Major League Hitting Coach -
Cincinnati Reds
(MLB) [2025]
High Level
MLB
Years
2004-2015 (2010-2014)
Proper Name
Christopher Andrew Valaika
Pronunciation
vuh-LAY-kuh
Positions
SS
(487) ...
2B
(364) ...
1B
(95) ...
3B
(81) ...
LF
(2)
Height / Weight
5-11 / 205
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
August 14,1985
Age:
40.155
Place
Santa Monica, California
High School
Hart
(Newhall,CA)
Colleges
University of California-Santa Barbara
(Santa Barbara,CA)
Drafted/Signed
2006
-
3
-
84
-
Cincinnati Reds
Signing Bonus
$ 437,500
Service Time
1.093 (2014)
MLB Debut
August 24,2010
MLBAM ID
453362
Retrosheet#
valac001
Actions
Update Player Bio
|
Compare Player
Show More
Chris Valaika
Jump to...
Players Section
Batting Statistics
Other Batting
Update Player Bio
Track this Player
Career Information
Fielding Statistics
Game Logs/Splits
Extended Statistics
Jobs in Baseball
Transactions
Salaries/Contracts
Teammates
🔒
Leaderboards
Draft info
Awards
Brother of
Pat Valaika
... Brother of
Matt Valaika
[2008]
Participated in the All-Star Weekend Futures Game (US Team)
Show Releated Ebay Listings
MLB Batting Logs
2010
2011
2013
2014
Minor League Batting Logs
2015
MLB Batting Splits
2010
2011
2013
2014
Career