Bio

Honors and Awards

• 2025 NCBWA Division II Preseason All-South Region First Team.
• 2024 D2CCA second-team All-South Region.
• 2024 NCBWA Second-Team All-South Region.
• 2024 All-Sunshine State Conference First-Team Selection.
• D2 Baseball National Player of the Week (3/13/2024).
• NCBWA South Region Player of the Week (3/12/2024).
• Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week (3/11/2024).

As a Junior (UTampa, 2024)

• Member of the 2024 National Championship and Sunshine State Conference Championship teams.
• Played in 58 of 60 games.
• Batted .351, with an on-base percentage of .431, and slugged .553.
• Finished with 218 plate appearances, 188 at-bats, 66 hits, 21 walks, seven hit by pitches, and 20 extra-base hits (13 doubles, two triple, and seven home run).
• Scored 36 runs, drove in 50, and stole three bases.
• Defensively had 57 put-outs and two assists on a .983 fielding percentage.
• Had 19 multi-hit games.
• First career cycle versus Lenior-Rhyne (03/10).
• In the Sunshine State Conference finished 9th in hits and runs batted in.

As a Junior (UTampa, 2023)

• Transferred to the University of Tampa for the 2023 season.
• Redshirted due to injury.
• Played in two games.
• Went .500 with 1 home run and 2 RBI.
• Against Newberry on May 12, went 1-for-1 with a home run.

As a Sophomore (OC, 2022)

• Attended Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif.
• Played all 51 games, batting .319 with 61 hits.
• Tallied 13 home runs, 55 RBI, 28 walks, 12 stolen bases and a 1.001 OPS.
• Had 21 multi-hit performances.
• Homered in three straight games from February 6-10, driving in eight runs during the span.
• Was 4-4 with a home run, two doubles, four RBI and three runs scored at Mission (3/8).
• Also drove in four runs with a double and home run versus Feather River (5/21).

As a Freshman (HCC, 2021)

• Attended Hillsborough Community College in Tampa.
• Played in 34 games for the Hawks, hitting .247 on the season.
• Had one home run with 11 RBI and 18 runs scored.
• Opened season with RBI double and a walk in 11-4 win over Santa Fe College (1/22).
• Home run came against State College of Florida (4/22) as he drove in two runs on the shot.
• Finished season with 2-2 game against TNXL Academy (4/24), driving in a run and scoring another.

As a Freshman (UM, 2020)

• Enrolled as a true freshman at the University of Miami.
• Received COVID-19 redshirt for abbreviated season.
• Saw action in four games as a reserve outfielder in shortened season.
• Recorded one hit in five at-bats.
• Made Hurricane debut as a pinch hitter in series finale vs. Rutgers (2/16).
• Played right field in midweek win over Kent State (2/19).
• Had a pinch-hit appearance at Florida Atlantic (3/4).
• Recorded first hit and scored first run as a Hurricane in win over Pittsburgh (3/8)

High School

• Graduated from Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Played for coach Alan Kunkel.
• Member of 2018 4A state championship team.
• Advanced to CCCBA 2022 Final Four.
• Had a career batting average of .350 with 13 home runs, seven of which came in his senior season.
• Earned first-team all-county honors by the Miami Herald and the Sun Sentinel, as well as first-team all-district honors.

Personal

• Served food for homeless and volunteered at baseball kids clinics.
• Sport management major
• Son of Mike and Kristie Valdez
• Has three older siblings, Eddie, Geo and Ashley
• Cousin of New York Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez
• Full name is Mykanthony Valdez
• Birthdate: 9/29/2000

Tampa Career Statistics

NCAA Career Statistics