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Rafael Flores Jr.
C · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | C |
| Bats/Throws | R/R |
| Height | 6′ 3″ |
| Weight | 232 lbs |
| Age | 25 |
| Birthplace | Anaheim, CA, USA |
| Signed | 2022, New York Yankees, Undrafted Free Agent |
| College | Rio Hondo JC |
| MLB Debut | 2025-09-17 |
Contract Status
Service Time
0.013
1/1/2026
Options
3
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2032
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.017
2026 Option Year Used? Yes
Contract
2026 Salary$780,000 (Estimate)
League Minimum2026–2028
Arbitration Eligible2029–2031
Free Agent2032
Statcast
89.1 mph
Avg Exit Velo
109.7 mph
Max Exit Velo
7.2%
Barrel%
38.5%
Hard Hit%
Summary
| G | PA | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | K% | BB% | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 6 | 16 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12.5% | 25.0% | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| MLB Career | 13 | 33 | .259 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27.3% | 18.2% | .394 | .481 | .875 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| 2026-07-18 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cleveland Guardians | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| 2026-07-11 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| 2026-07-09 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Atlanta Braves | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .556 | 1.000 | 1.556 |
| 2026-07-05 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Omaha Storm Chasers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .362 | .342 | .704 |
| 2026-07-03 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Omaha Storm Chasers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .223 | .360 | .339 | .699 |
| 2026-07-01 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Omaha Storm Chasers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .218 | .356 | .336 | .692 |
| 2026-06-30 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Omaha Storm Chasers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .220 | .354 | .339 | .693 |
| 2026-06-28 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .345 | .330 | .675 |
| 2026-06-26 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .211 | .339 | .329 | .668 |
| Last 10 Total | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 | .385 | .579 | .423 | 1.002 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% |
|---|
Catching Stats
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | PB | SB | CS | CS% | PO | cERA |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | AB ↕ | H ↕ | 2B ↕ | 3B ↕ | HR ↕ | RBI ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | AVG ↕ |
|---|
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .222 | .364 | .222 | .586 |
| Last 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .222 | .364 | .222 | .586 |
| Last 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| Away Games | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .572 |
| Night Games | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .400 | .667 | 1.200 | 1.867 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .571 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| vs Right | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .286 | .444 | .429 | .873 |
| vs Pitcher Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .444 | .714 | 1.158 |
| Reliever | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .571 | .600 | 1.171 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .444 | .714 | 1.158 |
| Runners On | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .571 | .600 | 1.171 |
| Scoring Position | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| Batting Order | |||||||||||
| Batting Sixth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
| Batting Seventh | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 |
| Batting Eighth | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .778 | 1.278 |
| Year | Age | Lv | PA | BIP | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Avg EV | Max EV | Avg LA | HH% | Brl% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21 | R | 14 | 11 | 45.5% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 55.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 22 | A+ | 433 | 275 | 45.1% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 6.2% | — | — | — | — | — | 70.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 23 | AA | 276 | 168 | 36.3% | 33.3% | 24.4% | 6.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 72.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 23 | A+ | 234 | 139 | 48.9% | 23.7% | 26.6% | 0.7% | — | — | — | — | — | 65.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 24 | MLB | 17 | 8 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 40.5% | 75.0% | 41.2% | 58.3% | 55.4% | 51.2% | 94.8 mph | 108.6 mph | 14.0° | 62.5% | 12.5% |
| 2025 | 24 | AAA | 206 | 122 | 40.2% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 9.0% | 24.7% | 66.1% | 46.8% | 74.2% | 44.0% | 66.0% | 87.9 mph | 109.7 mph | 18.0° | 36.1% | 8.3% |
| 2025 | 24 | AA | 370 | 244 | 40.2% | 27.0% | 23.8% | 9.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 68.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 25 | MLB | 16 | 10 | 40.0% | 50.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 20.6% | 54.5% | 28.6% | 83.3% | 37.3% | 68.0% | 89.3 mph | 108.7 mph | 15.9° | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2026 | 25 | AAA | 277 | 159 | 47.8% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 6.9% | 23.5% | 57.0% | 54.9% | 78.4% | 39.4% | 70.9% | 89.1 mph | 109.7 mph | 8.9° | 39.0% | 6.4% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 33 | 18 | 44.4% | 44.4% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 31.6% | 64.6% | 37.5% | 69.0% | 46.8% | 57.6% | 91.7 mph | 108.7 mph | 15.1° | 44.4% | 16.7% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 483 | 281 | 44.5% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 7.8% | 24.0% | 60.9% | 51.4% | 76.4% | 41.4% | 68.7% | 88.6 mph | 109.7 mph | 12.9° | 37.7% | 7.2% | |
| AA Career | AA | 646 | 412 | 38.6% | 29.6% | 24.0% | 7.8% | — | — | — | — | — | 69.9% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 667 | 414 | 46.4% | 24.2% | 25.1% | 4.4% | — | — | — | — | — | 68.9% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| R Career | R | 14 | 11 | 45.5% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 55.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
Statcast FieldingMLB only
| Year | Team | Pos | Inn | OAA | FRV | Range | Arm | DP | Catch | Frame | Throw | Block | Pop | Blk BAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pirates | C | 9.0 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2026 | Pirates | C | 37.1 | — | -1.7 | — | — | — | -1.7 | -0.0 | -1.1 | -0.6 | 2.01 | — |
| Career | C | 46.1 | — | -1.6 | — | — | — | -1.6 | -0.0 | -1.1 | -0.5 | 2.01 | — | |
| 2025 | Pirates | 1B | 33.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | -0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1B | 33.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | -0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Transaction History
2026-07-08Pittsburgh Pirates recalled C Rafael Flores Jr. from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-06-14Indianapolis Indians activated C Rafael Flores Jr..
2026-06-13Pittsburgh Pirates optioned C Rafael Flores Jr. to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-06-13C Rafael Flores Jr. roster status changed by Indianapolis Indians.
2026-06-10Pittsburgh Pirates recalled C Rafael Flores Jr. from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-06-09C Rafael Flores Jr. roster status changed by Indianapolis Indians.
2026-03-22Pittsburgh Pirates optioned C Rafael Flores Jr. to Indianapolis Indians.
2025-09-16Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of C Rafael Flores from Indianapolis Indians.
2025-08-01Indianapolis Indians activated C Rafael Flores.
2025-07-31C Rafael Flores assigned to Indianapolis Indians.
2025-07-19Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders activated C Rafael Flores.
2025-07-19C Rafael Flores assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders from Somerset Patriots.
2025-02-05New York Yankees invited non-roster C Rafael Flores to spring training.
2024-06-26C Rafael Flores assigned to Somerset Patriots from Hudson Valley Renegades.
2024-05-10Hudson Valley Renegades activated C Rafael Flores from the 7-day injured list.
2024-05-03Hudson Valley Renegades placed C Rafael Flores on the 7-day injured list.
2024-02-24C Rafael Flores assigned to New York Yankees.
2024-02-24C Rafael Flores roster status changed by New York Yankees.
2024-02-24C Rafael Flores roster status changed by New York Yankees.
2024-02-24C Rafael Flores roster status changed by New York Yankees.
2023-04-02C Rafael Flores assigned to Hudson Valley Renegades from FCL Yankees.
2023-02-25C Rafael Flores roster status changed by New York Yankees.
2023-02-25C Rafael Flores assigned to New York Yankees.
2022-08-08C Rafael Flores assigned to FCL Yankees.
2022-07-25New York Yankees signed free agent C Rafael Flores to a minor league contract.