Juan Carlos Pulido Valera [poo-lee'-do] (August 5, 1971 – December 28, 2023) was a Venezuelan Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins in 1994 and between 2003 and 2004.

Signed at 18 in 1989 by Minnesota, the hard-throwing Pulido was a bright prospect in the Twins' system, but a 1995 arm injury ruined his chances as a starter.

Pulido would earn the win in that encounter, tossing six innings of two-run ball as Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett belted a home run in the 6–2 victory.

He was released by Cardenales in Venezuela, and rehired by his original team, Magallanes, before retiring in 2008 with Tiburones de la Guaira.

On November 1, 2024, Pulido was posthumously elected to the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame, receiving 76% of the votes from the Contemporary Committee.