He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Arizona League Cubs and posted a .305 batting average with one home run and 26 RBIs in 47 games.

[1] On July 31, 2017, the Cubs traded Paredes and Jeimer Candelario to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Alex Avila and Justin Wilson.

In 2018, Paredes spent time splitting between the Lakeland Flying Tigers and Erie SeaWolves where he hit .278 with 15 home runs and 70 RBIs over the course of 123 games with the two teams.

On August 17, 2020, the Tigers recalled Paredes,[7] and he made his MLB debut later that day against the Chicago White Sox playing third base.

[12] On April 4, 2022, the Tigers traded Paredes and a competitive balance round B pick in the 2022 MLB draft to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Austin Meadows.

[19] On July 28, 2024, the Rays traded Paredes to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Christopher Morel, Hunter Bigge, and Ty Johnson.

On December 13, 2024, the Cubs traded Paredes, along with Hayden Wesneski and Cam Smith, to the Houston Astros in exchange for Kyle Tucker.

His six RBIs over the course of the tournament were tied with Joey Meneses for second on the Mexico lineup, behind only Rays teammate Randy Arozarena.

[23] In the semifinal against Japan, he went 3-for-4, scoring on a Luis Urías home run and hitting another RBI single off Atsuki Yuasa.