Julio Enrique Valera Torres (born October 13, 1968) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals.

On April 12, 1992, the Mets traded Valera and a player to be named later (Julian Vasquez) to the California Angels in exchange for shortstop Dick Schofield.

[1] 1992 would be Valera's longest MLB season pitching in 30 games (28 starts) and throwing 188 innings with a 3.73 ERA.

On March 18, 1996, the Kansas City Royals purchased Valera's contract from the Angels for an undisclosed amount of cash.