[2] Valaika made his professional debut on July 8, 2013, playing shortstop for the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Northwest League going 1 for 4 with an RBI triple.

[5] The Rockies promoted Valaika to the major leagues for the first time on September 6, 2016,[6] and made his Major League Baseball debut the same day pinch running for pinch hitter Tom Murphy in the bottom of the 8th inning during a game against the San Francisco Giants.

[11] However, Valaika was designated for assignment by the Orioles on January 10, 2020, to make room for Richard Ureña on their 40-man roster.

[16] On August 5, 2021, after having 193 at-bats and hitting .192 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI, Valaika was designated for assignment by the Orioles.

[20] Valaika played in 114 games for the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers, hitting .242 with 10 home runs, 54 RBI, and two stolen bases.

[24] On October 10, 2023, Valaika was hired to serve as an undergraduate assistant coach at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Chris, played professionally from 2006 to 2015, including time in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, and Chicago Cubs.

[27] Matt, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals and played one season with the Batavia Muckdogs before retiring due to injury.