Flores begins his second season with the Ducks and seventh in professional baseball. The catcher played 73 games for the Ducks during the 2025 season. He posted a .341 batting average with 12 home runs, 51 RBIs, 30 runs, 85 hits, 13 doubles and a .929 OPS, each of which were career-highs. The 23-year-old was selected to the Atlantic League’s Mid-Season All-Star Team, presented by Baseball America, after leading the league with a .362 batting average and leading the Ducks with a .546 slugging percentage. Defensively, he accrued a .993 fielding percentage while throwing out 19% of runners attempting to steal in 45 games behind the plate during the season.

The Venezuela native joined Long Island after playing three seasons (2019, 2021-22) in the San Francisco Giants organization and two years (2023-24) in the Los Angeles Angels system, reaching as high as Double-A. In 232 games during that time, he totaled a .269 batting average with 14 homers, 103 RBIs, 96 runs, 213 hits, 41 doubles, two triples and 42 walks. The Texas resident also amassed a .988 fielding percentage at catcher while throwing out 28% of runners attempting to steal. Flores was originally signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent in 2018.