Christian Vazquez sparked a ninth-inning rally to help the Minnesota Twins top the host Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday afternoon. With one out, Vazquez sliced a 1-2 pitch down the left-field line, scoring Ryan Jeffers to break a 1-1 tie.
Late last November, Fansided insider Robert Murray reported the Minnesota Twins were “aggressively” trying to trade veteran catcher Christian Vázquez. At the time, the prospect of the Twins trading for Vázquez made a lot of sense.
The Twins have been open about their plans to reduce payroll and that has reportedly led them to try to trade some players from their roster.
Despite receiving less playing time in 2023, the Minnesota Twins say that catcher Christian Vazquez is still a big part of their organization moving forward.
Slow-motion video from the Twins television feed Wednesday afternoon shows how close Minnesota catch Christian Vazquez was to being struck in the face
Being a catcher on a Major League Baseball team is not an easy job. It can be a very painful, gig, too, with foul balls being rocketed back at you from such a short distance, leaving you no chance of getting out of the way in time. Twins veteran catcher Christian Vazquez knows all about that experience.
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw will take the mound with a heavy heart on Tuesday night, pitching three days after the death of his mother, Marianne Tombaugh.
Through the opening round of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, there have been numerous Boston Red Sox players having an impact for their respective countries. Numerous former Red Sox have been involved, as well.
The Minnesota Twins found their catcher earlier this week, signing veteran backstop Christian Vazquez to a three-year, $30 million deal. Vazquez spent the 2022 season with the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros and was a key factor in Houston’s run to another World Series title.
The Minnesota Twins have a new catcher. Monday night, the club agreed to a three-year contract with former Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros backstop Christian Vazquez.
The market for Vázquez is 'heating up'.
Fresh off his second World Series title, long-time Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez is a free agent for the first time in his career. With Wilson Contreras inking a five-year, $87.M deal with the Cardinals, Vazquez is arguably the top free agent catcher left on the board, rivaled by Sean Murphy in the trade market.
Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said early in the offseason that his club hoped to bring in a catcher to split time with 25-year-old Ryan Jeffers. Vazquez, 32, would give the Twins a strong defensive option who’s elevated his offensive profile in recent seasons as well.
By now, it’s been a couple of days since Christian Vazquez discovered that the Boston Red Sox had traded him to the Houston Astros during a pregame interview with Boston media members.
The Houston Astros deepened their roster on Monday by acquiring utility man Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles and catcher Christian Vazquez from Boston mere hours before they opened a three-game series against the visiting Red Sox.
Chris Cotillo of Mass Live reports that Vazquez was traded to Houston in return for two minor leaguers, fielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez and outfielder Wilyer Abreu.
Down to their final two outs while facing the possibility of extra innings, Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez provided a late boost for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rican Winter League on Wednesday night.
Last week, it was revealed that Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez would be playing for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rican Winter League this off-season.
Kiké Hernandez was the biggest bat for the Boston Red Sox in their ALDS with the Tampa Bay Rays that ended on Monday night. So it was fitting to see him be the one to end the series with a walk-off RBI.
Christian Vazquez lifted the Boston Red Sox to a dramatic victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday night. The two clubs entered the evening locked in a 1-1 ALDS tie, but Vazquez broke that tie in the 13th inning of Game 3 with a walk-off blast.
The Boston Red Sox are on the verge of reaching the ALCS after a dramatic walk-off win in Game 3 of the ALDS.
Earlier this week, Red Sox manager Alex Cora poked fun at a typical spring training cliché you hear every year in that a certain player showed up to camp in the best shape of his life.
It's unclear if the Angels are willing to pay the high asking price for Vazquez.
Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy recently brought up Vazquez when discussing the "core group of players" Boston would like to keep intact moving forward, so it's not surprising that the asking price for the 30-year-old is pretty high.
Sometime in the next couple weeks, the Red Sox expect to trade one of their three catchers – Christian Vazquez, Sandy Leon or Blake Swihart. The light-hitting Vazquez seems to have a strong chance to stick around, though, as manager Alex Cora lavished praise on him Saturday.
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