CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ NEWS

Set to reprise catcher role Vazquez went 1-for-3 in Saturday's loss to the Red Sox and is hitting 2-for-8 in his first three spring games.

Impact Vazquez was the subject of trade rumors in the offseason as the Twins were thought to want to offload the $10 million for the final year of his contract. However, he looks set to stay on the roster and repeat sharing catching duties fairly equally with Ryan Jeffers. Vazquez continues to slip at the plate as he had a career-worst .575 OPS and .248 OBP last season, but is still seen as a strong defender (ninth in baseball with seven Defensive Runs Saved).

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Infielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez acquired by Pirates from Red Sox for right-hander Joe Vogatsky

Infielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez has been acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Boston Red Sox for minor league right-hander Joe Vogatsky

DECEMBER 15, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins snap a three-game skid with 8-3 win over Miami and send the Marlins to their 100th loss

Minnesota’s Manuel Margot scored from second in a five-run seventh inning on one of four Miami errors and the Twins rallied to beat the Marlins 8-3 on Wednesday night

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back from paternity leave The Twins activated Vazquez from the paternity list Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Vazquez was away for two games while welcoming a new addition to the family. Fellow catcher Jair Camargo has been sent down to Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Goes on paternity list The Twins placed Vazquez on the paternity list Monday.

Impact Vazquez will likely be away for the entirety of the three-game series against the Angels before rejoining the active roster for the weekend series versus the Reds. Jair Camargo has been added to the roster and will back up Ryan Jeffers at catcher while Vazquez is away.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Springs pitches 6 sharp innings as the Rays top the Twins 2-1

Jeffrey Springs pitched a season-high six innings, Logan Driscoll hit a run-scoring single in his big league debut, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Merrill hits a 3-run double as the Padres beat the Twins 5-3

Jackson Merrill hit a three-run double, Michael King pitched six effective innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 in an interleague matchup of playoff conten...

AUGUST 20, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Willi Castro's 2-run single highlights 3-run 8th inning as Twins beat struggling Rangers 5-2

Willi Castro drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and another Minnesota run scored on the play due to a throwing error as the Twins rallied to beat the slumping Texas Range...

AUGUST 18, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins clobber Royals 13-3 to win crisp debut by fast-rising starting pitcher Zebby Matthews

Zebby Matthews threw five crisp innings to win his major league debut for the Minnesota Twins, who hit Seth Lugo hard to hand the All-Star right-hander his worst start this season...

AUGUST 14, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Three hits in Sunday's loss Vazquez went 3-for-4 with two doubles in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Guardians.

Impact Despite twice putting himself in scoring position, the Twins couldn't bring Vazquez home in any of his three trips on base. The catcher continues to swing a hot bat, going 13-for-31 (.419) over his last 10 contests. Vazquez is slashing .225/.257/.352 with six home runs, 22 RBI, 21 runs scored and three stolen bases over 67 games this year, but he's been much more productive at the plate than fellow backstop Ryan Jeffers in recent weeks, though the two catchers remain in an even timeshare.

AUGUST 12, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in Tuesday's loss Vazquez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Cubs.

Impact Vazquez's homer was the third and final hit of the game for the Twins. The catcher has been reliable since the All-Star break, going 9-for-28 (.321) with two homers and six RBI over nine contests in that span. He's up to a .213/.242/.333 slash line with six homers, 22 RBI, 19 runs scored and three stolen bases over 223 plate appearances. Regardless of how well he hits, Vazquez appears likely to remain in a 50-50 timeshare with Ryan Jeffers.

AUGUST 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Has monster game vs Tigers Vazquez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs, a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 9-3 win over Detroit.

Impact Vazquez reached base four times Friday, his first three-hit game since April. The veteran catcher now has three of his five home runs this season in the month of July. Vazquez is still splitting work with Ryan Jeffers, but he's gotten the upper hand recently as he's started 10 of the last 18 Twins games. The 33-year-old is hitting .280/.321/.507 with four homers over his last 75 at-bats and could be a name to watch down the stretch.

JULY 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Three hits vs. Tigers Vazquez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs, a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 9-3 win over Detroit.

Impact Vazquez produced his first three-hit game since April, and three of the veteran catcher's five home runs this season have come in the month of July. He is still splitting work with Ryan Jeffers behind the plate, but with Jeffers seeing work as the DH as well, Vazquez has started 10 of the last 18 games. The 33-year-old is slashing .280/.321/.507 with four homers over his last 75 at-bats.

JULY 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Byron Buxton homers and doubles to lead Twins to 9-3 win over Tigers

Byron Buxton hit a home run and a double, Christian Vázquez had a homer and three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3

JULY 27, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins' Christian Vazquez aims to ride momentum into matchup vs. White Sox Minnesota Twins catcher Christian Vazquez is batting just .204 entering Monday night’s three-game series opener against the host Chicago Whi...

JULY 8, 2024 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Leads Minnesota to comeback win Vazquez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Astros.

Impact The Astros established a 2-0 lead in the second inning, but Vazquez got one of those runs back with an RBI single. He added another RBI on a fielder's choice in the fourth before providing a walkoff homer in the ninth to complete the comeback. The catcher has multiple hits in each of his last three games, including two homers in that span. He's slashing .204/.227/.311 with four homers, 16 RBI, 13 runs scored and two stolen bases over 180 plate appearances this season. Vazquez continues to alternate starts at catcher with Ryan Jeffers, who has offered moderately more offense and power this season.

JULY 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Homers Wednesday Vazquez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-2 loss to the Tigers.

Impact Vazquez got the Twins on the board in the third with a long blast to left center off Keider Montero for this third home run of the season. Wednesday was his first game with an RBI since June 12 and his third game with multiple hits since that date. He's struggled mightily as a whole on the year, slashing .189/.214/.277 with 12 RBI, 11 runs and a 5:37 BB:K in 171 plate appearances.

JULY 4, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Rays stop Twins' winning streak at 6 with 3-2 victory, after Royce Lewis' 10th-inning throwing error

The Tampa Bay Rays scored on a throwing error by Minnesota's Royce Lewis with two outs in the 10th inning for a 3-2 victory that stopped the Twins’ six-game winning streak

JUNE 20, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yankees beat Twins 8-5 for 8th straight win to cap season sweep with Dodgers series on deck in Bronx

Trent Grisham homered and had three RBIs, doubling his totals in both categories, and the New York Yankees completed a season sweep of the Minnesota Twins with an 8-5 victory for t...

JUNE 7, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Woods Richardson gets first win in 8 starts as Twins top Royals 4-2

Simeon Woods Richardson earned his first win in eight starts, Jose Miranda knocked in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2

MAY 29, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kirilloff homers and Twins get strong relief pitching to edge the skidding Rangers 3-2

Alex Kirilloff hit a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning and Minnesota retired 15 of the last 16 hitters as the Twins edged the slumping Texas Rangers 3-2

MAY 25, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins pound out 17 hits, claim their seventh straight win with an 11-5 rout of the struggling Angels

Austin Martin and Alex Kiriloff drove in two runs apiece, and the Minnesota Twins stretched winning streak to seven games while completing a weekend sweep of the spiraling Los Ange...

APRIL 28, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Buxton, Vázquez deliver timely hits as Twins rally for 5-1 victory over Royals

Byron Buxton drove in the tying run in the eighth inning, Christian Vázquez drove in the go-ahead run to start off a four-run ninth, and the Twins rallied for a 5-1 victory over th...

MARCH 30, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'I put a lot of pressure on myself': Twins' Christian Vázquez looking to rebound after rough season The veteran backstop signed a big contract after winning a World Series with Houston, but did not play during the Twins' postseason.

FEBRUARY 20, 2024 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Not starting again in Game 2 Vazquez is absent from the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series versus the Blue Jays.

Impact Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers basically alternated starts at catcher during the regular season, but it's been Jeffers behind the plate for each of the first two games of the postseason. The only tweak the Twins made in their lineup from Game 1 to Game 2 was flip-flopping Jeffers and Matt Wallner in the batting order, with the former moving down to eighth and the latter up to seventh.

OCTOBER 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE