CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ NEWS

Riding pine in matinee Vazquez isn't starting the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Impact Vazquez started the last four games and went 7-for-17 with a homer, seven RBI and two runs, but he will be held out of the first of the two games the Red Sox will play Saturday.. Kevin Plawecki will start behind the dish and bat eighth in the opener.

MAY 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Story's 7th HR in 7 games helps Red Sox top White Sox 16-7

Trevor Story kept up his hot hitting with a three-run homer and four RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 16-7 to take two of three from Chicago

MAY 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Burger's homer off Hill lifts White Sox over Red Sox

Jake Burger hit a three-run homer off Rich Hill, Lucas Giolito overcame a shaky first inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Red Sox 3-1 to end Boston’s six-game winning streak

MAY 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Runs hit streak to six Vazquez went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Tuesday's 16-3 win over the White Sox.

Impact Vazquez drilled a three-run blast in the fifth inning and extended a hitting streak to six games (9-for-20). Following a .217 April, the catcher is slashing .314/.375/.451 over 56 plate appearances during the current month.

MAY 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox pound White Sox 16-3, extend win streak to 6 games

Trevor Story and Christian Vazquez each hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs as the Boston Red Sox set season highs in runs and hits in a 16-3 win over the Chicago White...

MAY 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Won't start Sunday Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Impact Vazquez will receive some maintenance after he caught each of Boston's last four games while going a collective 5-for-14 with a double, three RBI and a run. Kevin Plawecki will step in for Vazquez behind the plate, forming a battery with starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi.

MAY 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to bench Vazquez will sit Tuesday against the Astros, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact Vazquez finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games and his third time in the last six contests. Kevin Plawecki will take over behind the plate.

MAY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Sunday's lineup Vazquez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.

Impact He is hitting .250/.344/.357 with zero home runs and zero steals in nine games this month. Kevin Plawecki will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

MAY 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Riding pine Wednesday Vazquez isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Impact Vazquez started in the last three games and went 3-for-12 with a double, two RBI, a run, a walk and three strikeouts during that time. Kevin Plawecki will take over behind the dish and bat eighth Wednesday.

MAY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting again Friday Vazquez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Impact Vazquez is 4-for-22 over his past eight games and finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest. Kevin Plawecki, who has also struggled offensively this season with a .333 OPS, will start behind the plate in his place.

MAY 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Resting for day game Vazquez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels, Steve Hewitt of the Boston Herald reports.

Impact The Red Sox and Angels are concluding their series with a day game, so Vazquez will receive a routine breather after he went 0-for-3 with a walk while serving as Boston's catcher in Wednesday's 10-5 loss. Kevin Plawecki will relieve Vazquez behind the dish Thursday.

MAY 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gets Tuesday off Vazquez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Impact Vazquez will retreat to the bench after going 2-for-10 with a double while catching in three of the Red Sox's previous four games. Kevin Plawecki will be behind the dish for Tuesday's series opener.

MAY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat Saturday Vazquez isn't starting Saturday against Baltimore, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact Vazquez started in the last two games and went 1-for-6 with a strikeout. Kevin Plawecki is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

APRIL 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bogaerts leads Red Sox against the Blue Jays after 4-hit game

The Boston Red Sox play the Toronto Blue Jays after Xander Bogaerts had four hits against the Blue Jays on Wednesday

APRIL 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gets breather Wednesday Vazquez isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Blue Jays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact Vazquez will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games after he went 2-for-3 with a run, a walk and a strikeout Tuesday against Toronto. Kevin Plawecki will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

APRIL 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Monday's lineup Vazquez isn't starting Monday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Vazquez started in the last four games and went 2-for-13 with an RBI and three strikeouts. Kevin Plawecki will start behind the dish after being reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list.

APRIL 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gausman shuts down Red Sox, Blue Jays hold on for 3-2 win

Kevin Gausman took a shutout into the ninth inning and Jordan Romano escaped with a save as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2

APRIL 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Returns from injured list Vazquez (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact Vazquez was placed on the COVID-19 IL on Tuesday but will quickly rejoin Boston's active roster. He'll remain out of the lineup Wednesday with Connor Wong starting behind the plate for the Red Sox.

APRIL 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox face the Blue Jays with 1-0 series lead

The Boston Red Sox take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Toronto Blue Jays

APRIL 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Red Sox edge Blue Jays 2-1 at Fenway with just 3 hits

Connor Wong drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Tuesday night despite getting held to o...

APRIL 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes on COVID-19 IL The Red Sox placed Vazquez on the COVID-19-related injured list Tuesday.

Impact Vazquez becomes the second Red Sox catcher to land on the COVID-19 IL in the last two days after Kevin Plawecki was deactivated Monday. Connor Wong was called up from Triple-A Worcester on Monday and tentatively steps in as Boston's No. 1 catcher, with the backstop set to make his first start of the season Tuesday against the Blue Jays, according to Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe. Boston has yet to officially add another catcher to the roster to serve as Wong's understudy, but Ronaldo Hernandez suggested in a post on his Instagram account that he'll be called up from Triple-A to fortify the position group, per Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican. Abraham also notes that Vazquez is vaccinated, so he'll be eligible to join the Red Sox for next week's series in Toronto if he clears MLB's testing protocol in timely fashion.

APRIL 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep in loss Vazquez went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and two RBI in Monday's loss to the Twins.

Impact Vazquez drove in Alex Verdugo on a groundout in the bottom of the fifth inning before later going deep for a solo homer off Jhoan Duran in the seventh. The homer was his first of the season after he had six last year. The catcher also added a single in the ninth, giving him his first multi-hit effort of the campaign.

APRIL 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Sunday Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact Vazquez started the past three contests and will take seat for the day game in Sunday's series finale. Kevin Plawecki will work behind the plate in his place.

APRIL 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox rough up Eduardo Rodriguez in 9-7 win over Tigers

Jackie Bradley, Kiké Hernández and Rafael Devers hit consecutive RBI doubles in the fourth inning to chase former teammate Eduardo Rodriguez and the Boston Red Sox held on to beat...

APRIL 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sitting for day game Vazquez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Impact He'll sit for the second time in three games, likely due to the early start time (1:10 p.m. ET) for Tuesday's contest. Kevin Plawecki will check in behind the dish for Vazquez, who is off to a 2-for-10 start to the season and has yet to produce any counting statistics.

APRIL 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE