Andrew Vasquez (baseball)

Andrew Jude Vasquez (born September 14, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization.

Andrew Vasquez
Vasquez with the Fort Myers Miracle
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-14) September 14, 1993
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 1, 2018, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average10.80
Strikeouts7
Teams

Career

Vasquez attended Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 44th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Westmont College.[1]

Minnesota Twins

He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 32nd round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft and signed.[1] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Twins, going 0-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 12 innings.[2] He split the 2016 season between the Class A Short Season Elizabethton Twins and the Class A Cedar Rapids Kernels, accumulating a 3-0 record with a 1.41 ERA in 38 innings.[2] He split his 2017 season between Cedar Rapids and the Class A-Advanced Fort Myers Miracle, accumulating a 4-1 record with a 1.55 ERA in 57.1 innings.[2] He played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League during the 2017 offseason.[3] He split his 2018 minor league season between Fort Myers, the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, accumulating a 1-2 record with a 1.30 ERA in 69.1 innings.[2]

Vasquez was called up to the majors for the first time on September 1, 2018.[4] In 5 major league innings, he went 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA.[2]

Vazquez was outrighted off the 40-man roster on July 4, 2019.

References
  1. "Meet The Kernels - Andrew Vasquez". The Gazette. May 6, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. "Andrew Vasquez". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. "2017 Surprise Saguaros". Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  4. Neal III, LaVelle E. (September 1, 2018). "Twins welcome first wave of September callups". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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