Education
Vázquez attended the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School.
Vázquez attended the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School.
He stands 5"9" and weighs 200 lbs. He has drawn accolades for his powerful throwing arm and credits his development as a catcher in part to the Molina brothers (Yadier, Jose, and Bengie), who have all played Major League Baseball. Minor Leagues
The Boston Red Sox selected him in the ninth round of the 2008 MLB Draft.
In 2011, he hit.283 with 18 home runs and 84 Reserve Bank of India in 105 games for Class-A Greenville.
In 2012, he batted a combined.254 for the Salem Red Sox of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League and Portland Sea Dogs of the Class Associate of Arts Eastern League, compiling a.986 fielding percentage while throwing out a 40% of potential base stealers (49-for-122). Vázquez spent the entire 2013 year with Portland, where he batted a very solid.289 in 96 games.
In 2014, he produced a line of.275/.331/.715 In his first 62 games for Triple-A Pawtucket, and was named to the International League All-Star team In addition, he was selected as a late addition to the All-Star Futures Game to compete on the World Roster, but was replaced following his promotion to the major leagues on July 9.
Boston Red Sox
Vázquez made his Major League debut on July 9, 2014, where he nabbed Alejandro De Aza at the plate trying to score.
He recorded his first career hit off of Scott Feldman on July 11, 2014, then got two more hits, each of them doubles along with 3 Reserve Bank of India. On September 25, 2014, he hit his first career home run off of Jeremy Hellickson. In 55 games with the Red Sox in 2014, Vázquez batted.240 with a home run and 20 Reserve Bank of India. On April 2, 2015, Vázquez underwent Tommy John surgery and was placed on the 60-day disabled list. He missed the 2015 season and is hoping to be ready to return for the 2016 season.
