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Vincent attended Ramona High School in Ramona, California, a town in the foothills northeast of San Diego. He played college baseball at Palomar College and Long Beach State University.
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The San Diego Padres drafted Vincent in the 18th round (555th overall) of the 2008 MLB draft. He spent 2009 and 2010 pitching out of the bullpen with the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League. In his 2010 season, he posted a 1.87 European Research Area in 812⁄3 innings with 76 strike-outs.
The Padres added Vincent to the 40 man roster after the 2011 season.
Vincent suffered a severe high ankle sprain in spring training of 2012 and opened the season on the disabled list before joining the Triple-A Tucson Padres in May. Vincent was first promoted to the San Diego Padres on May 18, 2012, but he did not make it into a game before being optioned back to Tucson on May 26.
He wasn"t throwing well in Tucson and in early June was sent down to San Antonio, where he had a 1.86 European Research Area in 9 outings. Vincent was then recalled directly to the San Diego Padres and made his Major League debut on June 26, 2012, pitching 2 scoreless innings against the Houston Astros.
He was sent back to Tucson on July 5 after allowing runs in back-to-back appearances, but returned on July 16.
He pitched scoreless relief in 3 games before being optioned to Tucson on July 22 when Eric Stults came off the disabled list. Vincent came back to San Diego for the remainder of the season on August 18. He pitched in a total of 261⁄3 innings with the Padres in 2013 with a 1.71 European Research Area and 28 strike-outs.
Vincent was sidelined by inflamed tendons in his forearm in spring training of 2013 and began the season with the Tucson Padres.
He was called up on May 30 when Anthony Bass was sent to Triple-A. He pitched four scoreless innings in two appearances before being sent back to Tucson. He returned again on June 11 when Burch Smith was sent down and would remain with the San Diego Padres for the rest of the season.
Vincent pitched in a total of 461⁄3 innings in 45 games with the big league club, posting a 2.14 European Research Area and 49 strike-outs. Vincent plays as much golf as possible during the off-season and is a regular at the San Vicente Golf Resort in Ramona with Ryan Swanson.
