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2024 Batting
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| Regular Season | .213 | 1 | 5 | .496 | 2 |
Top Christian Vazquez News
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Three hits in win
Vazquez went 3-for-4 with one run scored and one steal in Sunday's win over the Angels.
After hitting just .121 (4-for-33) with a home run through his first 11 games, he's hitting .474 (9-for-19) over his last five games. He continues to split playing time behind the plate with Ryan Jeffers, with Jeffers frequently getting starts at DH when Vazquez is behind the dish.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Not starting Saturday
Vazquez is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers have alternated starts at catcher over the first eight games of the season, and the latter will start Saturday. Vazquez has started the season going 2-for-10 with two RBI.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Starting at catcher Tuesday
Vazquez is starting at catcher and batting ninth Tuesday in Milwaukee.
He and Ryan Jeffers have split the catching duties in the first four games of the season, with Jeffers drawing an additional start at designated hitter. Vazquez is the far less desirable fantasy option of the two, but the 33-year-old should have a much better season in 2024 than during a 2023 campaign in which he produced a .598 OPS.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Key RBI in first start of season
Vazquez started at catcher and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's win at Kansas City.
Vazquez struggled at the plate last season by hitting just .223 with little power (.095 ISO) and a paltry .280 OBA, so it was good to see him have a good first game of the season with a key RBI late in the game. He also threw out Bobby Witt on a steal attempt late in the game. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the plan is to roughly split playing time at catcher with Ryan Jeffers as the Twins aim to keep both players fresh.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Worked on improved bat speed
Vazquez worked at Driveline Baseball in the offseason to improve his bat speed and has his weight down to 208 pounds from 215 pounds as he seeks improved fitness entering the spring, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the Twins plan to about equally split playing time at catcher even with Vazquez's disappointing 2023 season at the plate, according to the report. Vazquez hit just .223 with little power (.095 ISO) and a paltry .280 OBA last season. Some hope for a rebound can be gleaned from the fact that he's alternated productive and abysmal seasons at the plate throughout his career.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: 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.
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.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Reaches three times in win
Vazquez went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over Cincinnati.
Vazquez reached base three times Wednesday and came around to score the Twins' second run in the top of the eighth after leading off the inning with a double. The backstop then stole his first base of the season in the ninth before coming home a second time on a Jorge Polanco single, giving Minnesota a 5-3 lead. Vazquez had failed to record a hit in his previous four games coming in and is still batting just .194 in September following the two-hit performance.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Sitting out Tuesday
Vazquez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Cincinnati.
Vazquez started Monday's series opener but will begin this one on the bench. Ryan Jeffers will do the catching for Kenta Maeda.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Goes deep in win
Vazquez went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Tuesday's 8-3 win over Cleveland.
Breaking out of a 1-for-22 slump that had encompassed his previous seven games, Vazquez reached base in all four plate appearances Tuesday, including a sixth-inning solo shot that tied the game at 3-3. The 33-year-old backstop is now hitting .222 with six home runs, 28 RBI and 30 runs scored across 88 games (304 plate appearances) on the season.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Losing work to Jeffers
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
The Twins' catching timeshare has tilted in favor of Ryan Jeffers of late, leaving less playing time available for Vazquez. The 33-year-old will be on the bench Wednesday for the fourth time in the last six games.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Remains out of lineup
Vazquez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers alternated the starts over the last seven games, but the pattern will break Monday, as Jeffers will get the nod behind the plate for the second time in as many days.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Resting Sunday
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Vazquez will sit out the day game after a night game, affording Ryan Jeffers a turn behind the plate. After he entered the series versus Texas with a five-game hitting streak, Vazquez went 0-for-7 over his two starts against the Rangers.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Swats fourth homer
Vazquez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Brewers.
Vazquez notched his fourth long ball of the season and his first since July 26 on Tuesday, taking Wade Miley yard in the second inning with Kyle Farmer aboard. Though Vazquez has been a poor source of power this season, he's been a quality bat since the All-Star break (21 games), batting .274 with 10 runs scored and nine RBI while striking out at an 18.4 percent clip.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Out Wednesday, but gaining reps
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Though he's on the bench for the day game after a night game, Vazquez may have supplanted Ryan Jeffers as the Twins' preferred catcher for the time being. Vazquez started behind the dish in four of the previous five contests and went 6-for-16 with a home run, two doubles, five runs and two RBI.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Retreats to bench Sunday
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Vazquez will hit the bench after he went 5-for-12 with two doubles and four runs while starting behind the dish in each of the last three contests. Ryan Jeffers wasn't available for either of the last two games due to back soreness, but now that Jeffers has been cleared to start Sunday, Vazquez could find himself back in a timeshare at catcher.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Out of Tuesday's lineup
Vazquez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.
It's the second straight game on the bench for Vazquez, who has a .259/.271/.397 slash line in 17 contests since the All-Star break. Ryan Jeffers is working behind the plate and batting sixth Tuesday.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Back to bench Wednesday
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers continue to alternate starts behind the dish, and it'll be the latter's turn to catch Wednesday. Since the All-Star break, Vazquez has been a serviceable performer with a .256 average, two home runs and seven RBI in 13 games, but being stuck in a timeshare with Jeffers limits his overall fantasy upside.
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Twins' Christian Vazquez: Sitting Monday
Vazquez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Vazquez will give way to Ryan Jeffers behind the dish for the series opener. The two backstops have now alternated starts at catcher over the last eight games.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 5-9, 205 lbs |
| Birthplace: Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| Age: 33 |
| Experience: 9 |
| Bats/Throws: R, R |