Christian Vazquez

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• Red Sox's Christian Vazquez: Light-hitting spring

  03/14/2020 •

  Vazquez is batting .167/.286/.278 over 10 Grapefruit League games. Vazquez exploded for 23 home runs and a career-best .797 OPS in 2019, but the underlying advanced metrics don't indicate much difference than 2018, when he had three homers and a .540 OPS. There's reason to believe Vazquez will regress in 2020, but he's locked down the starting catcher job based on his defensive reputation. If the bat eventually becomes unplayable, the winner of the Kevin Plawecki/Jonathan Lucroy battle to be Vazquez's backup could get an increase in playing time.

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• Red Sox's Christian Vazquez: Returns for season finale

  09/29/2019 •

  Vazquez (hamstring) is starting behind the plate and batting sixth Sunday against the Orioles, jJen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Vazquez exited Wednesday's contest with left hamstring tightness and didn't start the last three games, but he'll rejoin the starting nine for the season finale. The 29-year-old has enjoyed a quality season with a .274/.319/.477 slash line with 23 homers and 71 RBI in 137 games.

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• Red Sox's Christian Vazquez: Still out Saturday

  09/28/2019 •

  Vazquez (hamstring) is not in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles. He went 0-for-1 in a pinch-hit appearance Friday, and is presumably still available in that capacity. It is unclear if he will be able to return to the lineup for the final game of the season Sunday. Sandy Leon is starting at catcher and hitting ninth.

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• Red Sox's Christian Vazquez: Remains on bench

  09/27/2019 •

  Vazquez (hamstring) will sit Friday against Baltimore. Vazquez left Wednesday's game with hamstring tightness and did not appear in Thursday's contest. It remains to be seen whether he'll make another appearance before the end of the year. Juan Centeno will start behind the plate Friday.

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• Red Sox's Christian Vazquez: Out with hamstring tightness

  09/26/2019 •

  Vazquez (hamstring) is not in Thursday's lineup against the Rangers. While he left Wednesday's game with hamstring tightness, Vazquez would have sat this game even if he were healthy, with it being a day game after a night game. It's unclear if he will be able to return this weekend against the Orioles.

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