Esmerling Vásquez
| Esmerling Vásquez | |
|---|---|
 Vásquez with the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 7, 1983 Tenares, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 26, 2009, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| NPB: March 29, 2015, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 5–12 |
| Earned run average | 4.86 |
| Strikeouts | 134 |
| NPB statistics (through 2016) | |
| Win–loss record | 3–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.24 |
| Strikeouts | 34 |
| Teams | |
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Esmerling de Jesús Vásquez (born November 7, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Career[]
Arizona Diamondbacks[]
Vásquez signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Vásquez played for the Double-A Mobile BayBears in 2007. He started in all 29 games he played in and went 10-6 with a 2.99 ERA. Following the season, the Diamondbacks named Vásquez as their minor league pitcher of the year.[citation needed] His contract was purchased on November 20, 2007.
Vásquez was called up to the Diamondbacks on April 26, 2009, and made his Major League debut later that day.
He was demoted to Triple A Reno on April 17, 2010 to make room for Kris Benson but was recalled 2 days later after Conor Jackson was injured
On Memorial Day, 2010, as a member of one of the worst bullpens in MLB history, Vasquez committed a balk in the bottom of the ninth against the Dodgers, allowing Casey Blake to score the winning run. The event was known as a "balk-off".
In his career with the Diamondbacks, Vásquez went 5-10 with a 4.66 ERA in 141 games with a 1.496 WHIP
Minnesota Twins[]
Vásquez was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins on September 27, 2011. He did not pitch for the Twins that year.
Vásquez spent most of 2012 with Triple-A Rochester, where he went 9-6 with a 2.78 ERA in 31 games, 8 of them starts. Called up on September 1, Vásquez went 0-2 with a 5.68 in 6 starts for the Twins. On November 5, Vásquez signed a minor league deal with the Twins.[1]
On June 23, 2013, the Twins released Vásquez.
EDA Rhinos[]
Vasquez signed with the EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2014 season.
Saitama Seibu Lions[]
Vasquez signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2015 season.
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna[]
On July 19, 2018, Vasquez signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican Baseball League.
Texas Rangers[]
On March 10, 2019, Vasquez signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[2] On March 14, 2020, Vásquez re-signed to a minor league deal with the Rangers. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.
References[]
- ^ Christensen, Joe (November 5, 2012). "Twins reach minor league deals with Deduno, Vasquez". Minneapolis Star Tribune.
- ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
External links[]
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