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Esmerling Vásquez

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Esmerling Vásquez
Vásquez with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher
Born: (1983-11-07) November 7, 1983 (age 40)
Tenares, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 26, 2009, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
NPB: March 29, 2015, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
Last appearance
MLB: October 1, 2012, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
NPB: August 28, 2016, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
MLB statistics
Win–loss record5–12
Earned run average4.86
Strikeouts134
NPB statistics
Win–loss record3–1
Earned run average4.24
Strikeouts34
Teams

Esmerling de Jesús Vásquez (born November 7, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He 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

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Arizona Diamondbacks

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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] On November 20, 2007, the Diamondbacks added Vásquez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

Vásquez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on April 26, 2009, and made his major league debut later that day.

Vásquez was demoted to the Triple–A Reno Aces on April 17, 2010, to make room for Kris Benson but was recalled 2 days later after Conor Jackson suffered an injury. On May 31, Vásquez 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".[1]

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

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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.[2]

On June 23, 2013, the Twins released Vásquez.

EDA Rhinos

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Vásquez signed with the EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2014 season.

Saitama Seibu Lions

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On November 14, 2014, Vásquez signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.[3]

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna

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On July 19, 2018, ásquez signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League.

Texas Rangers

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On March 10, 2019, Vasquez signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization. In 12 games (8 starts) split between the Double–A Frisco RoughRiders and Triple–A Nashville Sounds, he accumulated a 5.86 ERA with 17 strikeouts across 35+13 innings pitched. Vásquez became a free agent following the season on November 4.[4]

On March 14, 2020, Vásquez re-signed with the Rangers on a new minor league contract. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Vásquez became a free agent on November 2.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Bramlett, Jimmy (May 31, 2010). "It's A Balk-Off at Dodger Stadium!". LAist. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Christensen, Joe (November 5, 2012). "Twins reach minor league deals with Deduno, Vasquez". Minneapolis Star Tribune.
  3. ^ "Minor Moves: Vasquez, Mejia, Allen, Wren, Owens". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Full List of 2020-2021 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
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