Christian Vázquez

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 205lb (175cm, 92kg)

Born: August 21, 1990 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Puerto Rico Baseball Academy (Gurabo, Puerto Rico).

High School: Puerto Rico Baseball Academy (Gurabo, Puerto Rico)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 3 yrs/$30M (23-25)

Service Time (01/2024): 9.031 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: MDR Sports Management

Full Name: Christian Rafael Vázquez

Nicknames: Mini Yadi or Colo

Pronunciation: \VAHZ-kehz\

Instagram: @1990colo

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.2

6.6

294

3054

774

.221

.253

346

RBI

335

OBP

.248

.301

SLG

.327

.373

OPS

.575

.673

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2008	17	-2.8	Red Sox	GULF	Rk	BOS	21	65	58	7	11	1	0	0	5	0	0	6	17	.190	.266	.207	.473	12	1	0	1	0	0
2009	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--Rk	BOS	31	117	101	9	18	7	0	2	16	0	0	15	23	.178	.291	.307	.598	31	7	1	0	0	0
2009	18	-3.1	Lowell	NYPL	A-	BOS	21	76	65	4	8	2	0	2	9	0	0	11	16	.123	.250	.246	.496	16	4	0	0	0	0
2009	18	-1.6	Red Sox	GULF	Rk	BOS	10	41	36	5	10	5	0	0	7	0	0	4	7	.278	.366	.417	.783	15	3	1	0	0	0
2010	19	-2.6	Greenville	SALL	A	BOS	79	299	270	34	71	11	0	3	32	3	1	23	62	.263	.328	.337	.665	91	8	4	0	2	1
2011	20	-1.4	Greenville	SALL	A	BOS	105	444	392	71	111	27	3	18	84	1	1	43	84	.283	.358	.505	.863	198	10	5	0	4	2
2011-12	20	-7.4	Mayaguez	PRWL	FgW		3	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	BOS	101	424	366	54	93	21	0	7	46	2	2	48	79	.254	.344	.369	.713	135	8	4	3	3	0
2012	21	-3.5	Portland	EL	AA	BOS	20	82	73	11	15	4	0	0	5	0	0	8	9	.206	.281	.260	.541	19	1	0	0	1	0
2012	21	-1.6	Salem	CARL	A+	BOS	81	342	293	43	78	17	0	7	41	2	2	40	70	.266	.360	.396	.756	116	7	4	3	2	0
2012	21	-1.3	Surprise	AZFL	Fal		10	43	35	4	9	3	0	1	3	0	1	8	9	.257	.395	.429	.824	15	0	0	0	0	0
2012-13	21	-5.4	Manati	PRWL	FgW		9	28	24	5	7	2	1	1	3	0	0	3	7	.292	.393	.583	.976	14	0	1	0	0	0
2013	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	BOS	97	403	345	48	99	19	1	5	48	7	5	48	44	.287	.375	.391	.766	135	9	3	3	4	0
2013	22	-5.0	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	22	-2.4	Portland	EL	AA	BOS	96	399	342	48	99	19	1	5	48	7	5	47	44	.290	.376	.395	.771	135	9	3	3	4	0
2013-14	22	-4.2	Santurce	PRWL	FgW		33	124	102	4	21	8	0	0	9	0	1	16	17	.206	.319	.284	.604	29	1	1	5	0	0
2014	23	-3.9	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	66	270	244	35	68	17	0	3	20	0	1	21	52	.279	.336	.385	.721	94	14	1	2	2	2
2014	23	-5.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	55	201	175	15	42	9	0	1	20	0	0	19	33	.240	.308	.309	.617	54	4	0	3	4	1
2014-15	23	-3.1	San Juan	PRWL	FgW		33	128	111	7	32	6	0	1	12	2	1	10	22	.288	.365	.369	.735	41	4	4	2	1	0
2015	24		2 Teams	PRWL	FgW		29	119	108	10	29	6	1	0	12	0	1	5	16	.269	.302	.343	.644	37	3	1	3	2	0
2015-16	24	-2.3	Mayaguez	PRWL	FgW		4	15	15	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.267	.467	4	0	0	0	0	0
2015-16	24	-2.3	Santurce	PRWL	FgW		25	104	93	10	26	5	1	0	11	0	1	5	13	.280	.317	.355	.672	33	3	1	3	2	0
2016	25	-1.5	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	42	171	152	19	41	9	0	2	16	2	0	15	31	.270	.345	.368	.713	56	6	3	0	1	1
2016	25	-3.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	57	184	172	21	39	9	1	1	12	0	0	10	39	.227	.277	.308	.585	53	3	2	0	0	1
2016-17	25	-0.9	Santurce	PRWL	FgW		28	112	97	12	23	2	0	2	6	2	1	13	12	.237	.333	.320	.653	31	4	1	1	0	1
2017	26	-2.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	99	345	324	43	94	18	2	5	32	7	2	17	64	.290	.330	.404	.735	131	14	3	0	1	0
2018	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	BOS	4	15	13	2	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	.308	.333	.308	.641	4	1	0	0	1	0
2018	27	0.5	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	3	12	11	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.273	.333	.273	.606	3	1	0	0	0	0
2018	27	2.7	Portland	EL	AA	BOS	1	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.333	.500	.833	1	0	0	0	1	0
2018	27	-1.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	80	269	251	24	52	10	0	3	16	4	1	13	41	.207	.258	.283	.540	71	5	4	1	0	1
2019	28	0.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	138	521	482	66	133	26	1	23	72	4	2	33	101	.276	.321	.477	.798	230	17	0	3	3	3
2020	29	1.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	47	189	173	22	49	9	0	7	23	4	3	16	43	.283	.344	.457	.801	79	6	0	0	0	0
2021	30	1.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	138	498	458	51	118	23	1	6	49	8	4	33	84	.258	.308	.352	.659	161	15	2	1	4	0
2021-22	30	4.4	Santurce	PRWL	FgW		8	33	31	3	5	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	4	.161	.212	.323	.535	10	1	0	0	0	0
2022	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-HOU	119	426	398	41	109	23	0	9	52	1	4	22	69	.274	.315	.400	.714	159	10	3	0	3	0
2022	31	3.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	84	318	294	33	83	20	0	8	42	1	2	18	51	.282	.327	.432	.759	127	7	3	0	3	0
2022	31	3.1	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	35	108	104	8	26	3	0	1	10	0	2	4	18	.250	.278	.308	.586	32	3	0	0	0	0
2023	32	4.1	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	102	355	327	34	73	13	0	6	32	1	0	25	82	.223	.280	.318	.598	104	11	1	1	1	1
2024	33	5.3	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	93	315	294	29	65	10	0	7	27	3	1	11	65	.221	.248	.327	.575	96	11	1	5	4	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		928	3303	3054	346	774	150	5	68	335	32	17	199	621	.253	.301	.373	.673	1138	96	16	14	20	7
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		546	2208	1941	279	516	112	4	40	271	15	10	220	393	.266	.344	.390	.734	756	64	21	9	17	6
Foreign (7 seasons)					Foreign		143	551	480	42	117	26	2	5	44	4	4	49	79	.244	.322	.338	.660	162	13	8	11	3	1
Other (1 season)					Other		10	43	35	4	9	3	0	1	3	0	1	8	9	.257	.395	.429	.824	15	0	0	0	0	0
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1627	6105	5510	671	1416	291	11	114	653	51	32	476	1102	.257	.319	.376	.695	2071	173	45	34	40	14

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		112	457	410	55	112	26	0	5	37	2	1	38	84	.273	.339	.373	.712	153	21	4	2	3	3
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		117	484	417	60	115	23	1	5	56	7	5	55	53	.276	.360	.372	.731	155	10	3	3	6	0
A+ (1 season)					Minors		81	342	293	43	78	17	0	7	41	2	2	40	70	.266	.360	.396	.756	116	7	4	3	2	0
A (2 seasons)					Minors		184	743	662	105	182	38	3	21	116	4	2	66	146	.275	.346	.437	.783	289	18	9	0	6	3
A- (1 season)					Minors		21	76	65	4	8	2	0	2	9	0	0	11	16	.123	.250	.246	.496	16	4	0	0	0	0
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		31	106	94	12	21	6	0	0	12	0	0	10	24	.223	.305	.287	.592	27	4	1	1	0	0