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Christian Vázquez
Christian Vázquez
Houston Astros • Catcher
Age 35 • 5' 8" • 205 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2014-07-09
Born: Bayamon • Puerto Rico
Draft: 2008
2026 Stats
G
33
AB
97
H
24
HR
4
RBI
16
R
9
SB
0
AVG
.247
OBP
.311
SLG
.412
OPS
.723
Career Stats
G
1026
AB
3341
H
834
HR
75
RBI
365
R
369
SB
33
AVG
.250
OBP
.299
SLG
.368
OPS
.667
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2014 BOS 55 201 175 42 1 20 — .240 .308 .309 .617
2016 BOS 57 184 172 39 1 12 — .227 .277 .308 .585
2017 BOS 99 345 324 94 5 32 7 .290 .330 .404 .734
2018 BOS 80 269 251 52 3 16 4 .207 .257 .283 .540 WS
2019 BOS 138 521 482 133 23 72 4 .276 .320 .477 .797
2020 BOS 47 189 173 49 7 23 4 .283 .344 .457 .801
2021 BOS 138 498 458 118 6 49 8 .258 .308 .352 .660
2022 Total 119 426 398 109 9 52 1 .274 .315 .399 .714 WS
2023 MIN 102 355 327 73 6 32 1 .223 .280 .318 .598
2024 MIN 93 315 294 65 7 27 3 .221 .248 .327 .575
2025 MIN 65 214 190 36 3 14 1 .189 .271 .274 .545
2026 HOU 33 108 97 24 4 16 — .247 .311 .412 .723
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2011 BOS 2441 ——— .250.250.500.750
2012 BOS 322— ——— .000.000.000.000
2013 BOS 1523215 131 .238.304.476.780
2014 BOS 812105 13— .500.583.8001.383
2015 BOS 619173 ——— .176.263.176.439
2016 BOS 712111 ——— .091.167.091.258
2017 BOS 14413910 151 .256.293.359.652
2018 BOS 14403815 251 .395.400.6581.058
2019 BOS 1638385 11— .132.132.237.369
2020 BOS 1124213 —2— .143.250.238.488
2021 BOS 1331288 ——— .286.355.393.748
2022 BOS 923233 13— .130.130.304.434
2023 MIN 1033313 —2— .097.152.129.281
2024 MIN 1440369 14— .250.300.361.661
2025 MIN 15434212 —6— .286.302.333.635
2026 HOU 41192 —1— .222.364.222.586
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2017 BOS 2862 ——— .333.500.333.833
2018 BOS 1238378 12— .216.237.324.561
2021 BOS 1134329 16— .281.303.406.709
2022 HOU 619174 —3— .235.316.235.551
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-05-24 @ CHC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-22 @ CHC 4 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
2026-05-20 @ MIN 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-05-19 @ MIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-18 @ MIN 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
2026-05-17 vs TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-16 vs TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-05-15 vs TEX 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-13 vs SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-12 vs SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-11 vs SEA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-09 @ CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-05-08 @ CIN 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
2026-05-06 vs LAD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-05 vs LAD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-04 vs LAD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-03 @ BOS 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-01 @ BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-30 @ BAL 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-04-26 vs NYY 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-25 vs NYY 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-24 vs NYY 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-22 @ CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-04-18 vs STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
2026-04-17 vs STL 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
2026-04-14 vs COL 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
2026-04-10 @ SEA 3 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 1
2026-04-08 @ COL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-04 @ ATH 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
2026-04-03 @ ATH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-01 vs BOS 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
2026-03-31 vs BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-03-29 vs LAA 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-04-16
C Christian Vázquez changed number to 2.
2026-04-15
C Christian Vázquez changed number to 42.
2026-03-25
Houston Astros selected the contract of C Christian Vázquez from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2026-03-09
Houston Astros signed free agent C Christian Vázquez to a minor league contract.
2025-11-02
C Christian Vázquez elected free agency.
2025-09-22
Minnesota Twins activated C Christian Vázquez from the 10-day injured list.
2025-09-18
Minnesota Twins sent C Christian Vázquez on a rehab assignment to St. Paul Saints.
2025-08-08
Minnesota Twins placed C Christian Vázquez on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 6, 2025. Left shoulder infection.
2025-04-16
C Christian Vázquez changed number to 8.
2025-04-15
C Christian Vázquez changed number to 42.
2024-09-11
Minnesota Twins activated C Christian Vázquez from the paternity list.
2024-09-09
Minnesota Twins placed C Christian Vázquez on the paternity list.
2022-12-16
Minnesota Twins signed free agent C Christian Vázquez.
2022-12-16
Minnesota Twins activated C Christian Vázquez.
2022-12-16
Minnesota Twins activated C Christian Vázquez.
2022-11-06
C Christian Vazquez elected free agency.
2022-08-02
Houston Astros activated C Christian Vazquez.
2022-08-01
Boston Red Sox traded C Christian Vazquez to Houston Astros for 2B Enmanuel Valdez and OF Wilyer Abreu.
2022-04-20
Boston Red Sox activated C Christian Vazquez from the 10-day injured list.
2022-04-19
Boston Red Sox placed C Christian Vazquez on the 10-day injured list.
2021-08-14
Boston Red Sox activated C Christian Vazquez from the bereavement list.
2021-08-14
Boston Red Sox activated C Christian Vazquez from the bereavement list.
2021-08-14
Boston Red Sox activated C Christian Vazquez from the bereavement list.
2021-08-11
Boston Red Sox placed C Christian Vazquez on the bereavement list.
2019-04-17
Boston Red Sox activated C Christian Vazquez.
2019-04-17
Boston Red Sox activated C Christian Vazquez.
2018-09-01
Boston Red Sox activated C Christian Vazquez from the 10-day injured list.
2018-08-28
Boston Red Sox sent C Christian Vazquez on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
2018-08-27
Boston Red Sox sent C Christian Vazquez on a rehab assignment to Portland Sea Dogs.
2018-07-08
Boston Red Sox placed C Christian Vazquez on the 10-day disabled list. Right fifth finger fracture.
2016-09-05
Boston Red Sox recalled C Christian Vazquez from Pawtucket Red Sox.
2016-07-05
Boston Red Sox optioned C Christian Vazquez to Pawtucket Red Sox.
2016-04-15
Christian Vazquez roster status changed by Boston Red Sox.
2016-04-06
Boston Red Sox sent C Christian Vazquez on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
2016-04-02
Boston Red Sox placed C Christian Vazquez on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 25, 2016. Recovering from April 2015 Tommy John surgery
2015-11-06
Boston Red Sox activated C Christian Vazquez from the 60-day disabled list.
2015-03-30
Boston Red Sox placed C Christian Vazquez on the 60-day disabled list. Right elbow sprain
2015-02-16
Christian Vazquez changed number to 7.
2014-07-09
Boston Red Sox recalled C Christian Vazquez from Pawtucket Red Sox.
2014-03-17
Boston Red Sox optioned C Christian Vazquez to Pawtucket Red Sox.
2013-11-01
Christian Vazquez roster status changed by Boston Red Sox.
2013-03-15
Boston Red Sox optioned Christian Vazquez to Portland Sea Dogs.
2012-11-20
Boston Red Sox selected the contract of Christian Vazquez from Portland Sea Dogs.
2012-03-07
C Christian Vazquez assigned to Boston Red Sox.
2011-03-20
C Christian Vazquez assigned to Boston Red Sox.
Scouting Report
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Spray Chart
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1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: astros.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 146 35.4% 47.9% 20.0% .306 25.0%
Sinker 92 22.3% 56.5% 0.0% .312 35.7%
Slider 52 12.6% 19.2% 42.9% .143 0.0%
Cutter 45 10.9% 62.2% 9.1% .182 30.0%
Sweeper 41 9.9% 48.8% 25.0% .231 36.4%
Curveball 15 3.6% 40.0% 25.0% .200 33.3%
Changeup 13 3.1% 38.5% 25.0% .200 25.0%
Splitter 7 1.7% 0.0% 50.0% .000 0.0%
Knuckle Curve 2 0.5% 50.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 413 100.0% 46.5% 18.7% .258 28.2%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 283 68.5% 53.0% 13.3% .286 28.6%
Breaking 110 26.6% 33.6% 31.0% .200 27.8%
Offspeed 20 4.8% 25.0% 33.3% .200 25.0%
Total 413 100.0% 46.5% 18.7% .258 28.2%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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