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)

Debut: July 9, 2014 (Age 23-322d, 20,690th in major league history)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.2

7.0

2827

723

.209

.256

322

RBI

314

OBP

.225

.304

SLG

.254

.375

OPS

.479

.679

OPS+

Summary of 62 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 11 tying, 17 go ahead

3 Tms
BOS	54
MIN	7
HOU	1

Platoon
vs RHP	35
vs LHP	27

Home/Road
Away	32
Home	30

Outs
2	24
1	22
0	16

21 Opps
NYY	9
TBR	8
TOR	8
BAL	4
DET	4
OAK	3
NYM	3
PHI	3
HOU	3
MIN	2
TEX	2
LAA	2
SEA	2
CLE	2
COL	1
STL	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

55 Pitchers
Ryan Yarbrough	3
Jordan Montgomery	3
Jeremy Beasley	2
J.A. Happ	2
Steven Matz	2
Wade LeBlanc	1
Brooks Kriske	1
Andrew Cashner	1
Derek Law	1
Danny Barnes	1
Kevin Gausman	1
Drew VerHagen	1
Will Harris	1
JP Sears	1
Roberto Osuna	1
Jameson Taillon	1
Héctor Santiago	1
Andrew Chafin	1
Deck McGuire	1
Jacob Waguespack	1
Jhoan Durán	1
Mike Morin	1
Gregory Soto	1
Seth Lugo	1
Jason Vargas	1
Kolby Allard	1
Buck Farmer	1
Michael Plassmeyer	1
Rico Garcia	1
Jeremy Hellickson	1
Brock Burke	1
Dellin Betances	1
Jack Flaherty	1
Collin McHugh	1
Kenta Maeda	1
Ryan Dull	1
Jordan Romano	1
Patrick Sandoval	1
Matt Foster	1
Evan Phillips	1
Sam Gaviglio	1
Bryce Miller	1
Corbin Martin	1
Grant Dayton	1
Charlie Morton	1
Matt Moore	1
Zac Rosscup	1
Stephen Tarpley	1
James Paxton	1
Diego Castillo	1
Colin Poche	1
Wade Miley	1
Cody Allen	1
Daniel Gossett	1
Luis Ortiz	1

21 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	26
TropicanaFld (STP)	5
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	4
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
Citi Field (NYC)	3
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	3
Target Field (MIN)	2
CitizensBank (PHI)	2
Comerica Pk (DET)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
London Stad (LON)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
TD Ballpark (DUN)	1
GlbLifeField (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	37
78	13
9	7
8	4
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	14
2	11
4	9
5	9
6	7
3	7
7+	5

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	56
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	38
1--	12
-2-	4
1-3	4
123	2
-23	2

96 RBI
RISP	12
0 on	38
1 on	16
2 on	6
3 on	2
Any on	24

Inning
1	3
2	9
3	6
4	10
5	9
6	4
7	12
8	5
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	18
4-6	23
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	3
+2	6
+1	6
Tied	12
-1	12
-2	5
-3	5
-4..	5

Ahead	23
Tied	12
Behind	27

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	14
2-2	10
1-0	7
2-1	7
0-2	5
3-2	5
1-2	4
3-1	4
0-1	4
1-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	56
1B	3
PH	2
DH	1

OrderPos
8th	16
6th	16
7th	12
5th	8
9th	8
2nd	2

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	24
Low Lev	26

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2014-09-25	BOS		TBR	Jeremy Hellickson	tied 1-1	b 2	2	-2-	8,(3-2) *BCBSBFFX	2	9	2	0.193	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Cecchini Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2016-05-01	BOS		NYY	Dellin Betances	tied 6-6	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) .>X	2	8	2	0.321	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Holt Scores
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2017-06-27	BOS		MIN	Héctor Santiago	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	7,(2-2) 1CBBFFF>X	2	8	2	0.169	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Travis Scores
4	4	2	1	2017-08-01	BOS		CLE	Cody Allen	behind 9-10	b 9	2	-23	5,(3-1) *BBCB.X	3	9	2	0.746	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Devers Scores; M. Moreland Scores
5	5	3	1	2017-08-18	BOS		NYY	Jordan Montgomery	ahead 2-0	b 5	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	2	0.072	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
6	6	4	1	2017-08-28	BOS	@	TOR	Danny Barnes	behind 2-3	t 7	0	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	8	2	0.306	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); H. Ramírez Scores
7	7	5	1	2017-09-14	BOS		OAK	Daniel Gossett	behind 0-1	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	2	0.143	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2018-06-02	BOS	@	HOU	Will Harris	behind 2-3	t 7	2	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	8	2	0.202	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	2	1	2018-06-06	BOS		DET	Buck Farmer	ahead 5-1	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	2	0.016	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	3	1	2018-06-26	BOS		LAA	Deck McGuire	ahead 6-1	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.021	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2019-03-29	BOS	@	SEA	Zac Rosscup	behind 3-6	t 8	0	---	3,(2-0) ..BBX	1	9	2	0.066	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
12	12	2	1	2019-04-13	BOS		BAL	Andrew Cashner	behind 0-2	b 3	1	-2-	5,(3-1) BCBBX	2	9	2	0.168	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Devers Scores
13	13	3	1	2019-04-17	BOS	@	NYY	J.A. Happ	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.172	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Moreland Scores
14	14	4	1	2019-04-19	BOS	@	TBR	Ryan Yarbrough	behind 1-2	t 5	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	7	2	0.222	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Devers Scores
15	15	5	1	2019-05-01	BOS		OAK	Ryan Dull	ahead 6-1	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	2	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	6	1	2019-05-18	BOS		HOU	Corbin Martin	behind 2-6	b 4	2	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	8	2	0.065	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
17	17	7	1	2019-05-24	BOS	@	HOU	Roberto Osuna	behind 2-4	t 9	2	---	6,(3-2) .BCBTBX	1	8	PH	0.027	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
18	18	8	1	2019-06-14	BOS	@	BAL	Luis Ortiz	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	2	0.103	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	9	1	2019-06-21	BOS		TOR	Jordan Romano	tied 5-5	b 10	2	1--	7,(3-2) BCBFF*BX	2	9	2	0.429	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Hernández Scores
20	20	10	1	2019-06-22	BOS		TOR	Sam Gaviglio	ahead 5-0	b 3	2	---	6,(2-2) CFBBFX	1	6	2	0.032	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
21	21	11	1	2019-06-30	BOS		NYY	Stephen Tarpley	ahead 3-0	b 1	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	0.062	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	12	1	2019-07-02	BOS	@	TOR	Derek Law	ahead 7-2	t 7	2	---	6,(2-2) CBBFFX	1	6	2	0.019	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	13	1	2019-07-03	BOS	@	TOR	Jacob Waguespack	ahead 2-1	t 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.113	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
24	24	14	1	2019-07-07	BOS	@	DET	Gregory Soto	behind 0-1	t 2	1	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	6	2	0.172	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Martinez Scores
25	25	15	1	2019-07-12	BOS		LAD	Kenta Maeda	tied 1-1	b 2	1	---	9,(3-2) BBBCCFFFX	1	6	2	0.100	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
26	26	16	1	2019-07-23	BOS	@	TBR	Colin Poche	tied 2-2	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) .FX	1	7	PH	0.189	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	17	1	2019-08-04	BOS	@	NYY	J.A. Happ	behind 0-7	t 5	1	---	6,(2-2) CBBCFX	1	7	2	0.014	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	18	1	2019-08-11	BOS		LAA	Patrick Sandoval	behind 1-3	b 4	1	1--	2,(1-0) *BX	2	7	2	0.202	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Travis Scores
29	29	19	1	2019-08-27	BOS	@	COL	Rico Garcia	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.117	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Holt Scores
30	30	20	1	2019-09-15	BOS	@	PHI	Jason Vargas	tied 1-1	t 3	2	123	4,(2-1) CBBX	4	6	2	0.311	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Benintendi Scores; X. Bogaerts Scores; J. Martinez Scores
31	31	21	2	2019-09-15	BOS	@	PHI	Mike Morin	ahead 5-2	t 6	1	---	5,(2-2) BBFFX	1	6	2	0.061	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
32	32	22	1	2019-09-22	BOS	@	TBR	Ryan Yarbrough	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	5	3	0.160	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); X. Bogaerts Scores; J. Martinez Scores
33	33	23	1	2019-09-25	BOS	@	TEX	Kolby Allard	tied 3-3	t 3	2	1--	7,(2-2) CFFBBFX	2	5	2	0.189	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); X. Bogaerts Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2020-07-26	BOS		BAL	Wade LeBlanc	behind 0-2	b 2	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	2	0.096	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
35	35	2	1	2020-07-29	BOS	@	NYM	Seth Lugo	behind 2-3	t 7	1	---	6,(2-2) BBCFFX	1	5	2	0.196	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
36	36	3	1	2020-07-30	BOS	@	NYM	Steven Matz	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	5	2	0.103	60%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
37	37	4	2	2020-07-30	BOS	@	NYM	Steven Matz	behind 1-2	t 4	0	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	5	2	0.198	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); X. Bogaerts Scores
38	38	5	1	2020-09-13	BOS	@	TBR	Charlie Morton	tied 0-0	t 1	0	-2-	4,(1-2) CBFX	2	2	2	0.130	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Y. Muñoz Scores
39	39	6	1	2020-09-22	BOS		BAL	Evan Phillips	ahead 5-3	b 6	2	1-3	4,(2-1) FBBX	3	5	2	0.130	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); X. Bogaerts Scores; J. Martinez Scores
40	40	7	1	2020-09-26	BOS	@	ATL	Grant Dayton	ahead 4-0	t 2	2	123	2,(1-0) .BX	4	5	2	0.121	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Devers Scores/unER; X. Bogaerts Scores/unER; J. Martinez Scores/unER; C. Vázquez Scores/Team unER
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	2021-04-06	BOS		TBR	Diego Castillo	behind 2-3	b 9	0	---	3,(0-2) .FCX	1	6	2	0.429	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
42	42	2	1	2021-04-07	BOS		TBR	Ryan Yarbrough	tied 1-1	b 4	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	5	DH	0.197	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); X. Bogaerts Scores
43	43	3	1	2021-05-19	BOS	@	TOR	Jeremy Beasley	ahead 6-3	t 8	1	---	5,(2-2) BBFSX	1	6	2	0.041	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
44	44	4	1	2021-06-27	BOS		NYY	Brooks Kriske	ahead 7-2	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	2	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
45	45	5	1	2021-08-17 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	Jordan Montgomery	tied 2-2	t 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BSCBBX	1	7	2	0.191	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
46	46	6	1	2021-09-01	BOS	@	TBR	Collin McHugh	behind 1-2	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.203	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	2022-04-18	BOS		MIN	Jhoan Durán	behind 1-4	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.081	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
48	48	2	1	2022-05-24	BOS	@	CHW	Matt Foster	ahead 13-2	t 5	1	1-3	5,(3-1) .BBBCX	3	8	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Story Scores; F. Cordero Scores
49	49	3	1	2022-06-19	BOS		STL	Drew VerHagen	ahead 3-1	b 8	1	-23	4,(2-1) B.CBX	3	7	2	0.032	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Verdugo Scores; T. Story Scores
50	50	4	1	2022-06-21	BOS		DET	Andrew Chafin	ahead 4-3	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	2	0.098	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
51	51	5	1	2022-07-10	BOS		NYY	Jameson Taillon	behind 2-6	b 3	2	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	2	2	0.065	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
52	52	6	1	2022-07-15	BOS	@	NYY	Jordan Montgomery	behind 2-3	t 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	2	0.130	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
53	53	7	1	2022-07-22	BOS		TOR	Kevin Gausman	behind 0-14	b 4	2	---	6,(2-2) CBFBFX	1	6	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
54	54	8	2	2022-07-22	BOS		TOR	Jeremy Beasley	behind 3-27	b 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
55	55	9	1	2022-10-05	HOU		PHI	Michael Plassmeyer	ahead 2-0	b 7	2	---	4,(1-2) FBCX	1	9	2	0.060	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	2023-06-19	MIN		BOS	James Paxton	behind 0-3	b 5	2	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	9	2	0.323	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); W. Castro Scores; K. Farmer Scores
57	57	2	1	2023-07-16	MIN	@	OAK	JP Sears	behind 0-3	t 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.079	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
58	58	3	1	2023-07-26	MIN		SEA	Bryce Miller	behind 0-3	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.089	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
59	59	4	1	2023-08-22	MIN	@	MIL	Wade Miley	behind 0-2	t 2	2	1--	5,(1-2) FFF*BX	2	7	2	0.183	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Farmer Scores
60	60	5	1	2023-09-01	MIN	@	TEX	Brock Burke	ahead 2-1	t 7	2	---	5,(1-2) FSFBX	1	8	2	0.139	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
61	61	6	1	2023-09-05	MIN	@	CLE	Matt Moore	behind 2-3	t 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.167	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
62	62	1	1	2024-04-14	MIN	@	DET	Jack Flaherty	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.089	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)