Luis Vázquez #9

Acquired from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash considerations, Jan. 31, 2025.

2025

Hit .160/.208/.240 (8-for-50) with one double, one home run, six runs, three RBI, three walks and two steals in 36 games…Appeared at third base (12 games), shortstop (11 games), pitcher (four games), second base (three games), first base (one game) and designated hitter (one game)...Had two stints on the active roster: 6/10-7/22 and 8/1-9/22...On 6/30 at TEX, recorded his first hit, RBI and run scored as an Oriole, all coming after pinch-hitting in the 11th inning…Became the first Oriole to record a go-ahead-RBI as a pinch-hitter in the 11th frame or later since Chance Sisco's 11th-inning RBI single on 4/7/21 at NYY...Hit .271/.343/.413 (42-for-155) with five doubles, one triple, five home runs, 19 runs, 23 RBI, 13 walks, four hit-by-pitches and four steals in 43 games with Triple-A Norfolk...Following the season, hit .252 (35-for-139) with four doubles, six home runs, 20 RBI and eight steals in 39 games with Criollos de Caguas of the Puerto Rican Winter League.

2024

Began the season with Triple-A Iowa; recalled on May 21; optioned to Iowa on May 30; had two stints on the 7-day Injured List (6/23-7/1 & 7/12-8/12); recalled by Chicago-NL on August 23 for the remainder of the season...Went 1-for-12 with two runs scored, an RBI and a hit-by-pitch in 11 games with the Cubs...Made his MLB debut on May 22 vs. Atlanta; entered as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning...Scored his first run after pinch running in the 10th inning on May 28 at Milwaukee; tallied his first RBI with a sacrifice fly on Aug. 26 at Pittsburgh; notched his first hit in his final MLB game of the year on Sept. 29 vs. Cincinnati, a bunt single off Brent Suter in the seventh inning...Batted .263/.347/.432 (62-for-236) with 16 doubles, eight home runs, 33 runs scored, 24 RBI, 25 walks, six hit-by-pitches and one stolen base in 64 games with the I-Cubs...Delivered a two-run walk-off single in the ninth inning as the I-Cubs rallied from four runs down in the ninth inning on April 16 vs. Louisville...Hit four of his eight homers in two games: April 9 at St. Paul and Aug. 15 (G1) vs. Columbus; now has four career multi-home run efforts, all since 2023...Combined to appear in 57 games at shortstop, 10 games at third base and seven games at second base; posted a .963 fielding percentage (9 E, 242 TC)

2023

Luis split the 2023 season between Double-A Tennessee (58 games) and Triple-A Iowa (66 games)...Batted a combined .271 (123-for-454) with 24 doubles, 20 home runs, 80 RBI and a .361 OBP between Tennessee and Iowa...Reached career-highs in hits (123), home runs (20), RBI (80), runs scored (72), doubles (24), batting average (.271), OBP (.361) and OPS (.817)...Hit .400 (24-for-60) with five home runs, 14 RBI and 15 runs scored in 15 games spanning from April 18-May 7...May 5 recorded a career-high five hits at Rocket City...April 23 vs. Chattanooga went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI...The night marked his first- career multi-homer game...Was named as the SOU Player of the Week for the week of April 23 with Tennessee...Had a seven-game hitting streak from July 18-26 hitting .333 (10-for-30) with two RBI and four runs scored...Finished the season fifth in batting average (.284), eighth in hits (66) and seventh in extra-base hits among Tennessee hitters...Was named a Chicago Cubs MiLB.com Organization All-Star.