Andrew Vasquez #31

Selected by Kansas City in the 44th round of the 2011 MLB Draft, but did not sign...Selected by Minnesota in the 32nd round of the 2015 MLB Draft...Claimed off waivers by the Tigers from Philadelphia on Aug. 4, 2023...On injured list, Aug. 28-Sept. 28, 2023 (left calf inflammation)...Signed by the Tigers as a Minor League free agent on Dec. 14, 2023

2023

Started the 2023 season with the Phillies, before being claimed off waivers by the Tigers on Aug. 4...Threw a career-high 2.2 scoreless innings on April 10 vs. Miami, giving up four hits with a strikeout...Appeared in nine games during May, posting a 1.38 ERA (13.0IP/2ER) and 15 strikeouts...Made his Tigers debut on August 6 vs. Tampa Bay, throwing a scoreless third of an inning with one hit allowed, one walk and one strikeout...Sidelined from Aug. 28-Sept. 27 with left calf tightness.

2022

Began season with Buffalo (AAA) and shuttled between there and TOR from April-June... On the IL, 6/9-8/1, with a right ankle sprain; included rehab assignments to Florida Complex League Blue Jays (R) and Buffalo... Claimed off waivers by Phillies on 8/2 and assigned to Lehigh Valley (AAA)... Claimed off waivers by SF, 8/17, and assigned to Sacramento (AAA)... Appeared in 10 MLB games between TOR and SF... Went 7-0 with a 2.51 ERA (8 ER, 32.1 IP) in 29 combined Minor League games.

2021

Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A St. Paul before being traded to the Dodgers on Aug. 31...In 39 combined appearances between St. Paul and Triple-A Oklahoma, pitched to a 4-0 record and a 3.54 ERA with 79 strikeouts and 24 walks over 48.1 innings...Made his Dodgers debut Sept. 3 at SF, giving up a hit and an unearned run over 0.2 innings with a strikeout...Marked his first MLB appearance since April 10, 2019, at NYM as a member of the Twins.

2020

Did not play due to the canceled Minor League season...Worked out in Fort Myers, CA, with Cody Ponce of the Pirates.

2019

Made just one appearance for the Twins in 2019, surrendering three runs on a pair of walks and a hit batter...Split the rest of the campaign between three minor league levels, combining to pitch to a 2-3 record and a 5.40 ERA with 51 strikeouts across 30 games.

2018

Spent time at three different Twins affiliates and with the big league club...started the year with Single-A Ft. Myers...Named a Midseason Florida State League All-Star after going 0-2, 1.38 ERA (32.2 IP, 5 ER) with 13 walks and 37 strikeouts over 19 appearances...allowed more than two earned runs in an outing only once (3 ER on June 6)...Promoted to Double-A Chattanooga on June 20...did not allow an earned run with the Lookouts through his first five appearances (10.0 IP)...allowed a run in only three of his 17 appearances with Chattanooga, striking out 59 batters over 31.0 innings with a 0.81 WHIP...Promoted again to Triple-A Rochester on August 23...allowed a run in his first appearance on August 23 vs. Pawtucket, did not allow an earned run in his final three appearances...Contract selected by the Twins on September 1, made his big league debut September 1 vs. Texas...allowed one unearned run on one hit in 0.2 innings...Earned first major league win September 30 vs. Chicago-AL, pitching 1.0 scoreless innings of relief.