Randy Marcelino Vásquez...Born and resides in Navarette, Dominican Republic...Acquired by SD from NYY along with RHPs Michael King, Jhony Brito and Drew Thorpe, and C Kyle Higashioka in exchange for OFs Juan Soto and Trent Grisham on Dec. 6, 2023.
2025
Posted career highs in appearances (28), starts (26), innings pitched (133.2), strikeouts (78) and wins (six)…Pitched to a 3.84 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, .247 BA against and .706 opponents’ OPS...Despite six different stints with the Padres in 2024 and three in ‘25, his 46 starts are the second-most regular season starts by an SD hurler since the start of '24, trailing only Dylan Cease's 65 and ahead of Michael King's 45...Factored into seven of his first 10 outings from March 29 to May 21, with three wins, four losses and a 3.48 ERA, before making 11 consecutive starts between factoring into any decision (win or loss) with a 3.79 ERA - the longest no-decision streak by any Padre all-time...Prior to Vásquez's no-decision streak, the previous longest streaks in franchise history were Andy Hawkins (seven in 1986), Luis Perdomo (six in 2017), Tim Stauffer (six in 2011) and Adam Eaton (six in 2000)...The Padres, however, went 9-2 during Vásquez's 11-start no-decision streak, which covered two calendar months (May 26-July 26), including team victories in six consecutive starts from June 22-July 26…On the season, SD went 17-9 in his 26 starts...His 14 total no-decisions in starts were tied for seventh-most in the Majors with six others, trailing only LAA's Tyler Anderson, NYY's Will Warren, TOR's Jose Berrios and TB's Drew Rasmussen – each with 16, and LAA's Yusei Kikuchi and NYM's David Peterson, both with 15...He received three runs of support or fewer in 22 of his 26 starts, including two or fewer in 20 of the 26, one or fewer in 10 of the 26 and zero on three occasions...Vásquez posted equal or more walks than strikeouts in 14 of his 26 starts, resulting in a 3.50 BB/9 IP ratio that was tied for fifth-highest in the NL (min. 25 starts)…Posted more strikeouts than walks in each of his final six starts from July 26-Sept. 23 (1.20 BB/9)...Posted career highs in IP (7.0, twice) – June 22 vs. KC and Sept. 23 vs. MIL…The 98 pitches on Sept. 23 vs. MIL marked a season high, coming in the start after he turned in the fewest pitches he’s ever thrown in a start (48 on Sept. 18 @ NYM)…Made his first two relief outings as a Padre on Aug. 15 @ LAD and Sept. 28 vs. ARI, marking his first two relief appearances since he was with NYY in 2023...Posted consecutive quality starts with winning decisions twice for the first time in his career (May 9, 2025 @ COL and May 14, 2025 vs. LAA, and Sept. 6 @ COL and Sept. 11 vs. COL)…His six career starts vs. COL are two more than he’s made against any team (four vs. ARI and ATL)…His 19.1% sinker usage rate was a few ticks higher in ’25 than it was in ‘24 (16.0%)…In ‘25, he limited opponents to a .217 AVG against his sinker vs. a .434 clip against the pitch in ‘24...Deployed his curveball 12.8% of the time, his fifth-most-used pitch...He ranked in the 97th percentile in curveball spin rate and opponents went 16-for-64 (.250) against the pitch...Used his curveball 19.7% of the time in '24, his second-most used pitch, and he ranked in the 98th percentile league-wide in curveball spin rate...Opponents hit .234 against the pitch...With runners on base, opponents hit .269 with four HR...With RISP, owned a .228 opponent clip with two HR, but with RISP/two outs, he allowed no home runs and limited the opposition to a .200 clip (10-for-50) that ranked tied for ninth among all NL pitchers (min. 60 BF with RISP and two outs)...Opponents went 0-for-7 with one walk with the bases loaded...Among all Major League pitchers who made at least 20 starts in '24, Vásquez's 1.29 GIDP/9 IP rate was highest among all NL hurlers and tied with CLE's Logan Allen for second-highest in the Majors, trailing only HOU's Framber Valdez (1.63 GIDP/9).
POSTSEASON: Joined fellow right-handers Mason Miller, David Morgan and Bradgley Rodriguez as the four Padre hurlers to make their first career postseason roster, but did not pitch in SD’s Wild Card Series vs. CHC at Wrigley Field.
2024
Made 20 starts across six different stints with SD’s Major League squad, going 4-7 with a 4.98 ERA (53 ER, 98 IP) and a 6.7% walk rate that was well south of the MLB league average (8.4%)...Made the Padres Opening Day roster for the Seoul Series in South Korea, but he did not pitch in either of the games vs. LAD…he did pitch in two exhibition games, retiring all THREE batters faced on 12 pitches (nine strikes) in the Mach 18 exhibition game vs. the LG Twins in Korea...in the second of two exhibition games vs. SEA on March 26 at Petco Park, he allowed one run across two IP, walking three with three strikeouts...Optioned to Triple-A El Paso as the Padres announced their 26-man home opener roster on March 28...Recalled Apr 20 from ELP for his second stint with SD and made his Padres debut with a start vs. TOR, allowing four runs (one ER) on five hits and one walk while striking out three in SD's 5-2 defeat...all four runs came in the first two innings, before he posted three scoreless frames in innings 3-5...Optioned to ELP on April 26 following his second start April 25 @ COL after a season-low 2.2 IP with four ER allowed on six hits in SD’s 10-9 defeat...Recalled from ELP for his 3rd stint with SD on May 5 with Joe Musgrove landing on the 15-day IL on May 5 (right elbow inflammation) and made three starts for SD from May 7-20...posted his first quality start in Game 2 of the May 20 doubleheader @ ATL behind a then career-high 101 pitches in SD's 3-0 defeat...optioned back to El Paso the following day on May 21...Recalled June 1 for his fourth stint with SD and made the start that day at Kaufmann Stadium in place of Musgrove, who landed back on the 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation…he got his first winning decision as a Padre, allowing 3 ER on 4 hits in SD’s 7-3 win...Musgrove did not return to game action until Aug. 12, allowing for Vasquez to make 12 consecutive starts from June 1-Aug. 8, going 3-3 with a 4.20 ERA (28 ER, 60 IP)… allowed three ER-or-fewer and two walks-or-fewer in 10 of the 12 starts, as well as completing at least 5.0 IP in 9 of the 12...Made his first of three scoreless starts for SD on June 22 vs. MIL, earning his second winning decision as a Padre behind five-shutout IP with 3 hits and three BB allowed in SD’s 6-4 win...Recorded career highs in IP (6.1) and total pitches (102) in SD’s 10-8 win July 3 vs. AZ...Completed a career-best six scoreless frames on 5 hits July 23 @ WSH in SD’s 4-0, shutout victory, earning the winning decision in his second half debut...Optioned to ELP Aug. 9 following his Aug. 8 start @ PIT, not factoring into SD’s 7-6, comeback victory (5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER)...Recalled for his 5th stint with SD Aug. 26 and made his 17th start of the season that night @ STL, earning his fourth and final win and 5th of 6th quality start in SD’s 7-4 win…allowed a season-high nine ER on 11 hits on Aug. 31 @ TB and was optioned back to ELP the following day (Sept. 1)...Recalled for his sixth stint of the season Sept. 28 and took a no-hitter in the 6th inning that night vs. AZ, who was still fighting for one of the two remaining wild-card spots…allowed a lead-off double in the 6th to Corbin Carrol to end his no-hit bid in SD’s 5-0, shutout victory…optioned back to ELP postgame, and did not appear on the Wild Card or NLDS rosters for SD...For SD, he went 1-3 with a 3.24 ERA (15 ER, 41.2 IP) in his eight starts at Petco Park compared to a 3-4 record and a 6.07 ERA (38 ER, 56.1 IP) in his 12 road starts...Among all ML pitchers who made at least 20 starts in '24, Vásquez's 1.29 GIDP/9 IP rate was highest among all NL hurlers and T-2nd with CLE's Logan Allen for second-highest in the Majors, trailing only HOU's Framber Valdez (1.63 GIDP/9)...After inducing a grand total of 0 GIDPs in 37.2 IP for NYY in his rookie 2013 campaign, he induced a staff-leading 14 in 98 IP for SD in ’24…his 1.29 GIDP ratio led the NL among all hurlers who made at least 20 starts, also ranking T-2nd in the Majors with CLE Logan Allen, behind only HOU Framber Valdez (1.63)...Per Statcast, he relied on six pitches: four seamer (28.5%), curveball (19.7%), sinker (15.7%), cutter (13.7%), changeup (12.4%) and sweeper (10.0%)...Utilized his curveball 19.7% of the time, his second-most used pitched, and he ranked in the 98th percentile league-wide in curveball spin rate (3,144 rpm)...opponents hit .234 against the pitch with a .283 xBA...Against his changeup, his .365 AVG against was third-highest in the Majors and the .615 opponent SLG was 6th-highest (min. 200 thrown)...Made 10 starts for ELP, going 2-6 with a 8.21 ERA (38 ER, 41.2 IP), .333 opp. AVG and 9.50 SO/9 IP ratio in the hitter friendly Pacific Coast League…he went 0-6 and ELP went 0-8 through his first eight starts before winning both of his final two starts, with him also getting the winning decision (Sept. 14 vs. Salt Lake and Sept. 20 @ Las Vegas – combined 1.64 ERA across 11 IP, 12-to-2 SO/BB ratio).
2023
Saw his first Major League action with the Yankees, going 2-2 with a 2.87 ERA (37.2 IP, 30 H, 12R/ER, 18 BB, 33 SO, 5 HR) in 11 appearances (five starts) over five stints with the club (May 26, June 8-G2, July 5, Aug. 11-17 and Sept. 1-30) … opponents batted .211/.315/.366 (30-for-142, five HR); LH .206/.304/.426 (14-for-68, four HR); RH .216/.326/.311 (16-for-74, one HR)...Went 1-2 with a 2.42 ERA (six ER, 22.IP) in five starts … allowed 2R-or-fewer in each of those five starts … two of his first three career starts were scoreless...As a reliever, went 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA (six ER, 15.1 IP) in six games … tossed at least 2.0 IP in five of those six appearances and threw at least 3.0 IP in two of those games...Made his Major League debut on May 26 vs. SD and recorded the loss (4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 2 HP) … was scoreless through 4.2 IP before surrendering a two-run HR to Juan Soto in the T-fifth inning … struck out Rougned Odor swinging in the first inning for his first Major League strikeout … was just the 12th pitcher in the last 16 seasons (since 2008) to make his Major League debut as a starter for the Yankees (most recent: RHP Jhony Brito (April 2, 2023 vs. SF)...Posted an 11.2 scoreless inning streak from June 8 to Aug. 11 … tossed back-to-back scoreless starts from June 8 to July 5...Earned his first Major League win in Game 2 of a doubleheader on June 8 vs. CWS after tossing 5.2 scoreless innings (two H, one BB, three SO, one HP) … retired 17 of his 21 batters faced. Did not record a decision on July 5 vs. BAL despite tossing 5.0 scoreless innings (three H, three BB, one SO)...Made his first career relief appearance on Aug. 11 at MIA and earned his second career win (3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR). Took the loss on Aug. 16 at ATL after making his shortest start of the season (3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR)...Made five of his final six appearances of the season from Sept. 1-29 out of the bullpen. Started Game 1 of a doubleheader on Sept. 12 at BOS (ND, 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 WP)...Made his final appearance of the season on Sept. 29 at KC, allowing one ER over 3.2 innings of relief (4 H, 2 BB, 6 SO) ... matched the longest relief outing of his career (also 3.2 innings in relief on Aug. 11 at MIA) … his six SO also matched a career high (also: six SO in his ML debut on May 26 vs. SD)...Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre, going 3-8 with a 4.59 ERA (80.1 IP, 78 H, 45R/41ER, 40 BB, 96 SO, 10 HR) in 17 starts.
2022
Spent the entire season with Double-A Somerset, going 2-7 with a 3.90 ERA (115.1IP, 106H, 56R/50ER, 41BB, 120K, 11HR) in 25 starts...Was tied for third among Yankees farmhands in games started, fifth in innings pitched and eighth in strikeouts...Was second in the Eastern League in ERA, fourth in opponents’ batting average, tied for fourth in games started, fifth in WHIP, eighth in innings pitched and ninth in strikeouts...Was named the Eastern League “Pitcher of the Week” from 5/9-15 after not allowing a hit over 5.2 scoreless innings on 5/13 at Altoona (2BB, 5K)...Following the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the Yankees’ No. 9 prospect and labeled as having the “Best Curveball” among Yankees farmhands.
2021
Combined with Low-A Tampa, High-A Hudson Valley and Double-A Somerset to go 8-4 with a 2.52 ERA (107.1IP, 91H, 47R/30ER, 38BB, 130K, 4HR) in 23 games (21 starts)…led all Yankees Minor Leaguers in ERA while ranking tied for fourth in starts, fifth in innings pitched and tied for fifth in wins...Began the year with Low-A Tampa, going 3-3 with a 2.34 ERA (50.0IP, 35H, 24R/13ER, 23BB, 58K, 2HR) in 13 games (11 starts)…was named the Low-A Southeast “Pitcher of the Week” for 7/5-11 after allowing just 2H over six scoreless innings (5K, 1HP) in his 7/9 start at Dunedin...Was promoted to Hudson Valley on 7/20, posting a 3-0 record with a 1.75 ERA (36.0IP, 33H, 8R/7ER, 8BB, 53K, 0HR) in six starts…earned High-A East “Pitcher of the Month” honors for August after going 2-0 with a 0.36 ERA (24.2IP, 1ER) and 36K in four starts with Hudson Valley...Was promoted to Double-A Somerset on 8/24, going 2-1 with a 4.22 ERA (21.1IP, 23H, 15R/10ER, 7BB, 19K, 2HR) and 19K in four starts.
2020
Did not pitch due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
Went 4-1 with a 3.29 ERA (54.2IP, 36H, 23R/20ER, 28BB, 53K, 6HR) in 11 starts with Rookie-level Pulaski…ranked fourth in the Appalachian League in innings…limited opponents to an Appalachian League-low .188 (36-for-192) BA.
2018
Made his professional debut with the DSL Yankees and GCL Yankees West, going 1-1 with a 1.78 ERA (30.1IP, 16H, 8R/6ER, 12BB, 28K, 1HR) in nine games (seven starts)...Began the year with the DSL Yankees, going 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA (18.2IP, 6H, 4R/2ER, 6BB, 22K, 0HR) in six games (four starts)...Was transferred to the GCL Yankees West on 8/1 and went 0-1 with a 3.09 ERA (11.2IP, 10H, 4R/ER, 6BB, 6K, 1HR) in three starts.
