BOSTON, MA — The Boston Red Sox today named Ramón Vázquez as the Major League club’s bench coach.
Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom and Manager Alex Cora made the announcement.
Vázquez, 46, is entering his sixth season on the Red Sox’ Major League coaching staff. In 2022, he served as first base coach while also coordinating the club’s base running instruction. Previously, he held the positions of coach/interpreter (2018-20) and quality control coach/interpreter (2021). From 2018-21, Vázquez worked as a liaison between the club’s advance scouting and statistical analysis efforts for the purpose of presenting information to players and coaches. During his time in Boston, he has also worked extensively with the club’s infielders.
Vázquez has won four league titles as a manager in Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente, including two with Santurce (2015-16 and 2018-19) and two with Caguas (2020-21 and 2021-22). He also worked with Santurce as a first base coach during the team’s title-winning 2014-15 season. Vázquez and Cora were teammates with Caguas in 2004 and 2010, as well as for Puerto Rico in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Vázquez played in 696 Major League games with the Seattle Mariners (2001), San Diego Padres (2002-04), Red Sox (2005), Cleveland (2005-06), Texas Rangers (2007-08), and Pittsburgh Pirates (2009). He was acquired by the Red Sox on December 20, 2004 as part of a four-player deal in exchange for Dave Roberts. He would appear in 27 games with Boston in 2005 before being traded to Cleveland on July 7, 2005 in exchange for Cora.