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José Ramírez reaches milestone, then scores winning run in Guardians' 4-3, 10-inning win over Twins

José Ramírez became the first player in Cleveland franchise history to reach 250 career homers and 250 steals and then scored the winning run in the 10th inning as the Guardians ra...

MAY 1, 2025 • Associated Press

Heading for reduced role Manager Rocco Baldelli said Thursday that Ryan Jeffers will take on a larger role going forward, which will result in fewer starts for Vazquez, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic report...

Impact The catching duo has split playing time fairly evenly across the past two season, with Jeffers making 14 starts to Vazquez's 11 early in 2025. The Twins are changing their strategy behind the plate, however, with Vazquez's career .581 OPS with the club finally catching up to him. The veteran backstop still brings plenty of defensive value and is a good fit for a backup catcher, but it should be Jeffers that receives the lion's share of the starts from now on.

APRIL 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Breaks out of slump Vazquez went 2-for-3 with two doubles in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Vazquez entered the game hitting just .100/.152/.167 and was losing playing time, so this was a much needed performance. Manager Rocco Baldelli told the Minnesota Star Tribune Thursday that Ryan Jeffers will get more playing time with Vazquez's slow start.

APRIL 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Twins change catcher timeshare, give more at-bats to Ryan Jeffers over Christian Vázquez The Twins want to give Ryan Jeffers more chances to boost the offense. Christian Vázquez has struggled.

APRIL 24, 2025 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Returns to lineup Vazquez (hand) will start at catcher and bat eighth Saturday against Atlanta.

Impact Vazquez has been held out of action ever since suffering a hand injury during Monday's contest, but a few days of rest has him feeling well enough to return behind the dish Saturday. The 34-year-old backstop is off to a very poor start to the year, slashing .115/.172/.192 over his first 29 plate appearances.

APRIL 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Braves face the Twins with 1-0 series lead

The Atlanta Braves play the Minnesota Twins, leading the series 1-0

APRIL 19, 2025 • Associated Press

Braves host the Twins in first of 3-game series

The Atlanta Braves host the Minnesota Twins to open a three-game series

APRIL 18, 2025 • Associated Press

Twins and Mets meet to determine series winner

Both the Minnesota Twins and the New York Mets are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday

APRIL 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Avoids fracture X-rays on Vazquez's right hand came back negative Monday, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Impact Vazquez suffered an injury to his right hand during Monday's game against the Mets after being hit by a foul tip, but he appears to have avoided a serious injury. The club will likely re-evaluate the backstop Tuesday morning to determine his availability moving forward.

APRIL 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Soto hits 2nd homer and Mets top lowly Twins 5-1

Juan Soto hit his first home run since the opening weekend of the season and the New York Mets beat the slumping Minnesota Twins 5-1

APRIL 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Departs early with injury Vazquez exited Monday's game against the Mets after appearing to injure his right hand on a foul tip, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Impact Vazquez is likely headed for X-rays to determine the extent of the injury. Mickey Gasper took over behind the dish, and it would be up to Ryan Jeffers and Gasper to cover the catching duties if Vazquez is forced to miss additional time.

APRIL 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Hustle plays by Byron Buxton, Christian Vazquez pay off for Twins The pair each took an extra base, then scored, in the Twins’ six-run fourth inning in a 6-1 victory over Houston.

APRIL 5, 2025 • TWINCITIES.COM

Back on bench Thursday Vazquez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros.

Impact In what was a familiar trend last season, Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers have alternated turns behind the plate through Minnesota's first seven games of 2025. While Vazquez should be in line for more work than most No. 2 backstops around the league, he's still unlikely to see a high enough volume of plate appearances to warrant intrigue in fantasy outside of AL-only leagues or deeper mixed leagues that start two catchers.

APRIL 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Twins include Randy Dobnak in long relief role for his 1st opening day roster spot in 4 years

The Minnesota Twins set their opening day roster with right-hander Randy Dobnak in a long relief role, the first time in four years he broke camp with the major league club

MARCH 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Set to reprise catcher role Vazquez went 1-for-3 in Saturday's loss to the Red Sox and is hitting 2-for-8 in his first three spring games.

Impact Vazquez was the subject of trade rumors in the offseason as the Twins were thought to want to offload the $10 million for the final year of his contract. However, he looks set to stay on the roster and repeat sharing catching duties fairly equally with Ryan Jeffers. Vazquez continues to slip at the plate as he had a career-worst .575 OPS and .248 OBP last season, but is still seen as a strong defender (ninth in baseball with seven Defensive Runs Saved).

MARCH 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Infielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez acquired by Pirates from Red Sox for right-hander Joe Vogatsky

Infielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez has been acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Boston Red Sox for minor league right-hander Joe Vogatsky

DECEMBER 15, 2024 • Associated Press

Twins snap a three-game skid with 8-3 win over Miami and send the Marlins to their 100th loss

Minnesota’s Manuel Margot scored from second in a five-run seventh inning on one of four Miami errors and the Twins rallied to beat the Marlins 8-3 on Wednesday night

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 • Associated Press

Back from paternity leave The Twins activated Vazquez from the paternity list Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Vazquez was away for two games while welcoming a new addition to the family. Fellow catcher Jair Camargo has been sent down to Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Goes on paternity list The Twins placed Vazquez on the paternity list Monday.

Impact Vazquez will likely be away for the entirety of the three-game series against the Angels before rejoining the active roster for the weekend series versus the Reds. Jair Camargo has been added to the roster and will back up Ryan Jeffers at catcher while Vazquez is away.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Springs pitches 6 sharp innings as the Rays top the Twins 2-1

Jeffrey Springs pitched a season-high six innings, Logan Driscoll hit a run-scoring single in his big league debut, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 • Associated Press

Merrill hits a 3-run double as the Padres beat the Twins 5-3

Jackson Merrill hit a three-run double, Michael King pitched six effective innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 in an interleague matchup of playoff conten...

AUGUST 20, 2024 • Associated Press

Willi Castro's 2-run single highlights 3-run 8th inning as Twins beat struggling Rangers 5-2

Willi Castro drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and another Minnesota run scored on the play due to a throwing error as the Twins rallied to beat the slumping Texas Range...

AUGUST 18, 2024 • Associated Press

Twins clobber Royals 13-3 to win crisp debut by fast-rising starting pitcher Zebby Matthews

Zebby Matthews threw five crisp innings to win his major league debut for the Minnesota Twins, who hit Seth Lugo hard to hand the All-Star right-hander his worst start this season...

AUGUST 14, 2024 • Associated Press

Three hits in Sunday's loss Vazquez went 3-for-4 with two doubles in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Guardians.

Impact Despite twice putting himself in scoring position, the Twins couldn't bring Vazquez home in any of his three trips on base. The catcher continues to swing a hot bat, going 13-for-31 (.419) over his last 10 contests. Vazquez is slashing .225/.257/.352 with six home runs, 22 RBI, 21 runs scored and three stolen bases over 67 games this year, but he's been much more productive at the plate than fellow backstop Ryan Jeffers in recent weeks, though the two catchers remain in an even timeshare.

AUGUST 12, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in Tuesday's loss Vazquez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Cubs.

Impact Vazquez's homer was the third and final hit of the game for the Twins. The catcher has been reliable since the All-Star break, going 9-for-28 (.321) with two homers and six RBI over nine contests in that span. He's up to a .213/.242/.333 slash line with six homers, 22 RBI, 19 runs scored and three stolen bases over 223 plate appearances. Regardless of how well he hits, Vazquez appears likely to remain in a 50-50 timeshare with Ryan Jeffers.

AUGUST 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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