Andrew Vasquez (baseball)


Andrew Jude Vasquez is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization.

Career

Vasquez attended Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 44th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Westmont College.

Minnesota Twins

He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 32nd round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft and signed.
He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Twins, going 0-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 12 innings. He split the 2016 season between the Class A Short Season Elizabethton Twins and the Class A Cedar Rapids Kernels, accumulating a 3-0 record with a 1.41 ERA in 38 innings. He split his 2017 season between Cedar Rapids and the Class A-Advanced Fort Myers Miracle, accumulating a 4-1 record with a 1.55 ERA in 57.1 innings. He played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League during the 2017 offseason. He split his 2018 minor league season between Fort Myers, the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, accumulating a 1-2 record with a 1.30 ERA in 69.1 innings.
Vasquez was called up to the majors for the first time on September 1, 2018. In 5 major league innings, he went 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA.
Vazquez was outrighted off the 40-man roster on July 4, 2019.