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Vazquez came out of his first game action in nearly a year fine and is scheduled to catch four innings Friday, the Boston Herald reports.

Vazquez caught two innings Tuesday, his first game since undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in early 2015. Because Boston was careful with him early in camp, Vazquez is on a delayed schedule and is unlikely to open the season at the major-league level. The concern isn't whether Vazquez can catch a full game, but rather how many consecutive days can he play the position. We expect him to be with Boston at some point during the season, but he may not be a full-timer until 2017. And even then, there's the presence of Blake Swihart, which makes assessing Vazquez's potential playing time cloudy.

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