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• Twins' Christian Vazquez: Back from paternity leave

  09/11/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Twins activated Vazquez (personal) from the paternity list Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports. Vazquez was away for two games while welcoming a new addition to the family. Fellow catcher Jair Camargo was sent down to Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move.

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• Twins' Christian Vazquez: Goes on paternity list

  09/09/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Twins placed Vazquez on the paternity list Monday. 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.

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• Twins' Christian Vazquez: Three hits in Sunday's loss

  08/12/2024 • By RotoWire

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

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• Twins' Christian Vazquez: Homers in Tuesday's loss

  08/07/2024 • By RotoWire

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

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• Twins' Christian Vazquez: Three hits vs. Tigers

  07/27/2024 • By RotoWire

  Vazquez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs, a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 9-3 win over Detroit. Vazquez produced his first three-hit game since April, and three of the veteran catcher's five home runs this season have come in the month of July. He is still splitting work with Ryan Jeffers behind the plate, but with Jeffers seeing work as the DH as well, Vazquez has started 10 of the last 18 games. The 33-year-old is slashing .280/.321/.507 with four homers over his last 75 at-bats.

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