Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Andrew Vasquez was born September 14, 1993, in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

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.

Vasquez was outrighted off the 40-man roster on July 4, 2019. Vasquez split the 2019 season between the Rookie-Ball Gulf Coast League Twins, Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. In 30 appearances, Vasquez went 2-3 with a 5.40 ERA and 51 strikeouts.

Vasquez was assigned to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints to begin the 2021 season. He went 4-0 through 33 appearances while posting a 3.61 ERA with 68 strikeouts.