BIOGRAPHY
Terrin Vavra was born May 12, 1997, in Menomonie, Wisconsin. He is an infielder in the MLB.
In 2016, Vavra's freshman year at Minnesota, he appeared in 32 games (missing time due to a back injury), batting .358 with one home run and twenty RBIs. As a sophomore in 2017, he played in fifty games, hitting .308 with two home runs and 19 RBIs. That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Cotuit Kettleers. In 2018, his junior season, Vavra was a unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selection alongside earning First Team All American honors; for the year, he started 58 games in which he slashed .386/.455/.614 with ten home runs and 59 RBIs. Following the season, he was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the third round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.
Vavra signed with Colorado and made his professional debut with the Boise Hawks of the Class A Short Season Northwest League (with whom he was named an All-Star), batting .302 with four home runs and 26 RBIs over 44 games. Vavra spent the 2019 season with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League, earning All-Star honors. He was named the SAL Player of the Month for June after hitting .350. Over 102 games, he slashed .318/.409/.489 with ten home runs, 52 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases, earning the title of SAL Most Valuable Player.
On August 30, 2020, Vavra, Tyler Nevin and a player to be named later (later revealed to be Mishael Deson) were traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Mychal Givens. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Northeast. He was placed on the injured list with a back sprain on June 18, and returned to play in mid-August. Over forty games with Bowie, Vavra batted .248 with five home runs and twenty RBIs.
On November 19, 2021, the Orioles selected Vavra's contract and added him to their 40-man roster.
