Javier Vázquez
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| free agents — No. 33 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Bats: right | Throws: right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 3, 1998 for the Montreal Expos | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Record | 100-105 |
| Innings pitched | 1,845 ⅔ |
| Strikeouts | 1,602 |
| ERA | 4.34 |
| Teams | |
Javier Carlos Vázquez (born July 25, 1976 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in 2006. Previously, he pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), New York Yankees (2004) and Montreal Expos (1998-2003).
[edit] Professional career
Javier Vázquez was a 5th round draft pick of the Montreal Expos in the 1994 Amateur Draft. He made his Major League Debut for the Expos in 1998, starting 32 games as a rookie and logging 172 innings pitched. By 2000, Vázquez had become the ace of the Expos pitching staff and pitched 200 innings or more for four consecutive seasons.
In December 2003, the Yankees acquired Vázquez from the Expos in exchange for 1B Nick Johnson and OF Juan Rivera. He agreed to a four-year deal through the 2007 season. Following a disappointing performance and loss to the Red Sox in the 2004 ALCS, the Yankees sent Vazquez, Brad Halsey, and Dioner Navarro, to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Randy Johnson.
After pitching the 2005 season with Arizona, Vázquez formally requested a trade from the team, citing a desire to be closer to his family in Puerto Rico. Vazquez was traded to the Chicago White Sox for Orlando Hernandez, Luis Vizcaino, and highly regarded prospect Chris Young.
From 1998-2005, Vázquez has compiled a career 89-93 record with 1418 strikeouts and a 4.28 ERA in 257 games. He was selected as an All-Star in 2004.
Javier Vázquez agreed to play for the Puerto Rico Team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, joining fellow Puerto Rican contemporaries Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Mike Lowell, Bernie Williams and Jose Vidro amongst others representing the US Territory Island Nation in a team managed by St. Louis Cardinals third base coach Jose Oquendo.
On August 10, 2006, Vázquez won his 100th career game against his former team, the Yankees.
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[edit] External links
- ESPN - Profile and daily updates
- Baseball Reference - Career statistics and analysis
