Jan Vázquez

Jan I. Vázquez Navarro

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

• High School Puerto Rico Baseball Academy

• Born April 29, 1991 in San Lorenzo Puerto Rico

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Biographical Information

Jan Vázquez played in AAA in three seasons but didn't make the majors. He also was on the Puerto Rican national team.

The Los Angeles Dodgers took him in the sixth round of the 2009 amateur draft, one pick after Bradin Hagens, and he signed for a $125,000 bonus. He hit .216/.301/.257 for the 2009 AZL Dodgers and .226/.336/.312 for them in '10; he was their primary backstop the latter year. In 2011, he batted .253/.333/.341 for the Ogden Raptors, backing up Andrew Edge. He switched 2012 between the Great Lakes Loons (.267/.324/.328 in 40 G), Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (.242/.315/.258 in 20 G) and Chattanooga Lookouts (3-for-17, 2B, 4 BB, HBP), making it to AA at age 21. He made his Puerto Rican League debut, backing up Orlando Mercado Jr. for the Cangrejeros de Santurce; he was 0-for-7.

In 2013, he hit .191/.285/.341 for the Lookouts, with six homers in 126 AB; he backed up Griff Erickson and Matt Wallach. That winter, he hit .250/.333/.396 for the Ponce Lions, splitting catching duties with René Rivera. Released by the Dodgers, he went to the independent leagues, playing for the Camden Riversharks (1 for 7, HBP) and Long Island Ducks (.232/.340/.310 in 52 G). The Colorado Rockies signed him for 2015. He produced at a .223/.325/.322 clip for the New Britain Rock Cats, splitting the catching with Tom Murphy. With his third different Puerto Rican team, he was 5-for-21 with two walks and a homer for the 2015-2016 Gigantes de Carolina, as their third-stringer.

Vázquez spent most of 2016 with the Hartford Yard Goats; splitting time with Jackson Williams, he hit .230/.335/.309. He also played one game for the Albuquerque Isotopes, going 0-for-1. He spent the winter with both Carolina (3-for-23, 6 BB, 3 HBP, 2B, 3B) and the Criollos de Caguas (4 for 20, 2B, 6 BB, HBP). He was with Hartford (.289/.393/.433 in 62 G) and Albuquerque (.316/.316/.632 in 6 G) in 2017, his best offensive campaign. He fielded .990 and threw out 22% as well. With the 2017-2018 Criollos, he was 2-for-16 with four walks and a triple, backing up Jonathan Morales. He tied for the league lead with the one triple.

With the 2018 Isotopes, he backed up Anthony Bemboom and Murphy, hitting .230/.345/.358 in 55 games. That ended his minor league career. He hit .243/.310/.378 for Caguas in the winter, as one of three backups to Jonathan Morales. He was 1-for-7 with a walk, hit-by-pitch, run and three RBI in the 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup, trailing only Rubén Castro and Rey Navarro on the team in RBI. He backed up Castro in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. His first game, he pinch-hit for Yadiel Rivera and struck out against Nicaragua's Fidencio Flores. His other contest, he started against Cuba. He was retired by Yunieski García then drew a walk from Javier Mirabal, after which he left for pinch-runner Bryan Miranda.