Twins to sign catcher Christian Vazquez
The Twins firmed up their catching position for next season by agreeing to a contract with free agent Christian Vazquez.
The 32-year-old gets a three-year deal worth $30 million, a source confirmed, pending a physical.
Vazquez is an eight-year major league veteran whose best season came when he hit 23 home runs for Boston in 2019.
He split last season between the Red Sox and Astros, winning a World Series title with Houston — he caught the combined no-hitter in Game 4 — after being acquired in a trade deadline deal. He played in three World Series games and was 2-for-8.
Christian Vazquez career statistics
The native of Puerto Rico also won a World Series with Boston in 2018; he was the Red Sox No. 1 catcher that season, but missed several weeks because of a finger injury. He was in 138 games in 2019.
Vazquez will join Ryan Jeffers, who was injured for much of last season and limited to 67 games after being pegged to split catching duties with Gary Sanchez. Sanchez departed in free agency.
