Ramón Vázquez

SUPPORTIVE PARENTS ATTEND their kids’ baseball games. The more involved will drive the carpool or volunteer to coach. Ramón Vázquez Sr. went above and beyond: he started a team so his son could get more playing time. By his own admission, Ramón Jr. was a baseball nut, but far from a phenom: “I wasn’t (a) very good (player), so I didn’t get a lot of paying time. My dad always wanted me to play baseball but since I wasn’t getting the opportunity he wanted for me, he started his own team. He sought his friends’ children, kids who had not yet started playing ball. That’s how it all started. My dad led the team for two years and that’s where I improved and learned a lot.”1 So began his slow but steady climb.

Ramón Luis Vázquez Morales was born on August 21, 1976, in the Puerto Rican town of Aibonito, located in the island’s Cordillera Central, or central mountainous range. He grew up in the neighboring city of Cayey in a close-knit household that included four sisters (Mayra Lisette, Ana Damaris, Limarys, Koryan Marie), father Ramón Sr., and mother Ana Teresa Morales. Both parents “put food on the table every night, though it was a hard time with five kids at my house,” recalled Ramón Jr. “It was a grind. … Now that I have children, I know what grind they went through.”2 The elder Ramón worked in construction but suffered an accident that left him partially disabled. He then worked for Consolidated Cigars while Ana Teresa worked for Wheaton Plastics, both in Cayey.

The natural left-hander’s skills improved, and he learned to throw with his right hand to have more opportunities on the field. Although baseball was his first love, a dalliance with another sport was around the corner. Public schools in Puerto Rico tend to push young athletes toward basketball and volleyball, given the need for less equipment and the ability to play both indoors and outdoors. Vázquez was no exception. He focused on volleyball at Miguel Meléndez Muñoz High School and played with Cayey’s team in the Puerto Rican Volleyball League.3 While he missed out some formative baseball-playing years, he credited volleyball for his discipline: “I didn’t experience the long years a baseball player typically spends in high school since I was playing volleyball, I think I worked harder under my volleyball coach than I would have had I played baseball.”4

The diamond gods, however, had other plans. His friend José León, a corner infielder with the local American Legion team, asked him to play second base in his senior year of high school. He played well enough to be scouted by a few organizations, but they offered a meager bonus.

Luckily, Indian Hills Community College in Centerville, Iowa, offered Vázquez a scholarship: “No one knew who I was,” he said. “My name was nowhere until I had the chance to play professional baseball.”5 Other than the cold weather, Vázquez found the bucolic setting ideal: “It’s a small town, for me it was great to focus on baseball and my studies. There was nothing else to do there.”6 The school has produced 84 major-league draft picks, 10 of whom have reached the big leagues.7 Vázquez hit .367 with 5 home runs and 37 RBIs as the school reached the NJCAA Division I Baseball World Series in 1995. He was enshrined in the college’s hall of fame in 2019.8

Vázquez flew under the radar and was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 27th round of the 1995 June amateur draft at the behest of scout Dan Jennings. The franchise had selected another Puerto Rican player, José Cruz Jr., with the third overall pick; Cruz captured the media attention as a second-generation athlete and a “can’t-miss prospect.” Because he had the opportunity to return home to join the Caguas team in the top-level Puerto Rican Superior Volleyball League while studying at the local campus of the University of Puerto Rico, Vázquez signed with Seattle only after careful deliberation.

Vázquez made his professional debut in the rookie Arizona League and appeared in 39 games, mostly as the starting shortstop. Although he hit only .206, his .309 on-base percentage showed a willingness to walk, a trait he displayed throughout his career. Six players from the AZL Mariners, including Vázquez, reached the big leagues; one would also take up residence in Cooperstown. Unfortunately for the Mariners, David (Arias) Ortiz attained stardom with another franchise.

Vázquez played 54 games in 1996 and gained valuable experience across three levels. He was steady with the short-season Class-A Everett AquaSox (33 games, .278 batting average) and the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (three games, 3-for-10), but struggled with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers (18 games, .225 average) as a backup once the short season ended.

Vázquez returned to Wisconsin for the 1997 season and appeared in a career-high 131 games. He displayed patience at the plate (78 walks in 567 plate appearances, .373 OBP) but his glove work was mediocre (.935 fielding percentage). He worked on his defense during the winter-league season and eventually became known for his solid fielding. In 1998 he advanced to Lancaster of the advanced Class-A California League and improved his offense (.276 batting average and .384 OBP) in 121 games as the JetHawks’ shortstop. Off the field, he met his future wife, Griselda Eva Olmos, a member of team’s Hawkettes cheering squad.9

Vázquez spent 1999 and 2000 with the New Haven (Connecticut) Ravens of the Double-A Eastern League, where he roomed with future Mariners teammate Joel Piñeiro. Vázquez increased his OPS from .722 to .794 and was named to the league’s postseason all-star team.

Seattle is the farthest major-league franchise from Puerto Rico, but the 2001 Mariners featured perennial All-Star and future Hall of Famer Edgar Martínez, one of the island’s best players of all time.10 Despite a solid spring, Vázquez did not begin the year in Seattle and underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a bothersome bone chip in his right elbow. Nevertheless, after he recovered from his surgery, he enjoyed a sizzling start with Triple-A Tacoma (.392 through 79 at-bats) and finished the year with a .300/.397/.429 slash line in 127 games. He reached the majors in September after starting shortstop Carlos Guillén sprained his left ankle. The Sporting News lauded Vázquez’s “marvelous season in the minors” but did not expect him to “get much playing time until the Mariners secure the division title and the home field advantage throughout the playoffs.”11

Vázquez debuted on September 7. The Mariners led the Orioles, 8-1, and Vázquez pinch-hit for Stan Javier. Down 0-and-2 against Ryan Kohlmeier, Vázquez laced a single to right field and took second on a wild pitch to pinch-hitter Jay Buhner. Vázquez recalled, “Edgar told me a few times: ‘[G]o to the cage, I’m going to have you hit for me.’ My teammates prepared me, a few guys on the bench told me to be ready, first-pitch fastball, don’t miss it. So I go up there, and the first pitch is 12-6 hook slider. I’m looking at the dugout, asking, ‘[R]eally? All this talk and I get a curveball.’”12

After retiring Buhner, Kohlmeier walked John Olerud and Bret Boone to load the bases. Vázquez scored on a Mike Cameron single to left field. In the top of the ninth inning, Mark McLemore shifted to left field, replacing Javier, while Vázquez played shortstop. He did not have any defensive chances as Jeff Nelson retired the side.

Vázquez got his first start on September 9, the series finale against the Orioles. He did not reach base in four plate appearances. With the Mariners comfortably in first place, he expected to see ample playing time, but the September 11 terrorist attacks paused baseball activity for a week. Seattle was playing in Anaheim at the time of the attacks and Vázquez had “many calls from people trying to get hold of me to let me know what was going on. We were there (Anaheim) for a few days before we could return to Seattle to continue the season.”13

Once the season resumed, Vázquez played in 13 of Seattle’s last 15 games. His season totals (8-for-35, five runs scored, one sacrifice hit, one sacrifice fly) were unremarkable but he was solid in the field (one error in 85 defensive innings).

Regarded as a “true shortstop with excellent range and a strong arm,” Vázquez “impressed manager Lou Piniella with this confidence and talent.”14 Vázquez played in only one postseason game, a 17-2 shellacking by the Indians. He entered in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement and cleanly fielded an Ellis Burks grounder for the first out. His lineup turn did not come up in the top of the ninth as the Indians took a 2-1 series lead. Although Seattle bested Cleveland in the five-game ALDS, the Mariners lost in the ALCS against the experience-rich Yankees. Vázquez fondly recalled “the pleasure of seeing Ichiro (Suzuki) play and practically win every award that year: Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, Rookie of the Year, batting title, and MVP … and winning 116 games. It was also an honor to be Edgar Martínez’s teammate, even if for a short while. He was extremely kind nice to me.”15

On December 11 the Mariners packaged Vázquez, Tom Lampkin, and Brett Tomko to the Padres for Ben Davis, Alex Arias, and Wascar Serrano. The transaction was seemingly even, with each team acquiring a catcher, a right-handed pitcher, and a utility infielder. The Sporting News gave San Diego’s offseason a C-plus, puzzled about GM Kevin Towers “acquir(ing) yet another young shortstop.”16

Many were surprised to see the Padres give up on Davis, a former number-two overall draft pick, but the team needed to improve its defense. Vázquez was expected to “fill a huge void, lending stability to what had been the majors’ worst defensive infield the last two years.”17 Though the Padres struggled in 2002 (66-92), the team valued his defensive versatility (81 games at second base, 20 at third base, and 41 at shortstop). Vázquez committed only seven errors, hit .274, and registered career highs in games (128) and hits (116). Nevertheless, his role with the club seemed constantly in question.

Although The Sporting News commented, “[E]xpect Vázquez to improve against lefties this year. … [He] has good bat control and simply needs more experience,”18 a few months later the weekly noted that “the lone trouble spot in the infield is shortstop, where the club would like to make an upgrade from Ramón Vázquez.”19 The Padres regressed slightly in 2003 to 64-98, though Vázquez marked career highs with 56 runs, 10 stolen bases, and 52 walks despite spending more than a month on the injured list with an abdominal strain.

Despite two solid years, the Padres organization appeared to sour on Vázquez. Veteran Mark Loretta, established as the starting second baseman, was a better hitter; Sean Burroughs, despite his inconsistent hitting, was a younger, better prospect at third; and Khalil Greene, a 2002 first-round selection, progressed through four levels of the minor leagues in a scant two years. In 2004 Vázquez missed a month of action and appeared in only 52 games (.235/.297/.322) as a utility player. He found it difficult “to make adjustments because you can’t go out there to take a look, as there may not be another at-bat later on.”20

On December 20, 2004, San Diego traded Vázquez, David Pauley, and Jay Payton to the Red Sox for postseason hero Dave Roberts. Vázquez enjoyed his San Diego tenure: “I would have wished to stay much longer. … It was my first chance to play almost every day.”21

In 2005 Vázquez played in 27 games for Boston as a utility infielder. Though he spelled third baseman Bill Mueller, second baseman Mark Bellhorn, and shortstop Edgar Rentería, his .197 batting average, and .234 OBP were career lows. The Red Sox swapped Vázquez for the Cleveland Indians’ Álex Cora on July 7, 2005. Vázquez made 12 appearances for Cleveland and improved to .250/.308/.375. He returned in 2006 but regressed at the plate in 34 games (.209/.267/.284). He became a free agent on October 2 and signed with the Texas Rangers on November 17.

Texas prized Vázquez’s versatility, which would allow its quartet of All-Star infielders (Mark Teixeira, Ian Kinsler, Michael Young, Hank Blalock) an occasional day off. Plans were altered when Blalock missed over 100 games in 2007 and Vázquez was pressed into regular duty. Though he only hit .230, his consistent fielding (seven errors in 789 defensive innings) kept him in the lineup. On August 22, 2007, Vázquez played a starring role (seven RBIs, two home runs) in a record-setting 30-3 Rangers win over the Baltimore Orioles.

The script repeated in 2008 as Blalock was limited to 65 games. In his stead, Vázquez enjoyed his finest season at the plate (.290/.365/.430, 110 OPS+). He delivered two walk-off hits against Seattle: a home run in the 10th inning off Brandon Morrow on May 12 and a two-run double off J.J. Putz on July 29.

After the season, the Rangers did not offer Vázquez another contract and instead opted to shift Young to the hot corner to make room for heralded rookie Elvis Andrus. On December 12, 2008, Vázquez signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team mired in a long streak of losing seasons. In 2009 Vázquez appeared in 101 games as the double-play combination of Freddy Sánchez and Jack Wilson missed ample time with injuries. Despite a .335 OBP, the team released him in the spring of 2010.

Vázquez did not return to the big leagues, though he played for the Triple-A affiliates of five franchises (Seattle, Houston, St. Louis, Toronto, and Florida) in 2010 and 2011. He suited up for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League in 2012.

Vázquez’s reputation as a keen baseball mind soon yielded job opportunities. He was hired by the Houston Astros to develop young players in the Rookie League (hitting coach, 2014, and assistant coach, 2016) and the advanced Class A infield coach (2014-2015) in his adopted hometown of Lancaster. He returned to the majors in 2017, this time as the infield coach for the San Diego Padres.22

Upon being hired as manager of the Red Sox in 2018, Álex Cora quickly recruited his good friend. In a 2022 interview, Cora recalled, “Ramón and I were drafted in the same year (1996).23 Since then, we’ve had a very good relationship, starting out when we both played in the Western Division when were in the big leagues (he with San Diego and I with the Dodgers) and we became very good friends. He is a person that many people do not recognize in our coaching staff, but he is extremely important. When Dave (Dombrowski) chose me as manager of the Red Sox, the first person I told him I wanted on the staff was Ramón for many reasons: He’s a professional, a student of the game, he communicates very well even though he is quiet. He always stays behind the scenes of everything but he has a good relationship with the players, and he has helped me a lot in what we have tried to do over the years. He has been a big part of the success that we have had in recent years.”24

Vázquez was a coach from 2018 to 2020, focused on quality control in 2021, took over first-base coaching duties in 2022, and became the bench coach a year later. He was originally a liaison between the analytics department and the players: “I just make sure I break down to the players here so they can trust the process.”25 He developed a reputation for mixing baseball savvy with modern analytics: “All of the information can be useful; the matter is using it correctly.”26

Vázquez, known for his quiet demeanor, describes his many responsibilities: “As a bench coach, I help the players or Alex with any question he may have about the game, anything I can help him. I’m basically his right-hand man.

“Sometimes I don’t talk too much but I’m observing, seeing what’s going on. When I have something to say, it’s something important to help with the game. I have to maintain close communication with the players during the game: to know who is pitching (for the opponents), what we can do, what we should look for, what we’ll face. I may be quiet but I’m always listening, thinking of a thousand different things.”27

Vázquez now visits Seattle when the Mariners host the Red Sox. Though 2001 ended without a World Series trophy, it nevertheless gave Vázquez the start of a long baseball career with many years likely to come. The team has partnered with the Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts: “The first time they held the celebration was very interesting. … Before the game, people playing music outside. That’s the closest I’ve been to Puerto Rico in a baseball stadium.”28 Fenway Park is “very different to any other stadium in the United States. There’s a different atmosphere. It’s a dream to be here.”29

“All my life as a professional baseball player I’ve kept in mind I don’t just represent an organization,” Vázquez explained. “I’m from another country. We’re part of the US but everyone knows how much we love our homeland and (we) want to honor it. It means a lot.”30

Vázquez played 13 years in the Puerto Rico Winter League, all but one with the Caguas Criollos. He won the MVP award in 2001-02 and led the league in batting average (.361) and hits (65). Caguas won two championships (2000-2001 and 2010-2011) during his active career. He averaged .254 (288-for-1135) and compiled 158 runs scored, 126 RBIs, 40 doubles, and 11 home runs.

Vázquez was named the starting third baseman of the Puerto Rican national team that competed in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He batted second and went 0-for-4 (one RBI) in a 7-0 Puerto Rico victory over Panama in both teams’ opening game.31 He went hitless in a close game against the Netherlands, won by Puerto Rico on a three-run rally in the eighth inning.32 In a return game two days later, Puerto Rico scored first and defeated the Netherlands, 5-0. Vázquez was again hitless but walked twice.33 He scored twice and doubled against the United States on March 14, in an 11-1 Puerto Rico victory called after seven innings.34 The unbeaten Puerto Rican team fell to Venezuela, 2-0, on March 16, though Vázquez tripled against Félix Hernández.35 He did not start in the elimination game against the United States but drove in a run with a pinch-hit single. The US rallied in the ninth inning and slipped past Puerto Rico, 6-5, to reach the finals.36

As a manager, Vázquez has been quite successful in the Puerto Rican Winter League. He has won championships with the Cangrejeros (Crabbers) of Santurce (2015-2016 and 2018-2019) and the Criollos (2020-2021 and 2021-2022). His teams ran roughshod over the competition, losing only three games in the best-of-seven finals (16-3 record). He was delighted to return to Caguas: “I am very happy for the opportunity since the team gave me my first opportunity to play in the winter league. I spent practically my entire career there, except for the last year before I retired. … It’s my second home.”37 The team played in his hometown of Cayey in 2020-2021 as the Caguas Solá Morales Stadium was under renovation. He resigned as both the Criollos’ manager in late November 2022 and Puerto Rico’s first-base coach for the 2023 WBC to focus on his new duties as the Red Sox bench coach.

Vázquez is considered a future major league manager, though he has yet to be interviewed for a vacancy. He credited his acumen to the time he spent under some of the sport’s best pilots: “I had an opportunity to play for Bruce Bochy for three years in San Diego. I played for Tito Francona for half a season. Those are the two guys I loved the most. I’ve also been lucky to be around Alex (Cora). He’s been really good to me since day one.”38

Vázquez was inducted into the Cayey Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.39 He balances his life among three locations: his home in Lancaster, where his wife and children reside; Boston, during the regular season; and Puerto Rico, where the family visits each year for a month or longer if he is managing in the winter leagues: “It’s hard to spend time with the kids. Since the start of spring training until July, I’ve seen them only three times. I can see them more often when we’re in the West Coast, but only a short while.”40 His daughter, Sofía, is a stellar high-school volleyball player and his son, Nomar, has played college baseball with Irvine Valley College and Los Angeles Mission College.41

“They like school and this sport (baseball) gives me the ability to be able to give them everything they need to be able to finish their degrees and play the sports they wish to play,” said Vázquez. “That’s the reward, as a family, and all the friendships I’ve been able to nurture both as a player and as a coach throughout the years.”42

SOURCES

In addition to the sources cited in the Notes, the author consulted Beisbol101.com, Baseballreference.com, Baseballcube.com, and Baseballprospectus.com.

NOTES

1 Marcos Billy Guzmán, “‘Puertorriqueño hasta la muerte’: Cuándo el lechón asado sedujo a Ramón Vázquez en Fenway Park,” El Nuevo Día, August 4, 2023, https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/beisbol/notas/puertorriqueno-hasta-la-muerte-cuando-el-lechon-asado-sedujo-a-ramon-vazquez-en-fenway-park/.

2 “Ramon Vazquez MLB Coach Interview,” Grind Baseball, April 25, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAehOW02aSw.

3 Though baseball-reference.com lists Juano Colón High School in Comerío, Vázquez told the author he graduated from Miguel Meléndez Muñoz High School.

4 “Ramon Vazquez MLB Coach interview.”

5 Guzmán.

6 “Ramon Vazquez MLB Coach interview.”

7 “MLB Amateur Picks Who Came from ‘Indian Hills Community College,’” https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?key_school=5f3fc04c&exact=1&query_type=key_school.

8 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees, Indian Hills Warriors, https://www.indianhillsathletics.com/hof/2019_hof_inductees.

9 Brian Golden, “Griselda Rooting for Her Husband,” Palmdale (California) Valley Press, October 23, 2018, https://www.avpress.com/sports/griselda-rooting-for-her-husband/article_b547e9a4-d68b-11e8-940e-f72f16102d19.html.

10 The New York City-born Martínez was raised in Dorado, Puerto Rico, from a young age. His parents returned to NYC but Martínez stayed in the island with his grandparents.

11 Larry LaRue, “Seattle Mariners,” The Sporting News, September 17, 2001: 57.

12 “Ramon Vazquez MLB Coach interview.”

13 Author’s conversation with Ramón Vázquez via Instagram chat, August 30-December 29, 2023.

14 Larry LaRue, “Seattle Mariners,” The Sporting News, September 17, 2001: 59.

15 Author’s conversation with Ramón Vázquez via Instagram chat, August 30, 2023.

16 Ken Rosenthal, “Let’s Separate the Real Deals from the Duds,” The Sporting News, December 24, 2001: 54.

17 Tom Krasovic, “San Diego Padres,” The Sporting News, January 27, 2002: 62.

18 Tim Karasovic, “San Diego Padres,” The Sporting News, March 13, 2003: 56.

19 The Sporting News, August 1, 2003: 35.

20 “Ramon Vazquez MLB Coach interview.”

21 “Ramon Vazquez MLB Coach interview.”

22 “Padres Announce 2017 Major League Coaching Staff,” MLB.com, January 16, 201, https://www.mlb.com/press-release/padres-announce-2017-major-league-coaching-staff-213616212.

23 Cora appears to have misspoken. He was drafted in 1993 by the Twins (12th round) out of high school and in 1996 by the Dodgers (third round) after playing for the Miami Hurricanes. Vázquez was drafted in 1995 (27th round) by the Mariners.

24 “Ramón Vázquez nombrado coach de la banca de Boston,” Precisión.com.do, November 29, 2022, https://precision.com.do/ramon-vazquez-nombrado-coach-de-la-banca-de-boston/ quoting Red Sox Twitter, https://twitter.com/RedSox/status/1597704000056369152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1597704000056369152%7Ctwgr%5Ece4f6a957a09776572a3409359ea38246cb740be%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fprecision.com.do%2Framon-vazquez-nombrado-coach-de-la-banca-de-boston%2F

25 Christoper Smith, “Boston Red Sox’s New Nomar: Coach Ramon Vazquez, 13-Year-Old Son Nomar Belong at Ballpark Together,” Masslive.com, April 27, 2018, https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2018/04/boston_red_soxs_new_nomar_ramo.html.

26 Entrevista Ramón Vázquez.

27 Guzmán, “‘Puertorriqueño hasta la Muerte…’

28 Guzmán.

29 Guzmán.

30 Guzmán.

31 Panama vs. Puerto Rico box score, March 7, 2009, World Baseball Classic 2009, https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041932/http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_07_panint_purint_1&mode=box.

32 Netherlands vs. Puerto Rico box score, March 9, 2009, World Baseball Classic 2009, https://web.archive.org/web/20141214224648/http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_09_nedint_purint_1&mode=box.

33 Netherlands vs. Puerto Rico box score, March 11, 2009, World Baseball Classic 2009, https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000122/http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_11_nedint_purint_1&mode=box.

34 United States vs. Puerto Rico box score, March 14, 2009, World Baseball Classic 2009, https://web.archive.org/web/20131023075653/http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_14_usaint_purint_1&mode=box.

35 Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico box score, March 16, 2009, World Baseball Classic 2009, https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053734/http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_16_venint_purint_1&mode=box.

36 United States vs. Puerto Rico box score, March 17, 2009, World Baseball Classic 2009, https://web.archive.org/web/20131023075658/http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_17_purint_usaint_1&mode=box.

37 Carlos Baerga and “Palillito” Santiago interview with Ramón Vázquez, “Me gustan los deportes,” November 27, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q4yNGeEKE8.

38 José de Jesus Ortiz, “Rodney Linares, Ramon Vazquez and Eduardo Perez are top Latino managerial prospects,” Our Esquina, November 16, 2023, https://ouresquina.com/2023/top-10-latino-managerial-prospects-in-mlb/.

39 “Salón de la Fama del Deporte Cayeyano suma nuevos miembros a su impresionante historial,” November 22, 2022, https://periodicoelsolpr.com/2022/11/22/salon-de-la-fama-del-deporte-cayeyano-suma-nuevos-miembros-a-su-impresionante-historial/.

40 Guzmán, “‘Puertorriqueño hasta la Muerte…’

41 While Nomar Vázquez, born in 1995, was not named after Nomar Garciaparra, the name was chosen for the same reason as Garciaparra: “Nomar” is “Ramón” backward. The younger Vázquez announced plans to transfer to the Weber International University (Florida) baseball program for the 2025-2026 season.

42 “Your New Bench Coach: Ramón Vázquez,” Boston Red Sox YouTube Channel, December 19, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQAhXFAABfg.