Wuillians Vasquez
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| Born: July 23, 1983 Acarigua, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Both Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
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Wuillians Martin Vasquez (born July 23, 1983) is a Venezuelan-Nicaraguan professional baseball infielder.
Career
[edit]Vasquez played in the New York Yankees minor league system from 2001 to 2004, playing with the GCL Yankees, Tampa Yankees, Staten Island Yankees, and Battle Creek Yankees. In the minor leagues, he batted .229/.318/.342.
He has played for the San Marino Baseball Club in the Italian Baseball League since 2008. He also played for HCAW in Honkbal Hoofdklasse in 2010. He played for Venezuela in the 2011 Baseball World Cup and the 2011 Pan American Games.
Vasquez started playing in the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League during the 2011–12 season. During the 2013–14 season, playing for the Tigres de Chinandega, he led the league in hitting with a .351 average. He played for Nicaragua in their unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the World Baseball Classic. However, he had only one hit in 16 at-bats.
During the 2016–17 season, playing for the Gigantes de Rivas of the Nicaraguan Winter League, he led the league in hitting (.407), home runs (11), and RBIs (55). He also tied the league record for doubles (18) and slugging (.695), and set the league record for on-base percentage (.524). He was selected Most Valuable Player.[1]
In 2019, he was selected for Nicaragua national baseball team at the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier,[2] and later played at the 2019 Pan American Games. He was later selected to Team Nicaragua at the 2021 World Baseball Classic Qualifier.
References
[edit]- ^ Wuillians Vásquez nombrado el Jugador Más Valioso de la Liga Profesional
- ^ "NICARÁGUA". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 10, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Baseball infielders
- Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Battle Creek Yankees players
- Caribes de Anzoátegui players
- Gigantes de Rivas players
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- HCAW players
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Nicaragua
- Pan American Games medalists in baseball
- Sportspeople from Acarigua
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Italy
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in San Marino
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Staten Island Yankees players
- T & A San Marino players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games