Like most catchers, Christian Vazquez is accustomed to playing through pain. This was different. A cut on his right elbow had become infected, and the infection traveled up his arm and into his ...

When a cut he suffered on his left elbow turned into a serious infection in his left shoulder, Christian Vázquez didn’t think this day would come. Undergoing treatment that required a surgical ...

For more than two and a half seasons, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli used only two options when penciling in his catcher into the lineup: Ryan Jeffers or Christian Vázquez. It was a remarkable run of ...

Vazquez (shoulder) went 0-for-3 with two walks and a run scored in a rehab appearance with Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday. Vazquez kicked off a rehab stint Thursday, hitting second in the order while ...

The Twins activated Vazquez (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list Monday. Vazquez has been shelved since early August following surgery to remove an infection from his left shoulder, but he's ready ...

When a cut he suffered on his left elbow turned into a serious infection in his left shoulder, Christian Vazquez didn’t think this day would come. Undergoing treatment that required a surgical ...