Virgil Vasquez

Infobox MLB player

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caption = Vasquez pitching for the Toledo Mud Hens, AAA affiliates of the Detroit Tigers in by|2008
name = Virgil Vasquez
team = Detroit Tigers
number = --
position = Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|6|7
birthplace = city-state|Santa Barbara|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = May 13
debutyear = 2007
debutteam = Detroit Tigers
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 0-1
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 8.64
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 7
teams =
*Detroit Tigers (by|2007)

Virgil Mattew Vasquez (born June 7, 1982 in Santa Barbara, California), is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.

Amateur career

Vasquez was originally drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 7th round of the 2000 draft out of Santa Barbara High School, but did not sign. [cite news | title=Baseball Draft Selections From Texas Schools | work=Associated Press | date=June 6, 2000] He went 23-3 in his final two years of high school with 179 strikeouts while also hitting over .400. Vasquez was then selected by Detroit in the 7th round of the 2003 draft.

He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and finished his college career with 189 strikeouts, the eighth most in school history.

Professional career

Vasquez began the by|2006 season with Double-A Erie of the Eastern League, where he finished in the top ten for ERA, complete games, home runs allowed, innings pitched, games started and losses. He was promoted to Triple-A Toledo in early September 2006.

He started the by|2007 campaign in Toledo, but was called up to the Major Leagues in May to make a spot start in place of the Tigers' Jeremy Bonderman on May 11. [cite web | last=Beck | first=Jason | publisher=mlb.com | title=Vasquez to debut against Twins | url=http://mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070511&content_id=1958487&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det | date=May 11, 2007 | accessdate=2007-08-07]

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