| Date | News |
| 5/25/10 | Vazquez is on schedule to make his start on Thursday after throwing a pain-free bullpen session on Tuesday. |
| 5/23/10 | Vazquez reported swelling, but no pain, after throwing briefly on Saturday. He is still on track to start on Thursday. |
| 5/21/10 | Vazquez left after being hit on the finger while bunting. He was diagnosed with a bruised right index finger. |
| 5/15/10 | Vazquez will be skipped again this week in the rotation. He won't start again until Friday against the Mets. |
| 2/23/10 | Vazquez threw his first bullpen session as a Yankee on Sunday and said he felt fine. |
| 12/23/09 | The Yankees have acquired Vazquez from the Braves in exchange for Melky Cabrera. Vazquez figures to be the #4 starter in New York. |
| 7/09/09 | Vazquez will miss Sunday's start with a strained lower-abdominal muscle. With the All-Star Break coming up, the Braves are hoping he'll avoid a trip to the DL. |
| 6/23/09 | Vazquez (5-6) gave up nine hits and two walks with five strikeouts in last night's 2-0 victory over the Cubs. His victory snapped a five-start streak during which he went 0-3 - despite a 3.44 ERA.
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| 12/04/08 | The Braves officially acquired Vazquez and Boone Logan from the White Sox today in exchange for four prospects. |
| 12/02/08 | The White Sox have traded Vazquez to Atlanta, pending the players involved passing their physicals. The White Sox also are reportedly sending one other player in exchange for three players, including Brent Lillibridge. |
| 10/30/08 | Along with Mark Buehrle, and the impressive young starters, John Danks and Gavin Floyd, Vazquez completes the front four in the White Sox rotation - currently. Despite a poor finish in his final four starts to the 2008 campaign (he allowed 24 earned runs over 16 1-3 innings), White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper expects Vazquez to bounce back in a White Sox uniform. Cooper said, "Absolutely, he can come back. I don't buy it that he's not a big-game pitcher." The White Sox have Vazquez under contract for two more years at $23 million. |
| 10/10/08 | Vazquez posted a durable and solid, if unremarkable, 12-16 record this year - but his three worst starts occurred at the end of the regular season - with the AL Central title at stake. Against the Rays in Game 1 of the subsequent ALDS, he gave up six runs in 4 1-3 innings. ChiSox manager Ozzie Guillen believes Vazquez needs to erase this season from his mind. He said, "He's capable of a tremendous season next year. He should win more games. We left him dry a few times. This year, he couldn't get it done." Vazquez has no-trade rights to the teams in the National League West and the AL West; Chicago has him signed through 2010. |
| 10/01/08 | After knocking off the Tigers in game 162 and the Twins in game 163, Vazquez will start of the Sox in game one of the ALDS in Tampa. |
| 9/28/08 | Vazquez became the third pitcher in White Sox history to record at least 200 strikeouts in consecutive seasons. |
| 9/15/08 | Vazquez surrendered only three hits and two walks while striking out eight batters. His punch-out of Edgar Renteria in the fifth inning was the 2,000th of his career. Only 61 other pitchers have reached that mark, nine of whom are still active. |
| 9/10/08 | Vazquez will return on three days' rest to face the Tigers this Saturday, after throwing 98 pitches in Tuesday afternoon's loss to the Blue Jays. |
| 8/18/08 | Vazquez went 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA in his two starts last week. The 32-year-old struck out 18 batters in 16 innings, issuing only one walk. He is AL coplayer of the week. |
| 8/14/08 | Vazquez had his best start of the season Tuesday night throwing eight scoreless innings in a 9-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. |
| 7/22/08 | Vazquez (7-8) struck out 10, tying a season-high, and gave up three runs and walked two in seven innings. He lost his third straight decision. |
| 6/08/08 | Vazquez is 5-0 in his last seven starts against the Twins and 6-5 in his career. |
| 5/27/08 | Javier Vazquez has allowed three runs or fewer in three straight starts and five of his last six. |
| 4/24/08 | Vazquez had a bad night Wednesday. Vazquez struck out three and walked three, as his career record against the Yankees dropped to 1-4 and his ERA against his former club rose to 6.14 ERA. |
| 3/22/08 | With 22 strikeouts and a mere four walks issued over 17 2/3 Cactus League innings, Vazquez appears to be starting in the right direction. |
| 3/07/08 | Javier Vazquez will miss Friday's trip to the mound, as he remains in Puerto Rico with his family and newborn daughter. |
| 3/05/08 | Chicago RHP Javier Vazquez went back home to Puerto Rico after the birth of a daughter on Tuesday morning. The White Sox expect him back in a few days. |
| 3/02/08 | Javier Vazquez didn't look sharp on Sunday. He gave up two runs in the first, though one wasn't earned. In 2 1/3 innings, he gave up five runs [four earned] on five hits. He walked two and fanned three. |
| 3/07/07 | The White Sox and right-hander Javier Vazquez have agreed to a three-year, $34.5 million contract extension, announced Tuesday after the right-hander worked three innings against the Rockies at Tucson Electric Park.
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| 4/08/06 | Vazquez, who was making his White Sox debut, tossed seven strong innings. He allowed five hits and a walk and left with a 3-2 lead. Vazquez held the Royals to two hits over five shutout innings before Grudzielanek singled in the sixth and Sweeney was hit by a pitch. Reggie Sanders' double to the left-center gap drove in both runners.
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| 3/05/06 | Vazquez pitched three scoreless innings in an 8-1 loss to Colorado in a split-squad game before leaving for Florida to train with his Puerto Rico teammates for the World Baseball Classic. "I felt strongthat's the most important thing," said Vazquez, who is scheduled to start against Panama on Tuesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Vazquez threw 41 pitches, 26 for strikes. Stamina shouldn't be an early problem for him in the WBC, in which pitchers will be limited to 65 pitches for the first round.
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| 2/02/06 | Vazquez, 29, said he has taken advantage of the warm climate in Puerto Rico by throwing bullpen sessions for more than a month. He has hurled at least 198 innings in each of the last six seasons, including 2152/3 with Arizona last season.
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| 12/14/05 | ESPN is reporting that the White Sox have acquired Vazquez from Arizona in exchange for Orlando Hernandez, Luis Vizcaino and outfield prospect Chris Young. The deal must be approved by the Commissioner before it becomes official. |
| 11/11/05 | Vazquez demanded to be traded today. He can become a free agent if he is not traded by March 15, but chances are, he will remain with the D'Backs as he will not want to forfeit the $24 million owed to him over the next two years. |
| 9/22/05 | Manager Bob Melvin announced that Vazquez will get the start on Sunday in the team's home finale against San Diego. |
| 1/11/05 | Yankees acquired for LHP Randy Johnson from the Diamondbacks for RHP Javier Vazquez, LHP Brad Halsey, C Dioner Navarro and $9 million; signed Johnson to a two-year, $32 million contract extension through 2007. |
| 11/24/04 | The Yankees and Diamondbacks reportedly have discussed swapping Randy Johnson for Javier Vazquez, but Arizona is concerned about Vazquez's salary. |
| 10/28/04 | An MRI on the shoulder of Vazquez came back clean. His slump in the second half made cause for concern it could have been an injury. "Turns out, his mechanics were just all messed up," GM Brian Cashman said. |
| 8/17/04 | Vazquez was given a clean bill of health yesterday. He is expected to start tonight. |
| 8/11/04 | Vazquez will miss his scheduled start Wednesday night because of pink eye. |
| 5/26/04 | Due to Kevin Browns' personal problems, Vazquez start has been moved up a day to Friday. |
| 4/24/04 | Vazquez will start Sunday on 3 days rest. |
| 4/23/04 | Vazquez seems to be the option the Yankees are leaning towards for Sunday's start against Boston. |
| 12/04/03 | The Associated Press is reporting that the Yankees have acquired Vazquez from Montreal in exchange for Juan Rivera, Nick Johnson and Randy Choate. The deal is contingent upon the players passing their physicals. |
| 9/27/03 | Vazquez will not make his final start on Sunday, Claudio Vargas will start instead. |
| 9/24/03 | Vazquez dominated the Braves for seven innings before tiring in the eighth, allowing only two hits and not a runner past first base through seven, extending his scoreless streak to 14 innings. It ended in the eighth when Furcal lined a single past first baseman Wil Cordero, who went to his knees but couldn't knock it down.
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| 9/19/03 | Vazquez struck out 12, allowed three hits in seven innings, and walked none and struck out at least 10 for the ninth time this season. |
| 9/13/03 | The Expos decided to give Vazquez an extra day's rest. He will start tonight at home against the Mets. |
| 9/03/03 | Vazquez hadn't allowed a run in his last three starts, spanning 26 innings. He gave up five runs and eight hits in eight innings last night. Thome's one-out homer in the fourth snapped Vazquez's scoreless streak at 29 1-3 innings.
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| 8/19/03 | Vazquez (11-8) won for the fifth time in seven starts, allowing only one runner past first base. His seven strikeouts gives him 185 on the season, good for second in baseball and surpassing last year's total of 179. It was his third complete game of the season and 15th of his career. Vazquez's sixth career shutout was also his first since Aug. 28, 2001. Opposing hitters are now batting .165 (15-for-91) this season against Vazquez in the opening frame. |
| 8/14/03 | Javier Vazquez (10-8) allowed five runs -- three earned -- on six hits in six innings to win for the fourth time in six starts. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored for the Expos. Vazquez struck out four to run his season total to 178 in 169 innings, the second most in baseball. |
| 8/04/03 | Javier struck out his 1000th batter Saturday, scattering 8 hits and striking out 11 in the game. He didn't walk a batter and got his 9th win in 16 decisions. |
| 7/29/03 | Vazquez (8-7) had a frustrating outing, allowing eight runs -- four earned -- off 12 hits in 5 2-3 innings to snap a two-start winning streak. |
| 7/24/03 | Javier broke a 6 game losing streak with a complete game last night, allowing 6 hits and only one walk. His 11 strikeouts gave him 157 for the season, second only to Kerry Wood with 164. |
| 7/11/03 | Despite his high strikeout rate, Javier is not pitching late into games, and is still only a .500 pitcher - he has gotten into Robinson's doghouse for not stating his case to pitch longer into games and the manager sees this as weak. |
| 6/26/03 | Javier has given up 20 homers this season (7 in his last three starts) to go with his 122 strikeouts (second in the NL behind Kerry Wood). |
| 6/11/03 | Javier pitched 6 strong innings last night and continues to push for not just an All-star appearance, but a Cy Young |
| 6/06/03 | Javier struck out 11 in seven innings, giving up three hits including 2 solo homers. He continues to trail only Wood in strikeouts this season. |
| 3/23/03 | Vazquez suffered a strained calf muscle and may miss the season opener. He is expected to be out about two weeks. |
| 9/06/02 | Vazquez (8-13) allowed 10 hits and four runs in eight innings Thursday. This is bad. If you're out of contention in your league, you have nothing to lose by sending Vazquez out there every fifth day down the stretch. But the big concern is he has an injury he's not telling anyone about. |
| 7/17/02 | Before the all-star break, Vazquez fastball had lost a little zip. His last start, however, showed that his velocity has returned. |
| 4/19/02 | It looks like Vazquez is going to find getting wins difficult this year in a tough East division with little run support. Although he yielded only 1 run in eight innings, Vazquez was saddled with the loss and now is winless after four starts with 3/4 quality starts to his credit. |
| 3/20/02 | Vazquez will sidelined an estimated 5 days after reporting soreness in his throwing arm. An MRI was performed today as a precaution. |
| 9/18/01 | Vazquez was hit in the head by a pitch and was forced to leave last night's game. After further examination today, he has a fractured eye socket and will miss the rest of the season. |
| 4/18/01 | Vazquez left today's start after six innings with a sore heel. He is expected to make his next scheduled start. |
| 2000 | He was called up on July 18. He is still only 23 years old and has some solid potential. |
Javier Vazquez
