Jorge Luis Vásquez is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

Pitcher

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. He currently plays for the Piratas de Campeche

Piratas de Campeche

The Piratas de Campeche are a AAA-level baseball team playing in the Mexican League LMB based in Campeche, Campeche, Mexico.-History:...

 of the Mexican League.

Career

Vásquez was signed by the Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals

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 as a free agent in . He made his debut with the Royals in . That year, he pitched in two games, had no decisions, and an ERA

Earned run average

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 of 8.10. He struck out

Strikeout

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 four and walked

Base on balls

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 one. That winter, on December 18, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 in exchange for Eli Marrero

Eli Marrero

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 and cash. That year, he appeared in 5 games, picking up one win

Win (baseball)

In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...

, no losses, and having an ERA of 3.00. That winter, the Braves released him and he has not appeared in the majors since. In , he pitched in the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...

 organization.

Vásquez has pitched the past three seasons in the Mexican League. After spending the and seasons with the Sultanes de Monterrey, he joined the Piratas de Campeche in .

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