Vinnie Pasquantino

Vincent Joseph Pasquantino (born October 10, 1997) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Vinnie Pasquantino
Pasquantino with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2022
Kansas City Royals – No. 9
First baseman
Born: (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 28, 2022, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.295
Home runs10
Runs batted in26
Teams

Amateur career

Pasquantino attended James River High School in Midlothian, Virginia and played college baseball at Old Dominion University. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[2]

Professional career

Pasquantino made his professional debut with the Burlington Royals, batting .294 with 14 home runs and 53 RBIs over 57 games.[3] He did not play in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He started 2021 with the Quad Cities River Bandits before being promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.[5] Over 116 games between the two teams, he slashed .300/.394/.563 with 24 home runs, 84 RBIs, and 37 doubles.[6]

Pasquantino opened the 2022 season with the Omaha Storm Chasers. After the Royals traded first baseman Carlos Santana on June 27, the Royals promoted Pasquantino to the major leagues to take his place on the active roster. [7]

References
  1. "Vinnie Pasquantino - Cape Cod Baseball League - player". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. "Kansas City Royals select ODU's Vinnie Pasquantino in 11th round of MLB Draft". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. Sutton, Bob (July 6, 2019). "Pasquantino's big night highlights Royals' romp". Burlington Times News. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  4. "Andre Lipcius and Vinnie Pasquantino lost their minor league season. The Peninsula Pilots helped give some of it back".
  5. Batterson, Steve (July 3, 2021). "Competition, podcast lessons motivate Pasquantino". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  6. Lewis, Alec (September 24, 2021). "The rise of under-the-radar Royals prospect Vinnie Pasquantino: 'He could run for mayor'". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  7. Grathoff, Pete (June 27, 2022). "It's Vinnie Pasquantino's time as Kansas City Royals trade Carlos Santana: The details". KansasCity.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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