Following Future Baseball Prospects: Javier Vasquez Jr. of the Rice Owls

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Baseball Following Future Baseball Prospects: Javier Vasquez Jr. of the Rice Owls by Julio Pabón March 2, 2025 Javier Vasquez Jr. of the Rice Owls ready to shine in NCAA Baseball and down the line in MLB – Image Credit: Latino Sports CABO ROJO, PR — While in Puerto Rico, I had the opportunity to watch a few games of the Puerto Rico Challenge and while sitting in the stands, I noticed a former New York Yankees’ pitcher and LatinoMVP winner, Javier Vasquez Sr. A pleasure catching up to Javier Vasquez, former Yankee pitcher and LatinoMVP winner – Image Credit: Latino Sports Javier Vasquez receiving his American League LatinoMVP Pitcher of the Year award. Artist James Fiorentino (L), Julio Pabón (M), Javy Vasquez (R) – Image Credit Latino Sports I approached Javier and he immediately recognized me. We had a great chat and updated each other on our present realities. Javier was proud to highlight that his son, Javier Vasquez Jr. was a player with the University of Rice Owls the team that was about to take the field. I could not allow this opportunity to pass me by and decided to interview Javy Jr. after the game. Both Javy Sr. and Jr. are from Ponce. Puerto Rico the town hosting half of the Puerto Rico Challenge games. Thus, there were more locals than usual at this particular game to see a possible local homegrown player play and perhaps one day reach the majors. This would be special for the town of Ponce who has not had a local drafted to MLB for approximately 30 years. The last local to be drafted from this rich baseball town was Javier “Javy” López who played for the Atlanta Braves, Orioles and Red Sox. Javy Vasquez Jr. feeling like a pro signing for friends and family who came to see him play for the first time in his home town of Ponce, PR – Image Credit: Latino Sports Javier Vasquez Jr. is a baseball player for the University of Rice Owls who competes for playing time. He is 6’1″ and weighs 195 lbs. He is from Ponce, Puerto Rico and attended IMG Academy for high school. I caught up with him after one of his games in Puerto Rico. The following is our short interview. Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino Sports Twitter: @latinosports Related Topics Atlanta Braves Baseball Boston Red Sox College Baseball featured Javier “Javy” Vasquez Javier Vasquez Javy Lopez LatinoMVP Major League Baseball MLB NCAA Baseball NY Yankees Orioles Ponce Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Challenge Puerto Rico Challenge 2025 Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Advertisement Facebook Latest Article Baseball / 3 weeks ago 35TH ANNUAL LATINO MVP AWARDS – 2024 OFFICIAL BALLOT ANNOUNCED BRONX, NY (February 10th, 2025) — It has been thirty five (35) years since… By Press Release Baseball / 16 hours ago History of the Execrated from MLB – Historia de los Execrados de la MLB Two Drug Dealers Elevated to the Hall of Fame Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) –… By Juan Vené Basketball / 17 hours ago CHAMPIONSHIP GLORY: St. John’s clinches outright Big East regular season title for first time since 1985 NEW YORK, NY — Zuby Ejiofor, RJ Luis Jr., Kadary Richmond, Aaron Scott, Simeon… By Robert Rizzo Baseball / 18 hours ago Following Future Baseball Prospects: Javier Vasquez Jr. of the Rice Owls CABO ROJO, PR — While in Puerto Rico, I had the opportunity to watch… By Julio Pabón Baseball / 1 day ago Interview with José “Cheo” Cruz Jr.: First Puerto Rican to manage Division I Baseball Program CABO ROJO, PR — During the Puerto Rico Challenge, the first Division I college… By Julio Pabón More in Baseball History of the Execrated from MLB – Historia de los Execrados de la MLB Two Drug Dealers Elevated to the Hall of Fame Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) –… Interview with José “Cheo” Cruz Jr.: First Puerto Rican to manage Division I Baseball Program CABO ROJO, PR — During the Puerto Rico Challenge, the first Division I college… No, No, No Laughter, Just A Smile – No, No, Sin Carcajadas, Basta Con Una Sonrisa “Baseball is like mass; many go, but few understand the point”… Leo Durocher. “Never… ESPN Prefers Football, Soccer, and Basketball – ESPN Prefiere el Fútbol, Soccer, y Basquet Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) – It seems that Hal Steinbrenner hates everything that his… Interview with José “Cheo” Cruz Jr.: First Puerto Rican to manage Division I Baseball Program History of the Execrated from MLB – Historia de los Execrados de la MLB