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). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

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 May 17, 2023)
Batting average.284
Home runs18
Runs batted in47
Teams

Amateur career

Pasquantino attended James River High School in Midlothian, Virginia. He enrolled at Old Dominion University and played college baseball for the Old Dominion Monarchs. 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 runs batted in (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 the 2021 season 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] On July 1, Pasquantino hit a home run off of Detroit Tigers starter Michael Pineda as his first career hit.[8] He was named the American League player of the week for August 8 to 14 when he hit .455 with four home runs and six RBIs in six games.[9]

International career

Pasquantino was on the Italy national baseball team roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[10]

References
  1. "Vinnie Pasquantino - Cape Cod Baseball League - player". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  2. "Kansas City Royals select ODU's Vinnie Pasquantino in 11th round of MLB Draft". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. June 5, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. Sutton, Bob (July 6, 2019). "Pasquantino's big night highlights Royals' romp". Burlington Times News. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  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 October 2, 2022.
  6. Lewis, Alec (September 24, 2021). "The rise of under-the-radar Royals prospect Vinnie Pasquantino: 'He could run for mayor'". The Athletic. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. Grathoff, Pete (June 27, 2022). "It's Vinnie Pasquantino's time as Kansas City Royals trade Carlos Santana: The details". KansasCity.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. https://www.mlb.com/video/michael-pineda-in-play-out-s-to-vinnie-pasquantino-da4sya-x6312
  9. "A Royal and a Friar net Player of the Week honors". MLB.com.
  10. "Pasquantino headlines Team Italy's Classic roster". MLB.com.
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