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- ↑ "Atlantic Highlands Man Selected in MLB First-Year Player Draft" Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine , Atlantic Highlands Herald, June 9, 2014. Accessed June 10, 2018. "Felician left-handed pitcher Jerry Vasto (Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Henry Hudson Regional) was chosen in the 24th Round (No. 713 overall) by the Colorado Rockies."
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- ↑ "Rockies recall left-hander Jerry Vasto, place Scott Oberg on the disabled list". denverpost.com. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ↑ "Rockies' Jerry Vasto: Optioned to Triple-A".
- ↑ "Rockies acquire journeyman catcher Drew Butera from Royals for Jerry Vasto". 31 August 2018.
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- ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03.