Ricky Vanasco

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24+2⁄3 innings. [6] He was shut down for the rest of the 2018 season on July 24 after developing elbow inflammation that required rehabilitation. [5] Vanasco split the 2019 season between the Spokane Indians of the Low–ANorthwest League and the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–ASouth Atlantic League, going a combined 3–1 with a 1.81 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 49+2⁄3 innings. [7] [8] [9] He was named a 2019 Northwest League All-Star. [10] Vanasco did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vanasco underwent Tommy John Surgery in September 2020 after suffering an injury at the Rangers Alternate Training Site. [11] Vanasco spent 2021 recovering from surgery, only returning to game action in the organizational fall instructional league. [12]

On November 19, 2021, Texas added Vanasco to their 40–man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [13] [14] Vanasco split the 2022 season between Hickory and the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League, going a combined 3–5 with a 4.68 ERA and 118 strikeouts over 92+1⁄3 innings. [15] He was optioned to Double-A Frisco to begin the 2023 season. [16] On March 29, 2023, it was announced that Vanasco would miss 4–6 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee. [17] On May 29, Vanasco was designated for assignment. [18]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On June 1, 2023, Vanasco was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Luis Valdez. [19] After one start for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Dodgers, Vanasco surrendered two runs in an inning pitched for the Double–A Tulsa Drillers. On June 30, Vanasco was designated for assignment. [20] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Double–A Tulsa on July 5. [21] He pitched in 20 games for Tulsa with a 1–4 record and 1.52 ERA and five games for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, where he did not allow a run in 5+1⁄3 innings. [6] He became a minor league free agent following the season on November 6. [22]

On November 16, 2023, Vanasco re–signed with the Dodgers on a one–year, $900K major league contract. [23] He returned to Oklahoma City to begin the 2024 season [24] but was called up to the majors for the first time on April 15. [25] He pitched two scoreless innings that night in his debut against the Washington Nationals and recorded his first major league strikeout of Riley Adams. [26]

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Ricky Vanasco
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 61
Pitcher
Born: (1998-10-13) October 13, 1998 (age 25)
Morriston, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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April 15, 2024, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
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