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{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Ricky Vanasco
|number =
|position = [[Pitcher]]
|team =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|13}}
|birth_place = [[Morriston, Florida]], U.S.
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = April 15
|debutyear = 2024
|debutteam = Los Angeles Dodgers
|statleague = MLB
|statyear = 2024 season
|stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value = 1–0
|stat2label = [[Earned run average]]
|stat2value = 6.75
|stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value = 1
|teams =
* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|2024}}–present)
}}
'''Ricky Vanasco''' (born October 13, 1998) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[
==Career==
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===Texas Rangers===
Vanasco made his professional debut in 2017 with the [[AZL Rangers]] of the [[Rookie-level]] [[Arizona League]], going 0–1 with a 0.00 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 9 innings.<ref name=RVFTY>{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/1072128/2019/07/15/turning-heads-rising-rangers-prospect-ricky-vanasco-overcame-frightening-injury-but-one-deficit-persists/|title=Turning heads: Rising Rangers prospect Ricky Vanasco overcame frightening injury, but one deficit persists|website=[[The Athletic]]|author=Jamey Newberg|date=July 15, 2019|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> His season was cut short when on August 31, he was struck in the head by a throw from his catcher [[Sam Huff (baseball)|Sam Huff]].<ref name=RVFTY/> He suffered a concussion and missed the rest of the 2017 season.<ref name=RVFTY/> He returned to the AZL Rangers in 2018, going 3–3 with a 4.38 ERA and 25 strikeouts over {{frac|24|2|3}} innings.<ref name=Vanamiors>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vanasc000ric|title=Ricky Vanasco Minor League Statistics|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=September 24, 2023}}</ref> He was shut down for the rest of the 2018 season on July 24 after developing elbow inflammation that required rehabilitation.<ref name=RVFTY/> Vanasco split the 2019 season between the [[Spokane Indians]] of the [[Class A Short Season|Low–A]] [[Northwest League]] and the [[Hickory Crawdads]] of the [[Class A (baseball)|Single–A]] [[South Atlantic League]], going a combined 3–1 with a 1.81 ERA and 75 strikeouts over {{frac|49|2|3}} innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/1377649/2019/11/14/rangers-2019-20-offseason-prospect-rankings-part-7-prospects-1-through-5/|title=Rangers 2019-20 offseason prospect rankings: Part 7 (Texas' top 5)|website=[[The Athletic]]|author=Jamey Newberg|date=November 14, 2019|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/article235987823.html|title=How meat on his bones, mustard on his fastball made Vanasco a top 10 Rangers prospect|author=Jeff Wilson|website=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|date=October 14, 2019|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/jun/14/spokane-indians-opening-day-ricky-vanasco-dazzles-/|title=Spokane Indians Opening Day: Ricky Vanasco dazzles in lopsided win over Vancouver|author=Staff report|website=[[Spokesman Review]]|date=June 14, 2019|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> He was named a 2019 Northwest League All-Star.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/boise/news/2019-northwest-league-all-star-team-released/c-309581596|title=2019 Northwest League All-Star Team Released|author=[[Boise Hawks]]|date=July 31, 2019|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> Vanasco did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the [[Minor League Baseball]] season because of the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]]. Vanasco underwent [[Tommy John Surgery]] in September 2020 after suffering an injury at the Rangers Alternate Training Site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/rangers-prospect-ricky-vanasco-tommy-john-surgery|title=Texas prospect Vanasco to have TJ surgery|website=[[MLB.com]]|author=T.R. Sullivan|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> Vanasco spent 2021 recovering from surgery, only returning to game action in the organizational fall instructional league.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|first=Evan|date=
On November 19, 2021, Texas added Vanasco to their 40–man roster to protect him from the [[Rule 5 draft]].<ref name="Landry">{{Cite web|last=Landry|first=Kennedi|date=November 19, 2021|title=Texas protects 3 prospects from Rule 5 Draft|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ezequiel-duran-among-rangers-added-to-40-man-roster|access-date=
===Los Angeles Dodgers===
On June 1, 2023, Vanasco was traded to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in exchange for Luis Valdez.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/dodgers-ricky-vanasco-traded-to-dodgers/ | title=Dodgers' Ricky Vanasco: Traded to Dodgers | date=June 2, 2023 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dodgers' Ricky Vanasco: Removed from 40-man roster|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/dodgers-ricky-vanasco-removed-from-40-man-roster/amp/|access-date=June 30, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref> He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Double–A Tulsa on July 5.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ricky Vanasco: Clears waivers|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/dodgers-ricky-vanasco-clears-waivers/amp/|access-date=July 7, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref> 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 {{fraction|5|1|3}} innings.<ref name=Vanamiors/> He became a minor league free agent following the season on November 6.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2023 MiLB Free Agents|url=https://www.
On November 16, 2023, Vanasco re–signed with the Dodgers on a one–year, $
===Detroit Tigers===
On July 29, 2024, the Dodgers traded Vanasco to the [[Detroit Tigers]] in exchange for cash considerations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/07/tigers-acquire-ricky-vanasco-from-dodgers.html|title=Tigers Acquire Ricky Vanasco From Dodgers|work=MLB Trade Rumors|first=Darragh|last=McDonald|date=July 29, 2024|accessdate=July 29, 2024}}</ref> Vanasco was added to the active roster on September 1, 2024, as part of the September roster expansion throughout MLB.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-01 |title=Tigers' Ricky Vanasco: Joins big club |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/tigers-ricky-vanasco-joins-big-club/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref> He recorded his first career win five days later in his Tigers debut against the [[San Diego Padres]].
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