Terrin Vavra Explained

Terrin Vavra
Team:Baltimore Orioles
Position:Second baseman / Outfielder
Birth Date:12 May 1997
Birth Place:Menomonie, Wisconsin, U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 29
Debutyear:2022
Debutteam:Baltimore Orioles
Statleague:MLB
Statyear:2023 season
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.254
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:17
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Terrin Thomas Vavra (born May 12, 1997) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Vavra attended Menomonie High School in Menomonie, Wisconsin, where he played baseball and ice hockey.[1] [2] In 2015, his senior year, he earned All-State honors in baseball.[3]

Undrafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, Vavra enrolled at the University of Minnesota, where he played college baseball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. In 2016, Vavra's freshman year at Minnesota, he appeared in 32 games (missing time due to a back injury), batting .358 with one home run and twenty RBIs.[4] [5] As a sophomore in 2017, he played in fifty games, hitting .308 with two home runs and 19 RBIs. That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Cotuit Kettleers.[6] [7] [8] In 2018, his junior season, Vavra was a unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selection alongside earning First Team All American honors; for the year, he started 58 games in which he slashed .386/.455/.614 with ten home runs and 59 RBIs.[9] [10] [11]

Professional career

Colorado Rockies

Following the season, the Colorado Rockies selected Vavra in the third round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[12] [13] Vavra signed with Colorado and made his professional debut with the Boise Hawks of the Low-A Northwest League (with whom he was named an All-Star), batting .302 with four home runs and 26 RBIs over 44 games.[14] [15] [16] Vavra spent the 2019 season with the Asheville Tourists of the Single-A South Atlantic League, earning All-Star honors.[17] [18] [19] He was named the SAL Player of the Month for June after hitting .350.[20] Over 102 games, he slashed .318/.409/.489 with ten home runs, 52 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases, earning the title of SAL Most Valuable Player.[21] Vavra did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]

Baltimore Orioles

On August 30, 2020, the Rockies traded Vavra, Tyler Nevin and a player to be named later (later revealed to be Mishael Deson) to the Baltimore Orioles for Mychal Givens.[23] [24] For the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Northeast.[25] He was on the injured list for nearly two months with a back injury.[26] Over 40 games with Bowie, Vavra batted .248 with five home runs and 20 RBI.[27]

On November 19, 2021, the Orioles selected Vavra's contract and added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[28] He began the 2022 season with the Norfolk Tides of the Triple-A International League.[29] After 13 games, he was placed on the injured list with a hamstring strain.[30] He returned to play in early June.[31]

On July 26, 2022, the Orioles promoted Vavra to the major leagues for the first time.[32] He made his MLB debut on July 29.[33] On August 1, Vavra recorded his first career hit, an infield single off of Texas Rangers starter Jon Gray.[34] On October 5, the final day of the season, Vavra hit a three–run home run off of Mitch White for his first career home run. The blast propelled the Orioles to a 5–4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.[35]

In 2023, Vavra played in 27 games for the Orioles, batting .245/.315/.245 with five RBI. While playing for Triple–A Norfolk, he suffered a right shoulder strain and was placed on the injured list on June 17, 2023.[36] He was pulled off of his rehab assignment on September 7 to undergo further testing on his shoulder,[37] and was transferred to the 60–day injured list on September 14.[38] On November 14, Vavra was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.[39]

Vavra began the 2024 campaign with Norfolk, hitting .269 with two home runs and 19 RBI across 31 games. On July 30, 2024, the Orioles selected Vavra's contract, adding him to their active roster.[40] He was designated for assignment without appearing in the majors for Baltimore on August 21.[41]

Personal life

Vavra's father, Joe Vavra, is a professional baseball coach.[42] Vavra and his wife, Carlie, had their first child, a daughter, in August 2022.[43] [44]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Get news just for your town by accessing one of our new community websites. Republican Eagle. April 13, 2021 .
  2. Web site: Baseball in the blood of All-Area player of the year Vavra. Jason. Cox. Leader-Telegram. July 5, 2015 .
  3. Web site: All-State baseball: La Follette's Kian O'Brien, Verona's Ben Rortvedt named to first team by state coaches. ART KABELOWSKY | Wisconsin State. Journal. madison.com. June 19, 2015 .
  4. Web site: Terrin Vavra, free of injury, shines for Gophers. Jack. Warrick.
  5. Web site: Where are they now?. BROCK FRITZ brock fritz@lee net BROCK FRITZ. brock.fritz@lee.net. Chippewa Herald. March 31, 2016 .
  6. Web site: #6 Terrin Vavra - Profile . pointstreak.com . July 24, 2022.
  7. Web site: Concussion doesn't 'shortstop' Menomonie native. TOM JOYCE For THE. NEWS. Chippewa Herald. August 8, 2017 .
  8. Web site: Media2020 . Terrin Vavra's Emergence Couldn't Come at a Better Time | Cotuit Kettleers Baseball . Kettleers.org . July 21, 2017 . May 2, 2021.
  9. Web site: Frederick . Jace . From Twins hitting 'assistant' to Gophers shortstop, Terrin Vavra is a 'high talent' . Twincities.com . May 22, 2018 . May 2, 2021.
  10. Web site: Reusse: Vavra watches from Detroit as son makes All-America at U . StarTribune.com . June 1, 2018 . May 2, 2021.
  11. Web site: Gophers' Vavra, Fredrickson, Meyer named baseball All-Americans – Twin Cities . Twincities.com . June 16, 2018 . May 2, 2021.
  12. Web site: Menomonie native Terrin Vavra drafted by Colorado Rockies. Justus. Clevel. www.weau.com. June 6, 2018 .
  13. Web site: Rockies pick Terrin Vavra in 2018 Draft . Mlb.com . May 2, 2021.
  14. Web site: Farm Report: Three Boise Hawks Selected to Northwest League All-Star Team . Mavensports.io . May 2, 2021.
  15. Web site: Before Terrin Vavra Was a Rockies Shortstop, He Was a Twins 'Assistant' . www.j500rst.dept.ku.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190926224635/http://www.j500rst.dept.ku.edu/short-stop/before-terrin-vavra-was-a-rockies-shortstop-he-was-a-twins-assistant/ . September 26, 2019.
  16. Web site: Hawks' Vavra off to fast start in pro career. JOHN. WUSTROW. Idaho Press. June 26, 2018 .
  17. Web site: Baseball News . MiLB.com . May 2, 2021.
  18. Web site: Menomonie native Vavra off to outstanding start to pro baseball career. Spencer Flaten Leader-Telegram. staff. Leader-Telegram. August 4, 2019 .
  19. Web site: Newman . Kyle . Rockies prospect update: Terrin Vavra raking for Asheville, lefty Colten Schmidt earns promotion and more . Denverpost.com . July 26, 2019 . May 2, 2021.
  20. Web site: Maurer . Doug . Vavra Named Uncle Ray's South Atlantic League Player of the Month . MiLB.com . July 3, 2019 . May 2, 2021.
  21. Web site: Area roundup (8/27): Menomonie native Vavra named South Atlantic League MVP. Leader-Telegram. August 27, 2019 .
  22. Web site: 2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled. MLB.com.
  23. https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-mychal-givens-trade-rockies-20200830-5r777yva35h5rowyepsuk2xfcm-story.html Meoli, Jon and Ruiz, Nathan. "Orioles trade reliever Mychal Givens to Rockies for two prospects, player to be named in second deal of day," The Baltimore Sun, Sunday, August 30, 2020.
  24. https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/orioles-announce-ptbn-from-bleier-givens-trades Trezza, Joe. "O's announce PTBN for Bleier, Givens," MLB.com, Friday, September 18, 2020.
  25. Web site: Baysox Break Camp Roster Announced.
  26. Web site: Orioles' Terrin Vavra: Out with back strain. CBSSports.com. June 18, 2021 .
  27. Web site: Oriole questions to be answered in the final weeks os 2021. September 14, 2021.
  28. Web site: Orioles top pitching prospects DL Hall, Kyle Bradish among six players added to 40-man roster ahead of Rule 5 draft. Baltimore Sun. November 19, 2021 .
  29. Web site: Top pitching prospect Rodriguez highlights Tides roster. April 1, 2022. WTKR.
  30. Web site: Orioles' Terrin Vavra: Lands on injured list . April 21, 2022 .
  31. Web site: Terrin Vavra - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates . FOX Sports . 2022-07-27.
  32. Web site: Orioles promote prospect Terrin Vavra as Jonathan Araúz lands on injured list with fractured finger – Baltimore Sun . Baltimoresun.com . July 26, 2022. 2022-07-27.
  33. Web site: Former Duluth Huskies Infielder Terrin Vavra is the 300th NWL Alum to Debut in MLB . July 30, 2022 .
  34. Web site: Vavra knocks infield single for first major league hit. 2023-05-26. leadertelegram.com. August 2022 . en.
  35. Web site: Vavra's first major league home run gives Orioles 5-4 win in Game 1. June 28, 2023. masnsports.com. October 5, 2022 . en.
  36. Web site: Orioles' Terrin Vavra: Lands on minor-league IL. September 14, 2023. cbssports.com. June 17, 2023 . en.
  37. Web site: Orioles' Terrin Vavra: Pulled off minor league rehab. September 14, 2023. cbssports.com. September 7, 2023 . en.
  38. Web site: Orioles' Terrin Vavra: Goes on 60-day IL. September 14, 2023. cbssports.com. September 14, 2023 . en.
  39. Web site: Orioles Outright Terrin Vavra, Tucker Davidson . November 14, 2023 .
  40. Web site: Orioles To Call Up Jackson Holliday. July 30, 2024. mlbtraderumors.com. en.
  41. Web site: Orioles Claim Emmanuel Rivera, Designate Terrin Vavra. August 21, 2024. mlbtraderumors.com. en.
  42. Web site: Vavra adjusts to new role as Twins third base coach. Brandon. Berg. Chippewa Herald. August 28, 2013 .
  43. Web site: Vavra approaching fatherhood and hitting fastballs with same calmness . August 5, 2022 .
  44. Web site: Orioles' Terrin Vavra: Placed on paternity list . August 19, 2022 .