Javier Carlos Vázquez (born July 25, 1976 in Ponce,
Puerto Rico) is a right-handed starting pitcher that
has played for the Chicago White Sox since 2006.
Previously, he pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks
(2005), New York Yankees (2004) and Montreal Expos
(1998-2003).
Javier is maried to Kamille Vázquez, and the couple
has conceived two children, Kamilla and Javier
Josué. Javier claims that he dislikes being the
center of attention outside of the playing field and
describes himself as a 'house man' spending his free
time with his children. Vázquez is also interested
in art pieces especially the ones that are produced
by Puerto Rican artists and he pocesses pictures
painted by Wichie Torres and Iván Rosario. He is a
wine aficionado and is educating himself about the
different classes of wine in order to begin a
private collection. Javier has also expressed that
he has always been interested in charity work, this
interest was fueled by his parents as he states that
a Christian upbringing and their support when he
began practicing sports were part of this influence.
