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Red Sox: Beware of the Christian Vázquez burnout factor

BOSTON, MA - JULY 26: Christian Vazquez #7 of the Boston Red Sox looks on before a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 26, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

Red Sox need to monitor Christian Vázquez’s catching innings

The Boston Red Sox brought up Connor Wong as the 27th man in a doubleheader against Toronto. This is a position usually reserved for pitching staffs that get depleted like a buffet faced with six sumo wrestlers on an all-you-can devour binge. Christian Vázquez caught the first game, a rather dismal and disheartening loss to the Blue Jays.