CHICAGO — The artist formerly known as Felipe Rivero stood in front of his locker Tuesday morning, in which hung a No. 73 Pirates jersey with the name “Vazquez” across the top. The Pirates closer said he changed his last name to match the surname of his sister, Prescilla Vazquez Cosme.
“My sister and I have been talking,” Vazquez said. “She decided it’s time. If she says something, I just get it done. That’s the way it is.”
Rivero began the process January 29, according to Osceola (Fla.) County court records, and the case was closed March 26.