Terrin Thomas Vavra (born May 12, 1997) is an American

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second baseman and

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Vavra attended

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in Menomonie, Wisconsin, where he played baseball and

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. In 2015, his senior year, he earned All-State honors in baseball. Undrafted in the

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, Vavra enrolled at the

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, where he played

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for the

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. 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. 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

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with the Cotuit Kettleers. 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.

Professional career

Colorado Rockies

Following the season, the

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selected Vavra in the third round of the

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. 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. Vavra spent the 2019 season with the Asheville Tourists of the Single-A

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, earning All-Star honors. He was named the SAL Player of the Month for June after hitting .350. Over 102 games, he slashed .318/.409/.489 with ten home runs, 52 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases, earning the title of SAL

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. Vavra did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

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Baltimore Orioles

On August 30, 2020, the Rockies traded Vavra,

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and a player to be named later (later revealed to be Mishael Deson) to the

for Mychal Givens.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.
Retrieved September 19, 2020Trezza, Joe. "O's announce PTBN for Bleier, Givens," MLB.com, Friday, September 18, 2020.
Retrieved September 19, 2020 For the 2021 season, he was assigned to the

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of the Double-A Northeast. He was on the injured list for nearly two months with a back injury. Over forty games with Bowie, Vavra batted .248 with five home runs and twenty RBIs. 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. He began the 2022 season with the Norfolk Tides of the Triple-A

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. After 13 games, he was placed on the injured list with a hamstring strain. He returned to play in early June. On July 26, 2022, the Orioles promoted Vavra to the major leagues. He made his MLB debut on July 29. On August 1, Vavra recorded his first career hit, an

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off of Texas Rangers starter Jon Gray. 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

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. In 2023, Vavra played in 27 games for the Orioles, batting .245/.315/.245 with 5 RBI. While playing for Triple–A Norfolk, he suffered a right shoulder strain and was placed on the injured list on June 17, 2023. He was pulled off of his rehab assignment on September 7 to undergo further testing on his shoulder, and was transferred to the 60–day injured list on September 14.

Personal life

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vavra, Terrin 1997 births Living people Aberdeen IronBirds players Asheville Tourists players Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Wisconsin Boise Hawks players Bowie Baysox players Cotuit Kettleers players Duluth Huskies players Florida Complex League Orioles players Major League Baseball infielders Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball players Norfolk Tides players People from Menomonie, Wisconsin