Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez, facing multiple charges of sexually assaulting a minor, testified that police officers lied when they said he confessed to having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Police said Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez admitted that he drove nearly an hour in 2017 to meet a 13-year-old girl and tried to have sex with her, according to a criminal complaint released today.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A jury is expected to hear opening arguments on Tuesday in the trial of Felipe Vazquez, who is charged with killing a Lincoln Police investigator in 2020.

Pirates reliever Felipe Rivero has legally changed his last name to Vázquez, Elizabeth Bloom of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Vázquez will soon have his jerseys updated with his new surname.

Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez, facing multiple charges of sexually assaulting a minor, testified that police officers lied when they said he confessed to having sex with a 13-year-old girl.