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Nelson Velázquez
Puerto Rican baseball playerAVGHRRBIRCurrent Season.22131218Season 2023.235173435Positions: Outfielder and Designated Hitter. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 6-0 , 190lb (183cm, 86kg) Team: Kansas City Royals (majors) , in Carolina, Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from PJ Education School (Carolina, Puerto Rico).
His full name is Nelson Javier Velázquez Romero... he resides in Carolina, P.R...Led Criollos de Caguas to the 2023-24 Puerto Rican League championship after recording eight extra-base hits and 12 RBI in 23 games…was also named a Caribbean Series All-Star at DH after hitting .368 (7-for-19) with a 1.139 OPS in five games with Puerto Rico.
Nelson Javier Velázquez (born December 26, 1998) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 with the Chicago Cubs.
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6 days ago · It was the third home run of the season for Velázquez, who hit 14 in 40 games in 2023 after coming to the Royals from the Cubs at the Trade Deadline. Coming into Tuesday, Velázquez’s .226 batting average through 36 games was only a shade below his post-trade clip, but his slugging percentage was down 240 points -- from .579 to .339 -- due ...
5 days ago · Updated 10:29 PM PDT, May 14, 2024. SEATTLE (AP) — Nelson Velázquez put Kansas City ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and Michael Wacha worked six dominant innings as the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night.
5 days ago · SEATTLE (AP) Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to put Kansas City ahead, and Michael Wacha worked six dominant innings as the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on ...
Apr 12, 2023 · Nelson Velázquez’s first career grand slam powers Cubs to comeback win vs. Mariners Eugenio Suarez homered on Wesneski’s next pitch over the plate — a sinker inside — to make it 2-0 Mariners.
