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Nelson Velázquez

Nelson Velázquez #4

  • RF
  • B/T: R/R
  • 6' 0"/190
  • Age: 23

2022 Regular Season

AB AVG HR RBI SB OPS
16 .375 0 0 0 .912

Career Regular Season

AB AVG HR RBI SB OPS
16 .375 0 0 0 .912

Nelson Velázquez Bio

  • Fullname: Nelson Javier Velázquez
  • Born: 12/26/1998 in Carolina, Puerto Rico
  • Draft: 2017, Chicago Cubs, Round: 5, Overall Pick: 165
  • College: P.J. Education (PR) HS
  • Debut: 5/30/2022
Nelson Javier Velázquez
Added to Chicago's 40-man roster, Nov. 19, 2021... Named the 2021 Arizona Fall League MVP with the Mesa Solar Sox, helping the club to the AFL title... Named to the 2021 AFL Fall Stars Game... Owns a .259 career average (298-for-1,152) with 64 doubles, 10 triples, 45 home runs and 169 RBI in 316 minor league contests... Ranked as the organization's 10th-best prospect by Baseball America entering 2018... Three times has been named Cubs Minor League Player of the Month by the organization: August 2017, August 2018 and August 2021... Selected by Chicago in the fifth round of the 2017 Draft out of PJ Education School in Puerto Rico.

2021

In 2021, led Cubs minor leaguers with 73 RBI, 45 extra-base hits and 191 total bases while his 20 home runs and 104 hits ranked second... Batted .290 (36-for-124) with 10 doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 27 RBI in 34 games for Double-A Tennessee following his promotion from High-A South Bend, Aug. 4... Between the two clubs, batted .270 (104-for-385) with 23 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 73 RBI in 103 games... Named the Arizona Fall League MVP after leading the league with nine home runs, 40 hits, a .712 slugging mark, a 1.191 OPS, 16 extra-base hits and 74 total bases in 26 games for the Mesa Solar Sox... Was the Cubs' first AFL MVP since Kris Bryant in 2013.
Year AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OBP OPS
2022 Regular Season 16 2 6 0 0 0 .375 .474 .912
Career Regular Season 16 2 6 0 0 0 .375 .474 .912
  • Status: Active
  • Next CHC Game: 06-26 @ STL

Splits

Duration AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG
Last 7 Games 16 2 6 0 0 3 4 0 .375 .474 .438
Last 15 Games - - - - - - - - --- --- ---
Last 30 Games - - - - - - - - --- --- ---
Last 3 Games AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB
6/25 @ STL 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
6/23 @ PIT 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
6/22 @ PIT 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Games by Position: LF (3) RF (4)

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News

6/23/2022 at 2:02 PM 6/23/2022 at 2:02 PM

Velázquez hangs on to the bag after a sweet slide
5/30/2022 at 11:29 PM 5/30/2022 at 11:29 PM

'He's my bestie': Morel, Velázquez share a baseball brotherhood
5/30/2022 at 1:50 PM 5/30/2022 at 1:50 PM

Nelson Velázquez earns his first MLB hit
4/25/2022 at 5:52 PM 4/25/2022 at 5:52 PM

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