Nelson Velázquez

Positions: Outfielder and Designated Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: December 26, 1998 in Carolina, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from PJ Education School (Carolina, Puerto Rico).

High School: PJ Education School (Carolina, Puerto Rico)

Debut: May 30, 2022 (Age 23-155d, 22,674th in major league history)
vs. MIL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 1.013 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2029

Full Name: Nelson Javier Velázquez

Pronunciation: \veh-LAZZ-kezz\

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.1

0.4

425

.231

.221

RBI

OBP

.302

.295

SLG

.359

.452

OPS

.661

.747

OPS+

104

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-31 / in Starts: 19-24
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	1 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	6

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 179 PAs	34
Actual Runners on Base	110 (57-28-25)
Avg. MLBer w/ 179 PAs	21
Avg. Runners on Base	108 (54-35-18)

Most Driven In
Self	17
M Massey	4
M GarcÃa	3
F Fermin	2
S PÃ©rez	2
M Melendez	1
P Wisdom	1
E Hosmer	1

Most Driven In By
Self	17
N Hoerner	3
K Isbel	3
M Massey	2
F Fermin	2
D Swanson	1
M Duffy	1
M GarcÃa	1

2023 Batting Game Log

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2023 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	78	9 (8)	Apr 10	CHC		SEA	W,3-2	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						0.00	0.00	RF
2	79	10	Apr 11	CHC		SEA	W,14-9	CG	5	4	3	3	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.800	1.750	2.550	9	.93	0.364	.88	0.21%	4.05	34.00	47.60	RF
3	80	22 (11)	Apr 25	CHC		SDP	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.571	.667	1.143	1.810	9	.65	-0.051	.67	-0.03%	-0.72	7.00	9.20	CF
4	81	23	Apr 26	CHC		SDP	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.615	1.000	1.615	9	1.32	-0.007	1.47	-0.01%	-0.16	7.00	9.00	CF
5	82	24	Apr 27	CHC		SDP	W,5-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.563	1.077	1.639	7	.39	0.088	.41	0.06%	0.65	14.00	18.70	CF
6	83	25	Apr 28	CHC	@	MIA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.500	1.059	1.559	9	1.74	-0.060	1.87	-0.04%	0.09	14.00	18.70	DH
7	84	26	Apr 29	CHC	@	MIA	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.476	1.000	1.476	7	2.79	-0.054	2.95	-0.03%	-0.32	2.00	3.20	PH DH
8	85	27	Apr 30	CHC	@	MIA	L,3-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.435	.900	1.335	8	2.21	-0.196	2.21	-0.12%	-1.06	0.00	0.00	PH DH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
9	86	28	May 1	CHC	@	WSN	W,5-1	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.400	.818	1.218	8	.88	-0.043	.82	-0.02%	-0.48	0.00	0.00	LF
10	87	30 (1)	May 3	CHC	@	WSN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.318	.400	.818	1.218	7						0.00	0.00	PR DH
11	88	31	May 4	CHC	@	WSN	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.357	.720	1.077	8	1.70	-0.152	1.61	-0.09%	-1.06	0.00	0.00	RF
12	89	33 (1)	May 6	CHC		MIA	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.357	.720	1.077	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	2.00	3.20	PR DH
13	90	34	May 7	CHC		MIA	L,4-5	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.313	.621	.933	6	1.56	-0.163	1.62	-0.10%	-0.95	0.00	0.00	RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Kansas City Royals
14	91	117	Aug 10	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.313	.621	.933	8						0.00	0.00	PR RF
15	92	118	Aug 11	KCR		STL	W,12-8	GS-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.697	1.030	8	.25	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.49	17.00	21.70	RF
16	93	119	Aug 12	KCR		STL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.325	.730	1.055	1	1.53	0.053	.00	0.00%	1.02	16.00	22.20	RF
17	94	120	Aug 14	KCR		SEA	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.318	.683	1.001	6	.16	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.17	3.00	3.00	DH
18	95	121	Aug 15	KCR		SEA	L,8-10	7-GF(10)	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.298	.636	.934	7	1.24	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.18	2.00	3.20	PH DH
19	96	122	Aug 16	KCR		SEA	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271	.314	.688	1.001	8	1.80	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.21	17.00	21.70	LF RF
20	97	123	Aug 17	KCR		SEA	L,4-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.327	.731	1.058	4	1.37	0.150	.00	0.00%	1.05	19.00	24.90	RF
21	98	124	Aug 18	KCR	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.310	.691	1.001	8	1.46	-0.129	.00	0.00%	-1.15	0.00	0.00	LF
22	99	126 (1)	Aug 20	KCR	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.306	.655	.962	5	.98	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.47	4.00	6.20	DH
23	100	128 (1)	Aug 22	KCR	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.288	.613	.901	6	1.59	-0.165	.00	0.00%	-1.23	0.00	0.00	LF
24	101	129	Aug 23	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-0	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.279	.594	.873	6	.16	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.37	0.00	0.00	PH DH
25	102	130	Aug 25	KCR	@	SEA	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.574	.851	6	.94	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.51	7.00	9.70	DH
26	103	131	Aug 26	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-15	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.278	.574	.851	2						0.00	0.00	LF
27	104	132	Aug 27	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.280	.606	.886	7	1.19	0.092	.00	0.00%	1.24	16.00	22.20	DH
28	105	133	Aug 28	KCR		PIT	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.269	.581	.850	5	.65	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.52	0.00	0.00	RF
29	106	134	Aug 29	KCR		PIT	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.280	.584	.865	5	.97	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.87	9.00	12.20	RF
30	107	135	Aug 30	KCR		PIT	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.279	.563	.842	4	.85	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.39	2.00	3.00	DH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
31	108	136	Sep 1	KCR		BOS	W,13-2	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.286	.600	.886	6	.16	0.039	.00	0.00%	1.73	23.00	31.40	LF
32	109	137	Sep 2	KCR		BOS	L,5-9	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.295	.607	.901	9	.75	0.114	.00	0.00%	1.53	12.00	16.00	RF
33	110	138	Sep 3	KCR		BOS	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.293	.587	.880	5	.74	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.65	2.00	3.00	RF
34	111	139	Sep 4	KCR		CHW	W,12-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.298	.604	.902	6	.29	0.065	.00	0.00%	2.02	18.00	25.20	RF
35	112	140	Sep 5	KCR		CHW	W,7-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.306	.630	.936	6	1.66	0.094	.00	0.00%	1.13	19.00	24.90	RF
36	113	141	Sep 6	KCR		CHW	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.304	.644	.948	6	1.13	0.129	.00	0.00%	0.74	16.00	22.20	DH
37	114	142	Sep 8	KCR	@	TOR	L,4-5	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.310	.636	.946	5	.97	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.14	5.00	6.00	DH
38	115	143	Sep 9	KCR	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.303	.618	.921	5	1.24	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.84	0.00	0.00	RF
39	116	144	Sep 10	KCR	@	TOR	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.300	.613	.913	9	4.17	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.81	0.00	0.00	PH
40	117	145	Sep 12 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.298	.600	.898	6	.56	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.63	3.00	3.00	RF
41	118	148 (2)	Sep 15	KCR		HOU	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.305	.619	.923	6	.59	0.089	.00	0.00%	0.83	16.00	21.70	LF RF
42	119	149	Sep 16	KCR		HOU	W,10-8	CG	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.242	.308	.608	.917	5	.97	0.123	.00	0.00%	1.01	10.00	16.20	DH
43	120	150	Sep 17	KCR		HOU	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.307	.597	.903	4	.85	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.26	3.00	3.00	LF RF
44	121	151	Sep 18	KCR		CLE	W,6-4	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.312	.614	.926	4	1.51	0.087	.00	0.00%	0.73	18.00	24.90	DH
45	122	152	Sep 19	KCR		CLE	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.246	.317	.615	.933	5	.59	0.067	.00	0.00%	1.59	11.00	15.70	RF
46	123	153	Sep 20	KCR		CLE	W,6-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.313	.622	.936	4	.81	0.147	.00	0.00%	1.05	18.00	25.70	RF
47	124	154	Sep 22	KCR	@	HOU	W,7-5	GS-9	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.310	.604	.914	3	.50	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.39	4.00	6.20	RF
48	125	155	Sep 23	KCR	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.302	.587	.889	4	.60	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.83	0.00	0.00	DH
49	126	156	Sep 24	KCR	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS-8	4	3	2	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.313	.630	.943	4	.64	0.160	.00	0.00%	1.96	30.00	40.40	RF
50	127	157	Sep 26	KCR	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.233	.305	.613	.919	5	.79	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.31	2.00	3.20	DH
51	128	158	Sep 27 susp	KCR	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.304	.604	.908	4	.44	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.25	3.00	3.00	RF
52	129	160 (1)	Sep 29	KCR		NYY	W,12-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.301	.591	.892	5	.13	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.90	5.00	6.20	RF
53	130	161	Sep 30	KCR		NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.302	.586	.888	5	1.32	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.52	5.00	6.50	RF
							22-31		179	162	35	38	6	0	17	34	14	0	51	2	0	1	3	3	0	0	.235	.302	.586	.888		.95	0.409	.23	-0.17%	9.61

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