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Nelson Velázquez

Positions: Rightfielder, Centerfielder and Leftfielder

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)

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

-0.5

0.0

131

478

105

.221

.220

RBI

OBP

.282

.290

SLG

.344

.437

OPS

.625

.728

OPS+

2018 Player Batting Game Log

2018 Player Batting Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
1	2018-05-08	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Burlington Bees	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
2	2018-05-09	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Burlington Bees	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
3	2018-05-10	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Clinton LumberKings	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
4	2018-05-11	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Clinton LumberKings	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
5	2018-05-14	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Lake County Captains	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
6	2018-05-14 (2)	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Lake County Captains	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
7	2018-05-15	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Lake County Captains	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
8	2018-05-16	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Lake County Captains	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
9	2018-05-16 (2)	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Lake County Captains	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
10	2018-05-17	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Lake County Captains	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
11	2018-05-18	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Fort Wayne TinCaps	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
12	2018-05-19	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Fort Wayne TinCaps	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
13	2018-05-20	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Fort Wayne TinCaps	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
14	2018-05-21	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Lansing Lugnuts	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
15	2018-05-22	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Lansing Lugnuts	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
16	2018-05-23	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Lansing Lugnuts	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
17	2018-05-24	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Lansing Lugnuts	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
18	2018-05-26	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		West Michigan Whitecaps	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	1
19	2018-05-27	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		West Michigan Whitecaps	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
20	2018-05-28	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		West Michigan Whitecaps	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
21	2018-05-29	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Great Lakes Loons	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	RF	0
22	2018-05-30	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Great Lakes Loons	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	pdH	0
June			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
23	2018-06-01	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Lake County Captains	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	RF	0
24	2018-06-02	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Lake County Captains	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
25	2018-06-03	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Lake County Captains	5	4	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
26	2018-06-05	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Fort Wayne TinCaps	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
27	2018-06-06	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Fort Wayne TinCaps	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
28	2018-06-08	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	West Michigan Whitecaps	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
29	2018-06-09	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	West Michigan Whitecaps	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
30	2018-06-09 (2)	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	West Michigan Whitecaps	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	1
31	2018-06-10	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	West Michigan Whitecaps	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
Player Moved from A-MIDW to A--NORW
32	2018-06-15	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Vancouver Canadians	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
33	2018-06-16	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Vancouver Canadians	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
34	2018-06-17	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Vancouver Canadians	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
35	2018-06-18	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Vancouver Canadians	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	1
36	2018-06-19	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Vancouver Canadians	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	1
37	2018-06-20	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Hillsboro Hops	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
38	2018-06-21	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Hillsboro Hops	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	pdH	0
39	2018-06-22	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Hillsboro Hops	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
40	2018-06-23	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Boise Hawks	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
41	2018-06-24	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Boise Hawks	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
42	2018-06-26	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
43	2018-06-27	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
44	2018-06-28	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	pdH	0
45	2018-06-29	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Everett AquaSox	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
July			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
46	2018-07-01	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Everett AquaSox	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
47	2018-07-01 (2)	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Everett AquaSox	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
48	2018-07-02	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Everett AquaSox	5	5	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
49	2018-07-03	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Everett AquaSox	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
50	2018-07-04	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Boise Hawks	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
51	2018-07-05	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Boise Hawks	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
52	2018-07-06	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Boise Hawks	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
53	2018-07-07	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Hillsboro Hops	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
54	2018-07-08	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Hillsboro Hops	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	CF	0
55	2018-07-09	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Hillsboro Hops	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
56	2018-07-11	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Spokane Indians	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
57	2018-07-12	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Spokane Indians	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF,LF	0
58	2018-07-13	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Spokane Indians	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
59	2018-07-14	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Spokane Indians	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
60	2018-07-15	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Spokane Indians	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
61	2018-07-16	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
62	2018-07-17	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	LF	0
63	2018-07-18	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
64	2018-07-19	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Tri-City Dust Devils	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
65	2018-07-20	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Tri-City Dust Devils	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
66	2018-07-21	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Tri-City Dust Devils	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,LF	0
67	2018-07-22	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Tri-City Dust Devils	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
68	2018-07-23	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Tri-City Dust Devils	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
69	2018-07-24	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	RF	0
70	2018-07-25	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
71	2018-07-26	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	LF	0
72	2018-07-27	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Vancouver Canadians	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	pdH	0
73	2018-07-28	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Vancouver Canadians	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	RF	0
74	2018-07-30	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Vancouver Canadians	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	1
75	2018-07-31	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Vancouver Canadians	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
August			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
76	2018-08-01	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Spokane Indians	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	LF	2
77	2018-08-02	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Spokane Indians	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
78	2018-08-03	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Spokane Indians	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	CF	0
79	2018-08-04	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Spokane Indians	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
80	2018-08-05	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Spokane Indians	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	LF,CF	0
81	2018-08-09	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Everett AquaSox	5	4	3	2	0	0	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF,LF	0
82	2018-08-10	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Everett AquaSox	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
83	2018-08-11	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Everett AquaSox	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
84	2018-08-12	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Everett AquaSox	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	pdH	0
85	2018-08-13	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Everett AquaSox	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	CF	0
86	2018-08-14	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Hillsboro Hops	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
87	2018-08-15	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Hillsboro Hops	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
88	2018-08-17	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Boise Hawks	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	1
89	2018-08-18	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Boise Hawks	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
90	2018-08-19	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Boise Hawks	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
91	2018-08-20	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Hillsboro Hops	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
92	2018-08-21	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Hillsboro Hops	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
93	2018-08-22	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Hillsboro Hops	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
94	2018-08-23	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Tri-City Dust Devils	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
95	2018-08-24	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Tri-City Dust Devils	5	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	CF	0
96	2018-08-25	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Tri-City Dust Devils	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
97	2018-08-26	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Tri-City Dust Devils	5	4	3	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
98	2018-08-27	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds		Tri-City Dust Devils	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	LF	0
99	2018-08-29	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
100	2018-08-30	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
September			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
101	2018-09-01	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Boise Hawks	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
102	2018-09-02	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Boise Hawks	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
103	2018-09-03	A--NORW	Eugene Emeralds	@	Boise Hawks	5	5	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	1

2018 Player Batting Splits

2018 Player Batting Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	103	413	376	41	87	19	2	11	40	15	4	30	124	.231	.299	.380	.679	143	6	6	1	0	2

Home	52	214	192	24	49	7	1	7	23	8	3	18	58	.255	.329	.412	.740	79	2	3	1	0	0
Away	51	199	184	17	38	12	1	4	17	7	1	12	66	.207	.266	.348	.614	64	4	3	0	0	2

vs RHP as RHB	97	299	266		67	15	0	8	27			26	94	.252	.332	.399	.731	106	3	6	1	0	2
vs LHP as RHB	58	114	110		20	4	2	3	13			4	30	.182	.211	.336	.547	37	3	0	0	0	0

May	22	84	79	2	15	1	0	0	6	2	0	5	29	.190	.238	.203	.441	16	1	0	0	0	0
June	23	93	88	8	16	3	0	1	2	3	0	4	31	.182	.226	.250	.476	22	1	1	0	0	0
July	30	119	109	10	27	8	0	5	18	3	1	9	33	.248	.311	.459	.770	50	3	1	0	0	0
August	25	102	85	18	24	6	2	3	12	7	3	12	25	.282	.396	.506	.902	43	1	4	1	0	2
September	3	15	15	3	5	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	6	.333	.333	.800	1.133	12	0	0	0	0	0

2 outs, RISP	62	84	69		15	4	0	0	13			13	22	.217	.357	.275	.633	19	0	2	0	0	0

vs. Younger Pitchers	13	28	27		10	3	0	1	6			1	7	.370	.393	.593	.986	16	1	0	0	0	0
vs. Older Pitchers	103	385	349		77	16	2	10	34			29	117	.221	.292	.364	.656	127	5	6	1	0	2

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