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Nelson Velázquez
Nelson Velázquez
Houston Astros • Outfielder
Age 27 • 5' 11" • 190 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2022-05-30
Born: Carolina • Puerto Rico
Draft: 2017
2026 Stats
G
34
AB
74
H
16
HR
4
RBI
12
R
10
SB
0
AVG
.216
OBP
.289
SLG
.432
OPS
.721
Career Stats
G
246
AB
653
H
136
HR
37
RBI
105
R
98
SB
7
AVG
.208
OBP
.282
SLG
.429
OPS
.711
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2022 CHC 77 206 185 38 6 26 5 .205 .286 .373 .659
2023 Total 53 179 162 38 17 34 — .235 .302 .586 .888
2024 KC 64 230 205 41 8 27 2 .200 .274 .366 .640
2026 Total 52 113 101 19 6 18 — .188 .257 .406 .663
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2019 CHC 1111 ——— 1.0001.0001.0002.000
2022 CHC 477— ——— .000.000.000.000
2023 CHC 1126234 25— .174.269.478.747
2024 KC 1444397 —2— .179.273.256.529
2025 KC 1229245 —11 .208.345.250.595
2026 STL 15494215 410— .357.449.6671.116
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2026 HOU 1331 12— .333.3331.3331.666
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-09-26 @ ATH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-09-25 @ ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-09-23 @ SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-09-22 @ SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-09-19 vs ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-09-16 vs KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-09-13 @ TB 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2026-09-06 vs AZ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-09-02 vs CWS 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2026-09-01 vs CWS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-08-31 vs CWS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2
2026-08-30 @ NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-28 @ NYM 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-08-26 @ NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-08-25 @ NYY 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-08-16 vs SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-08-12 @ SF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-08-11 @ SF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-08-04 @ NYY 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-07-30 vs CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-28 vs CHC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-27 vs CHC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-26 vs CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-24 vs CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-07-23 vs AZ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-07-22 @ LAA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-07-21 @ LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-07-19 @ AZ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-07-10 vs ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-07-08 vs MIL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-07-07 vs MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-07-07 vs MIL 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2026-07-06 vs MIL 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
2026-07-05 @ CHC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-03 @ CHC 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
2026-07-01 @ ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-30 @ ATL 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
2026-06-24 vs AZ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-06-23 vs AZ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-19 @ KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-06-18 @ KC 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-06-17 vs SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-13 @ MIN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-12 @ MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-10 @ NYM 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
2026-06-07 vs CIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2026-06-06 vs CIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-03 vs TEX 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
2026-06-02 vs TEX 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-01 vs TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-31 vs CHC 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-29 vs CHC 3 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-09-16
LF Nelson Velázquez changed number to 30.
2026-09-15
LF Nelson Velázquez changed number to 21.
2026-08-24
Houston Astros signed free agent LF Nelson Velázquez.
2026-08-23
Houston Astros sent LF Nelson Velázquez outright to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2026-08-20
Houston Astros designated LF Nelson Velázquez for assignment.
2026-08-11
Houston Astros activated LF Nelson Velázquez.
2026-08-10
Houston Astros claimed LF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from St. Louis Cardinals.
2026-08-08
St. Louis Cardinals designated LF Nelson Velázquez for assignment.
2026-05-29
St. Louis Cardinals selected the contract of OF Nelson Velázquez from Memphis Redbirds.
2026-01-26
St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent OF Nelson Velázquez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2025-09-01
Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RF Nelson Velázquez to a minor league contract.
2025-03-23
Kansas City Royals sent RF Nelson Velázquez outright to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2024-10-11
Kansas City Royals activated RF Nelson Velázquez.
2024-09-30
Kansas City Royals recalled RF Nelson Velázquez from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2024-06-24
Kansas City Royals optioned OF Nelson Velázquez to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2023-08-10
Kansas City Royals recalled OF Nelson Velázquez from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2023-07-31
Kansas City Royals reassigned OF Nelson Velázquez to the minor leagues.
2023-07-31
Chicago Cubs traded OF Nelson Velázquez to Kansas City Royals for RHP Jose Cuas.
2023-05-08
Chicago Cubs optioned OF Nelson Velázquez to Iowa Cubs.
2023-04-25
Chicago Cubs recalled OF Nelson Velázquez from Iowa Cubs.
2023-04-15
Chicago Cubs optioned OF Nelson Velázquez to Iowa Cubs.
2023-04-10
Chicago Cubs recalled OF Nelson Velázquez, and from Iowa Cubs.
2023-03-23
Chicago Cubs optioned OF Nelson Velázquez to Iowa Cubs.
2022-06-20
Chicago Cubs recalled OF Nelson Velazquez, , , and from Iowa Cubs.
2022-06-01
Chicago Cubs optioned OF Nelson Velazquez to Iowa Cubs.
2022-05-30
Chicago Cubs recalled OF Nelson Velazquez from Iowa Cubs.
2022-04-01
OF Nelson Velazquez assigned to Chicago Cubs.
2022-03-18
Chicago Cubs optioned OF Nelson Velazquez to Iowa Cubs.
2021-11-19
Chicago Cubs selected the contract of OF Nelson Velazquez from Tennessee Smokies.
2020-03-02
LF Nelson Velazquez assigned to Chicago Cubs.
2019-02-25
LF Nelson Velazquez assigned to Chicago Cubs.
2017-07-07
Chicago Cubs signed OF Nelson Velazquez.
Scouting Report
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Season 2026
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Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: astros.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 159 35.0% 50.3% 36.0% .143 52.2%
Changeup 66 14.5% 39.4% 52.9% .000 60.0%
Sinker 53 11.7% 56.6% 16.7% .385 69.2%
Cutter 44 9.7% 50.0% 33.3% .300 62.5%
Slider 44 9.7% 43.2% 44.4% .143 66.7%
Sweeper 35 7.7% 42.9% 40.0% .143 50.0%
Curveball 32 7.0% 50.0% 12.5% .286 80.0%
Slurve 11 2.4% 54.5% 0.0% .500 100.0%
Splitter 10 2.2% 60.0% 66.7% .000 50.0%
Total 454 100.0% 48.5% 36.0% .188 61.5%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 256 56.4% 51.6% 31.4% .215 59.1%
Breaking 122 26.9% 45.9% 33.3% .217 71.4%
Offspeed 76 16.7% 42.1% 55.0% .000 57.1%
Total 454 100.0% 48.5% 36.0% .188 61.5%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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