LF Nelson '0' Velazquez #17
Detroit Tigers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/31/2025
 OA: 46 POT: 46
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LF NELSON '0' VELAZQUEZ #17 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
143 521 114 28 3 19 69 71 146 .219 .314 .393 12 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 55 50 55
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 50
Errors: - 45 55
Arm: 20 50 60
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2025 @ BOS Loss, 8-9 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/2025 @ BOS Loss, 5-12 5 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
09/26/2025 @ BOS Loss, 4-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/2025 @ CLE Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/2025 @ CLE Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2025 @ CLE Loss, 3-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/21/2025 ATL Win, 5-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
09/20/2025 ATL Loss, 3-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2025 ATL Loss, 7-11 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/18/2025 CLE Loss, 4-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/26/1998
Born in:Carolina, CAR
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$760,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 2 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 143 521 114 28 3 19 69 74 71 146 .219 .314 .393 .707 .306 .175 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 143 602 4 2 0 7 0 6 205 50 12 2 85.7 69.8 4.46 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   142 29 4 2 6 18 21 18 38 1 0 1 .204 .296 .387 .684
Versus Right   379 85 24 1 13 51 53 53 108 5 0 3 .224 .320 .396 .716
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   13 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .000 .188 .000 .188
April   92 20 11 0 5 12 20 15 26 0 0 0 .217 .327 .500 .827
May   68 19 3 1 3 10 10 10 18 1 0 1 .279 .375 .485 .860
June   65 18 2 0 5 12 13 11 18 1 0 1 .277 .385 .538 .923
July   92 22 3 1 2 9 8 10 25 0 0 1 .239 .320 .359 .679
August   93 17 4 1 3 15 12 13 27 3 0 0 .183 .275 .344 .619
September   98 18 5 0 1 11 10 9 29 1 0 1 .184 .257 .265 .522
Spring Training   45 10 2 0 2 4 5 3 14 1 0 1 .222 .280 .400 .680
Last Year   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Career   528 115 28 3 19 69 74 72 149 6 0 4 .218 .313 .390 .703
Home   246 63 21 2 9 34 42 40 68 3 0 2 .256 .361 .467 .828
Road   275 51 7 1 10 35 32 31 78 3 0 2 .185 .270 .327 .597
Grass   502 108 28 3 16 62 69 66 142 5 0 2 .215 .306 .378 .685
Turf   19 6 0 0 3 7 5 5 4 1 0 2 .316 .481 .789 1.271
Day   191 48 14 2 8 23 32 27 52 1 0 2 .251 .348 .471 .820
Night   330 66 14 1 11 46 42 44 94 5 0 2 .200 .294 .348 .642
As Starter   521 114 28 3 19 69 74 71 146 6 0 4 .219 .314 .393 .707
Close/Late   94 17 4 0 4 12 12 10 23 1 0 0 .181 .257 .351 .608
Inning 1-3   171 37 9 0 6 22 22 22 51 2 0 2 .216 .310 .374 .684
Inning 4-6   191 47 13 3 6 29 30 26 51 2 0 2 .246 .339 .440 .779
Inning 7-9   154 29 6 0 7 18 22 23 44 2 0 0 .188 .291 .364 .654
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   191 44 13 0 7 17 38 24 48 3 0 3 .230 .321 .408 .730
1 Outs   142 27 7 1 8 29 19 22 44 3 0 1 .190 .298 .423 .720
2 Outs   188 43 8 2 4 23 17 25 54 0 0 0 .229 .319 .356 .676
Scoring Position   132 31 5 2 7 55 21 22 38 6 0 1 .235 .335 .462 .798
Bases Empty   287 64 18 1 10 10 41 36 77 0 0 2 .223 .314 .397 .711
Runner on 1st   102 19 5 0 2 4 12 13 31 0 0 1 .186 .284 .294 .579
Runner on 2nd   56 14 2 0 4 13 9 6 15 0 0 0 .250 .323 .500 .823
Runner on 3rd   11 3 1 0 1 6 2 5 1 0 0 0 .273 .500 .636 1.136
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 7 2 1 2 11 5 5 8 0 0 0 .250 .364 .607 .971
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 2 0 1 0 6 1 0 4 0 0 0 .133 .133 .267 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 5 1 0 1 .222 .385 .222 .607
Bases Loaded   13 3 0 0 0 14 3 4 5 5 0 0 .231 .318 .231 .549
Two Strikes   287 46 7 1 9 24 27 31 146 0 0 2 .160 .247 .286 .533
First Pitch   71 18 4 1 2 18 10 2 0 2 0 0 .254 .267 .423 .689
Count 0-1   33 8 2 0 2 5 5 0 0 1 0 1 .242 .257 .485 .742
Count 0-2   46 9 0 1 2 6 4 0 27 0 0 1 .196 .213 .370 .582
Count 1-0   44 14 7 0 1 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .545 .864
Count 1-1   39 12 5 1 1 6 9 0 0 3 0 1 .308 .302 .564 .866
Count 1-2   99 15 3 0 1 4 4 0 56 0 0 0 .152 .152 .212 .364
Count 2-0   13 4 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .769 1.077
Count 2-1   22 10 3 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .864 1.318
Count 2-2   78 8 1 0 3 6 6 0 39 0 0 1 .103 .114 .231 .345
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 2 1 13 0 0 0 0 .000 .929 .000 .929
Count 3-1   11 2 0 0 0 1 8 25 0 0 0 0 .182 .750 .182 .932
Full Count   64 14 3 0 3 8 13 31 24 0 0 0 .219 .474 .406 .880
Behind in Count   178 32 5 1 5 15 13 0 83 1 0 2 .180 .188 .303 .491
Ahead in Count   91 30 10 0 5 16 23 38 0 0 0 0 .330 .527 .604 1.132
Batting 3rd   157 40 6 2 5 25 27 24 40 1 0 1 .255 .355 .414 .769
Batting 4th   20 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 .100 .208 .150 .358
Batting 5th   344 72 21 1 14 43 45 44 101 4 0 3 .209 .301 .398 .700
Low Leverage   215 45 10 0 7 14 22 26 65 2 0 1 .209 .295 .353 .649
Medium Leverage   214 51 13 2 8 29 38 32 56 1 0 3 .238 .344 .430 .774
High Leverage   89 18 5 1 4 26 14 12 24 3 0 0 .202 .288 .416 .704
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Detroit - MLB 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2024 Detroit - MLB 25 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 10 14 -0.1
2025 Detroit - MLB 26 143 521 114 28 3 19 69 74 71 4 6 146 12 2 .219 .314 .393 .707 89 90 -0.5
Total MLB 152 528 115 28 3 19 69 74 72 4 6 149 12 2 .218 .313 .390 .703 88 89 -0.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 Chicago N (AZL) - R 18 32 110 26 5 2 8 17 26 15 1 0 39 5 2 .236 .333 .536 .870 100 142 1.1
2018 Lakeland - A 19 128 451 122 25 6 10 86 80 46 8 6 84 1 2 .271 .344 .419 .763 87 90 0.6
2019 Lakeland - A 20 65 227 54 5 1 6 27 32 18 3 2 63 1 1 .238 .300 .348 .648 67 70 -0.3
2020 Erie - AA 21 113 382 66 9 1 6 41 27 18 4 6 151 2 4 .173 .215 .249 .463 30 31 -2.5
2021 Erie - AA 22 81 271 55 12 0 10 32 22 20 1 1 104 3 2 .203 .259 .358 .617 63 69 -0.5
2022 Erie - AA 23 121 481 154 31 6 18 92 86 39 8 9 107 9 8 .320 .374 .522 .896 131 129 3.3
2023 Toledo - AAA 24 124 437 109 17 1 17 67 62 38 6 8 94 10 2 .249 .313 .410 .722 104 103 1.9
2024 Toledo - AAA 25 15 54 13 0 1 0 6 7 3 0 1 9 1 1 .241 .276 .278 .554 59 53 -0.3
Total AAA 139 491 122 17 2 17 73 69 41 6 9 103 11 3 .248 .309 .395 .704 99 98
Total AA 315 1134 275 52 7 34 165 135 77 13 16 362 14 14 .243 .294 .391 .685 81 82
Total A1 193 678 176 30 7 16 113 112 64 11 8 147 2 3 .260 .330 .395 .725 80 83
Total AZL 32 110 26 5 2 8 17 26 15 1 0 39 5 2 .236 .333 .536 .870 100 142
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Chicago N (AZL) - R LF 16 0 32 1 0 34 1 .971 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago N (AZL) - R CF 8 0 13 0 0 14 1 .929 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago N (AZL) - R RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Detroit - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Detroit - MLB LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.0 .963
2024 Detroit - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Detroit - MLB LF 143 143 277 8 0 289 4 .986 1243.0 2.06 -11.9 .938
TOTAL LF 164 143 311 9 0 325 5 .985 1250.0 2.30 -11.9 .939
TOTAL CF 8 0 13 0 0 14 1 .929 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2017 Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from PJ Education HS (Carolina, PR).
09/30/2018 Wins the 2018 A Round 3 with the Lakeland Flying Tigers!
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 30 (50).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 30 (50).
05/19/2020 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 35 (45).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 35 (40).
06/12/2022 Was selected to the 2022 AA All-Star Game.
07/01/2022 Wins the AA AC Batter of the Month Award.
07/11/2022 Goes 5-6 against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 R.
07/14/2022 Goes 5-5 against the Portland Sea Dogs, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
11/28/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $545,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
11/24/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $545,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
02/14/2024 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 5 weeks.
11/21/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $760,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
05/23/2025 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 2-3 weeks.
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