Nelson Velázquez#30

Houston Astros·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Pos: LF, CF, RF

B/T: R / R

Born: Dec 26, 1998 (27)

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 190 lbs

Owned: 0.1%

From: Carolina, Puerto Rico

Drafted: 2017

Nelson Velázquez

#30

Houston Astros BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Position: LF, CF, RF

Bats/Throws: R / R

Born: Dec 26, 1998 (27)

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 190 lbs

Owned: 0.08%

From: Carolina, Puerto Rico

Drafted: 2017

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
34	74	16	4	12	10	0	.216	.289	.432	.721	30.1%	8.4%

Velazquez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Monday's 6-3 win over the White Sox.

2w agoRotowire

Velazquez rocketed a 109.1 mph two-run homer in the fourth inning to give the Astros a 3-2 advantage. The long ball marked the 27-year-old's first hit with the club, snapping an 0-for-11 start to his time in Houston. After seeing most of his big-league action with the Cardinals, Velazquez is slashing .193/.255/.409 with five homers, 15 RBI and 11 runs across 98 total plate appearances this season.

The Astros signed Velazquez to a major-league contract Monday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

3w agoRotowire

Velazquez cleared waivers Sunday after being designated for assignment by the Astros on Thursday. He was originally outrighted to Triple-A Sugar Land, but Velazquez will rejoin the Astros' 26-man roster to provide the team with depth in the outfield. In a corresponding move, Raynel Delgado was optioned to Sugar Land.

The Astros outrighted Velazquez to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday.

3w agoRotowire

Velazquez has been outrighted before, giving him the right decline the Astros' outright assignment if he wants. If the 27-year-old stick around, he will provide additional outfield depth at Sugar Land. Velazquez has slashed .205/.273/.410 with four home runs across 37 games in the majors this season between the Cardinals and Astros.

The Astros designated Velazquez for assignment Thursday.

Aug 20Rotowire

Velazquez will end up as the necessary roster casualty needed to make room for Raynel Delgado, who was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday. Velazquez went 0-for-4 with a sacrifice fly during his 10-day stint with the Astros but owns a .764 OPS across 163 plate appearances in the minors this season.

The Astros claimed Velazquez off waivers from the Cardinals on Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Aug 10Rotowire

Velazquez had been booted off the Cardinals' 40-man roster this past weekend after slashing .216/.289/.432 with four home runs over 83 plate appearances. The 27-year-old is a candidate to get some starts in the outfield against left-handed pitching.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

.347

xBA

.240

xSLG

.504

Avg Exit Velo

95.0 mph

Barrel %

14.3%

Hard-Hit %

63.5%

LA Sweet-Spot %

41.3%

Bat Speed

74.7 mph

Squared-Up %

24.2%

Chase %

31.8%

Whiff %

40.5%

K %

33.3%

BB %

7.4%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

-5.00

Arm Strength

Running

Sprint Speed

27.6 ft/s

Year by Year

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2022CHC	77	206	185	38	7	3	6	26	5	19	65	.205	.286	.373	.659
2023TOT ▼	53	179	162	38	6	0	17	34	0	14	51	.235	.302	.586	.888
2024KC	64	230	205	41	8	1	8	27	2	19	61	.200	.274	.366	.640
2026TOT ▼	48	109	98	19	4	0	6	18	0	8	37	.194	.257	.418	.675
Career	242	724	650	136	25	4	37	105	7	60	214	0.209	0.282	0.431	0.713
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Avg EV

95.0mph

Max EV

110.4mph

EV50

103.3mph

Hard Hit %

63.5%

Batted Ball

Launch Angle

20.8deg

Sweet Spot %

41.3%

Pull Air %

25.4%

Z-Contact %

72.1%

Barrels

Barrel %

14.3%

Sprint Speed

Speed

27.6ft/s

Bolts

HP to 1B

4.47sec

Defense

Position

OAA

-5

Runs Prevented

-5

Success Rate vs Exp

-12.0%

Based on Statcast tracking data

Expected Stats

Buy-Low(-0.054)

AVG

0.196vs0.240

-0.044

SLG

0.423vs0.504

-0.081

wOBA

0.293vs0.347

-0.054

Green = below expected (unlucky, buy-low candidate) · Red = above expected (lucky, regression risk).

Splits

Season:

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

LHP

AVG

.200

OBP

.286

SLG

.473

OPS

.759

wOBA

0.326

ISO

0.273

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

RHP

AVG

.263

OBP

.300

SLG

.316

OPS

.616

wOBA

0.276

ISO

0.053

Rolling Performance

Season Average

34 games

AVG

.216

OPS

.721

RBI

Last 7 Days

AVG

0.000

OPS

0.000

Last 14 Days

AVG

0.250

OPS

1.250

Last 30 Days

11G

AVG

0.150

OPS

0.640

Nelson Velázquez#30

Nelson Velázquez

2026 Season

Player News

Velazquez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Monday's 6-3 win over the White Sox.

The Astros signed Velazquez to a major-league contract Monday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Astros outrighted Velazquez to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday.

The Astros designated Velazquez for assignment Thursday.

The Astros claimed Velazquez off waivers from the Cardinals on Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Percentile Rankings

Year by Year

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Batted Ball

Sprint Speed

Defense

Expected Stats

Spray Chart

Splits

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

Rolling Performance

Season Average

Last 7 Days

Last 14 Days

Last 30 Days