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Nelson Velázquez

ネルソン・ベラスケス　/　ねるそん・べらすけす

Baseball player

December 26, 1998 (age 27)

baseball player

My Take

Nelson Velazquez interests me as the kind of player whose game lives and dies by power. A Puerto Rican outfielder and designated hitter, he's bounced from the Cubs to the Royals to the Cardinals, and that journey tells me a story I see often: a hitter with real thump who teams keep betting on, hoping the contact catches up to the raw strength. Born in late 1998, he's still young enough that the book isn't written. I'm curious whether he settles in as a steady middle-of-the-order bat or stays a streaky boom-or-bust option. Either way, the upside keeps him in the conversation.

Overview

Nelson Javier Velázquez (born December 26, 1998) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Nelson Velázquez
Name (Japanese): ネルソン・ベラスケス
Reading: ねるそん・べらすけす
Born: December 26, 1998 (age 27)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Tiger
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9

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