Gil Velazquez
| Gil Velazquez | |
|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox – No. 51 | |
| Infielder | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| September 25, 2008, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Career statistics (through 2008 season) | |
| Batting average | .125 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Gilberto Arnulfo Velazquez (born October 17, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball infielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. He is 6-2 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. Velazquez is a graduate of Paramount High School in Paramount, California. In 2005 Velazquez married his high school sweet heart, Claudia Tinoco. Velazquez has played in the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, and Boston Red Sox organizations.
2008 season
Velazquez was invited to 2008 spring training with the Boston Red Sox.[1] He played the majority of the 2008 season with the Pawtucket Red Sox, but was called up late in the season and played in three games for the Red Sox.
After Mike Lowell was placed on the disabled list in the middle of the 2008 American League Division Series, Velazquez filled his roster spot, and became eligible to play in game four of the playoffs after only three major league appearances and one major league hit.[2]
In October, he was sent back to Pawtucket, but instead of accepting the assignment he opted for free agency[3] and re-signed with the Red Sox in November.
Batting
Velazquez is a below average hitter. He has never had a batting average of over .300 except at the beginning of 2006 at Double-A New Britain when he played 6 games to get a .375 average. He was then moved up to Triple-A. He didn't do as good batting an average of .250 so he was then moved back to Double-A in 2007. He again went to Triple-A at the end of 2007, batting .267. Velazquez is good pull hitter, hitting the ball to left field most of the time.
Fielding
Velazquez is an above average fielder committing very few errors. He is a excellent shortstop that always pays attention of what is happening so he can field the ball. He has average run speed, which also helps him field balls easily and is able to run bases well and steal bases well on occasions.
References
- ^ The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox: Team: Transactions
- ^ http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/10/sox_replace_low.html
- ^ Adam Kilgore (2008-10-28). "Sox make a minor move". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
External links
- Baseball Cube, statistics
- Gil Velazquez
- Baseball Reference, minor league statistics