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Andrew Velazquez

2026
Royals· SS · bats S · throws R· 15 PA

Grade

How good he's been, and at what

Too few plate appearances to grade

Andrew Velazquez has 15 plate appearances this season. A rate built on that few swings wildly on a single result, so this page shows no grade and no comparison to the league average or the league best — there is nothing here those numbers could honestly be put next to.

A grade needs 25 plate appearances. League averages and percentiles are measured over hitters with at least 50 plate appearances. What follows is what actually happened, with no grade attached to it.

How he hits

What happens when he puts a ball in play

He hits the ball up the middle most often, and that's where his hardest contact goes.

Best batted balls

Where every ball Andrew Velazquez put in play landed this season.
hit · out
EBlowhigh
vs Tomoyuki SuganoOut
EV 93 mph · LA 21° · EB 0.9
07/31 vs Rockies
vs Troy MeltonOut
EV 92 mph · LA 10° · EB 0.5
07/23 vs Tigers
vs Ty MaddenOut
EV 90 mph · LA 35° · EB 0.2
07/26 vs Tigers
vs Drew SommersOut
EV 34 mph · LA -35° · EB 0.2
07/26 vs Tigers
vs Troy MeltonOut
EV 68 mph · LA -5° · EB 0.2
07/23 vs Tigers

Luck check

1 lucky hit — a ball with a hit probability under 20% that found grass.

vs Landen RouppSingleLucky
EV 39 mph · LA -69° · EB 0.1 · xBA .102
07/22 vs Giants
How to read this chart
Dot color is estimated bases (EB) — what the contact was worth, regardless of what the defense did with it. So a dark hollow ring in the outfield is a crushed ball that got caught. Tap or hover a dot or a row to link the two, and use the ▶ links to watch a play on Baseball Savant.

Best games

His biggest games this year

Best games

His best games this season by bases above replacement.

Multi-season trends · Andrew Velazquez

EB/PA up, HR% down, BB% down, K% down vs his previous season

Actual rates — what happened on the field, season by season.