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• Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Sent back to Triple-A

  06/24/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Royals optioned Velazquez to Triple-A Omaha on Monday. Velazquez was hitting just .122/.240/.171 in June and had seen his playing time dry up, so the Royals have elected to send him down to the minors with the hope that he can get on track at the plate. Expect Freddy Fermin to continue seeing an uptick in playing time with Velazquez now at Omaha.

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• Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Back in lineup Sunday

  06/23/2024 • By RotoWire

  Velazquez will serve as the designated hitter and bat seventh in Sunday's series finale against the Rangers. Velazquez was originally slated to sit for the fourth consecutive game Sunday, but he was inserted into the lineup after Adam Frazier was scratched due to a right thumb sprain he sustained in Saturday's 6-0 loss. Velazquez will look to take advantage of the opportunity as he faces off against the returning Max Scherzer on Sunday.

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• Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Sitting again Saturday

  06/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  Velazquez is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Texas. Velazquez will be out of the lineup Saturday for the third straight game. The lefty-hitting Vinnie Pasquantino will serve as the designated hitter and bat third against Rangers right-hander Jon Gray.

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• Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Absent from lineup again

  06/21/2024 • By RotoWire

  Velazquez is not in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Rangers. The hot-hitting Freddy Fermin will make a second straight start at designated hitter. Velazquez has just a .401 OPS so far in June and has now been absent from the starting lineup for seven of 18 games this month.

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• Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Not starting Sunday

  06/16/2024 • By RotoWire

  Velazquez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers. This marks the second absence in three days for Velazquez, who has struggled to a .129/.256/.194 slash line so far this month. His overall OPS is down more than 200 points from a year ago. He could see his playing time squeezed further in the short term due to Salvador Perez needing time at designated hitter to combat a knee injury.

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