He's a 10-win replacement…38th win in ML, foreigners, and hitters Our debut match is full of sweat

Aug 13, 2025

He's a 10-win replacement…38th win in ML, foreigners, and hitters Our debut match is full of sweat
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 13th. Lotte starter Velazquez gives a thumbs up to the catcher after five runs in the second inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.13/



He's a 10-win replacement…38th win in ML, foreigners, and hitters Our debut match is full of sweat
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 13th. Lotte Velazquez is pitching as a starter. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.13/
Vince Velazquez (33, Lotte Giants) struggled in his KBO League debut.

Velazquez started the game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 13th and recorded six hits, two walks, two strikeouts and two runs in three innings.

Velazquez's KBO League debut. Lotte recruited Velazquez as a substitute for Tucker Davidson on the 7th. Davison won 10 games, but the replacement was made based on the judgment that he lacked a clear overwhelming side.




Velazquez is a veteran pitcher who started 144 games and won 38 games in the Major League. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said "Velazquez was better at throwing in the previous Major League." I'm looking forward to it."

On this day, Velazquez had a maximum fastball speed of 152km, and he solved the game by mixing sliders (16), changeups (12), and curves (6).

He's a 10-win replacement…38th win in ML, foreigners, and hitters Our debut match is full of sweat
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 13th. Lotte Velazquez is pitching as a starter. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.13/
The bottom of the first inning was good. There was a unique routine of leaning down before pitching, but Son Ah-seop and Luis Liberato were both blocked by infield blunders. He then turned Moon Hyun-bin into a fly ball to left field and ended the inning with a three-out error.




He struggled in the bottom of the second inning without receiving defensive help. He was hit by leadoff hitter Noh Si-hwan, followed by Chae Eun-sung's timely double. The first and third base crisis with no outs faced by Ha Joo-seok's hit. Kim Tae-yeon's ground ball caught third baseman Chae Eun-sung. However, while Chae Eun-sung played a rundown, first baseman Ha Joo-seok passed second base and sought third base. In the process, the throw was made incorrectly, and there was a runner on third base again. In the end, Velazquez, who gave up one more point with Choi Jae-hoon's timely hit, scored the fifth run with a two-run double by Son Ah-seop and a timely double by Liberato. Later, Moon Hyun-bin's walk gave him an additional on-base hit, but he caught Noh Si-hwan, who he met again, with a grounder to the pitcher.

From the third inning, he settled down again. He allowed a straight walk to Kim Tae-yeon after two outs, but struck out Choi Jae-hoon.

A total of 68 pitches. Velazquez was replaced by Song Jae-young at the start of the fourth inning and came down the mound.




He's a 10-win replacement…38th win in ML, foreigners, and hitters Our debut match is full of sweat
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 13th. Lotte starter Velazquez allowed five runs in the second inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.13/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.