Velazquez, who failed to endure even in the fifth inning, renewed his worst pitching by allowing 3 home runs + 6 runs → ERA 8.87…How long are you going to watch?

Sep 05, 2025

Velazquez, who failed to endure even in the fifth inning, renewed his worst pitching by allowing 3 home runs 6 runs → ERA 8.87…How long are you going to watch?
The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. Lotte starter Velazquez, who will be replaced in the bottom of the fifth inning. Incheon=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.09.05/



Velazquez, who failed to endure even in the fifth inning, renewed his worst pitching by allowing 3 home runs 6 runs → ERA 8.87…How long are you going to watch?
The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. Lotte Velazquez allowed a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning. Incheon=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.09.05/
Velazquez, who failed to endure even in the fifth inning, renewed his worst pitching by allowing 3 home runs 6 runs → ERA 8.87…How long are you going to watch?
The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. Lotte Velasquez, who made a pitcher balk error in the bottom of the fourth inning in a row. Incheon=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.09.05/
Coincidentally, a match between former major leaguers. There is a big difference in career.

However, his skills on the Korean stage were also outstanding.

Lotte Giants' Vince Velazquez was replaced after scoring six runs in four ⅓ innings against Incheon SSG Landers on the 5th.




He allowed seven hits, including three homers, and four outs, and was hit hard. His ERA for the season rose to 8.87.

It was by far the worst pitch in five games since joining Lotte on August 7. Velazquez, who allowed five runs in three innings in his debut match against Hanwha on August 13, then allowed three runs in five innings against LG on August 19, four runs in six innings against NC on August 24, and five runs in five innings against Doosan on August 29.

He played seven seasons in the big leagues, starting 144 games and playing 763 ⅔ innings. He went 38-51 with a 4.88 ERA. This year, he was introduced as a 33-year-old veteran pitcher, a pitcher who throws a variety of pitches, including sliders, knuckle curves, and changeups, on a 153km fastball from a tall height of 1m90.




Although the big league failed to rise in the aftermath of elbow surgery, it also recorded 5 wins, 4 losses and an ERA of 3.42 in 18 games in Triple-A this year.

Therefore, in the beginning, it could be attributed to whether or not to adapt to the Korean stage. The unimaginable weather and adaptation to the official ball were sufficient reasons for the slump. The fastball speed didn't come out as much as I thought. Lotte and head coach Kim Tae-hyung showed patience even though they lost 12 consecutive games and were involved in the semifinal battle.

Velazquez, who failed to endure even in the fifth inning, renewed his worst pitching by allowing 3 home runs 6 runs → ERA 8.87…How long are you going to watch?
The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. SSG Choi Jung hit a solo home run against Lotte Velazquez in the bottom of the fifth inning. Incheon=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.09.05/
This day was different. The fastball (36) speed was up to 153km, and slider (23), curve (12) change-up (10), and two-seam (3) were mixed and thrown. He expressed his extraordinary determination by making a shout-out sound when throwing the ball.




The team and himself are sluggish, so they can't throw it with a comfortable mind. His expression was hard and hard, but the blade stood sharp.

Nevertheless, the difficult slump continued. He allowed home runs to Ryu Hyo-seung, Ko Myung-joon and Choi Jeong of SSG.

As the pitch did not go as desired, the interval became longer and longer, and pitch clocks were pointed out twice in the process. On the other hand, two balks were also declared for poor pitching movements enough for the opposing batter to protest, and another throw to second base in an attempt to catch a runner running to second base belatedly.

Maybe it's because I'm too nervous. Maybe it's because my pride is hurt. He couldn't hide his psychological instability on the mound all the time. He did not show any special encouragement, let alone a ceremony, even in fine plays by his teammates such as Reyes, who sprinted to catch a Texas hit, and Yoo Kang-nam, who calmly handled a bunt foul.

After two outs in the second inning, Jihoon Choi's walk and a 149km fastball thrown to Ryu Hyo-seung made sense, giving up his first home run.

Velazquez, who failed to endure even in the fifth inning, renewed his worst pitching by allowing 3 home runs 6 runs → ERA 8.87…How long are you going to watch?
The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. First base with no outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Lotte Velasquez who committed pitcher balk. Incheon=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.09.05/
In the third inning, he gave up a walk to leadoff hitter Park Sung-han, and allowed a timely hit to Herredia with two outs and second base made by Ahn Sang-hyun's sacrifice bunt. In particular, during Ahn Sang-hyun's bunt, he seemed to be dissatisfied with Yoo Kang-nam, who shouted the first base call instead of the second base. Herredia at-bat? had catcher Yoo Kang-nam on the ball count 0B2S and demanded a high fastball, but he was beaten while throwing erratically into the middle.

In the fourth inning, he made a balk after being hit by Han Yu-sum, and threw a 148km fastball with a look of displeasure before allowing Ko Myung-joon to throw a two-run shot.

Following Jihoon Choi's hit, he balked again while checking the stolen base, and gave up a walk to Ryu Hyo-seung, who hit a home run. Still, he finished the inning without losing a run, starting with Cho Hyung-woo's bunt fly at the first and second bases with no outs.

On this day, Lotte Bench's patience to fill 100 pitches was also limited. Son Sung-bin was used as a catcher instead of Yoo Kang-nam, but he was hit with a solo shot by Choi Jeong's first pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning. In the end, after one out, Chung Hyun-soo was put in place instead of Velazquez and finished the game on the day.

The pitch seemed to have come up to some extent enough to strike out five, but the fastball was repeatedly hit, eventually making the worst pitch since going to Korea.

Velazquez, who failed to endure even in the fifth inning, renewed his worst pitching by allowing 3 home runs 6 runs → ERA 8.87…How long are you going to watch?
The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. Lotte starter Velazquez, who will be replaced in the bottom of the fifth inning. Incheon=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.09.05/
When asked about Velazquez, head coach Kim Tae-hyung expressed his disappointment after getting used to the game, saying, `It's important to focus on pitching and throw your own ball rather than make changes separately.' And the results were as expected.

Will Velazquez be given the next opportunity. How long will Lotte, which is busy to go, give it a chance.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.