{"id":320170,"date":"2021-08-10T10:15:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T07:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bronx-native-andrew-velazquez-makes-yankees-debut-in-win\/"},"modified":"2021-08-10T10:15:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T07:15:02","slug":"bronx-native-andrew-velazquez-makes-yankees-debut-in-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bronx-native-andrew-velazquez-makes-yankees-debut-in-win\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bronx native Andrew Velazquez makes Yankees debut in win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Bronx native Andrew Velazquez makes Yankees debut in win<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo.  \u2014  The loss of Gleyber Torres to a sprained thumb made for an opportunity for Bronx native Andrew Velazquez.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old starred at Fordham Prep and said he grew up going to Yankee <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is where my love for baseball began,\u201d Velazquez said of the Yankees on Monday, shortly before starting at shortstop for the Yankees in a wild, 8-6, 11-inning win. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to putting the uniform on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He ended up going hitless, but scoring a run and making several fine defensive plays at short before Rougned Odor pinch-hit for him in the 11th.<\/p>\n<p>Velazquez is from the Morris Park section of The Bronx and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2012 draft by the Diamondbacks and reached the majors with the Rays in 2018 and then played 40 games with the Orioles in 2020 before signing with the Yankees this offseason.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Andrew Velazquez\" class=\"wp-image-19077030 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/1333288761.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/1333288761.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/1333288761.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/1333288761.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/1333288761.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bron -native Andrew Velasquez made his Yankees debut in a wild win over the Royals on Monday night.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJust telling my parents I got activated was great,\u2019\u2019 Velazquez said. \u201cI just want to help the team win. They\u2019re rolling now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The switch-hitting Velazquez had been on the Yankees\u2019 taxi squad in The Bronx after playing well for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trip<\/a>le-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/pinstripe-pod\/newlookyankeeskeepwinningseriesfeat.brandontierney?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Velazquez, whose favorite player was Derek Jeter, said Monday becoming a Yankee was something \u201cI kind of felt I manifested since I was a child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He often went to games at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt kind of feels like my [MLB] debut again,\u2019\u2019 Velazquez said, who said after signing with the Yankees this past offseason that he knew he\u2019d play for them someday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was in kindergarten [at St. Francis Xavier], I said I\u2019d play in Yankee Stadium,\u2019\u2019 Velazquez said in January. \u201cI\u2019m gonna bust my ass to get there again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Boone noted that Velazquez hit well with SWB this season, where he had an OPS of .838 in 277 plate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances- and liked his speed. 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