January 3, 2025
Velazquez agreed Friday with the Yankees on a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to spring training,
Jack Curry of YES Network reports.
ANALYSIS
It's a homecoming of sorts for Velazquez, who grew up in The Bronx and played 28 games for the Yankees in 2021. The 30-year-old utility player is a career .189/.244/.293 hitter over parts of six seasons at the big-league level. He spent all of 2024 at Triple-A Gwinnett in the Atlanta organization, posting a .692 OPS with 16 homers and 33 steals.