I’m just excited for the opportunity to be here and also play together,” Christopher Morel said of Nelson Velzquez joining the Cubs.
“Nelson for me is like a brother, really,” Morel said. “Inside the baseball field, outside the baseball field.
As Morel explains it, he and Velázquez have gotten along"great" from the very beginning. Velázquez, a fifth round draft pick in 2017, joined Morel in the organization that summer.“We've always been together, ever since five years ago,” said Morel, who homered in first career plate appearance, of Velázquez, who had a pair of singles across the doubleheader.Together, until earlier this month. The Cubs promoted Velázquez to Triple-A Iowa.
“I said, ‘I’m pretty close.’ Velázquez said. “He's a little bit more electric than me, but we have the same game. We’re aggressive every time.Velázquez has been on a steady rise to the big leagues since last summer. The Cubs promoted him from Single-A South Bend to Tennessee, where he had a strong performance at the plate over the season’s final few months.
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