Andrew Velazquez (born July 14, 1994), nicknamed "Squid", is an American professional baseball infielder in the New York Yankees organization.

[1] His father, Kenneth, worked in the New York City Police Department as a detective and undercover narcotics officer for 20 years.

[4] Velazquez also competed on the Prep's track and field team, as a sprinter and high jumper.

[7][8] In 2013, Velazquez was assigned to the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Single-A Midwest League.

[14] On November 14, 2014, the Diamondbacks traded Velazquez and Justin Williams to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Jeremy Hellickson.

[15][16] He began the 2015 season with the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the High-A Florida State League, but underwent surgery in May to repair a broken hamate bone.

[20] On July 3, 2019, the Rays traded Velazquez to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for international bonus pool allotments.

[28] On December 16, 2020, Velazquez signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization.

[29] On July 16, 2021, Velazquez was released by the Yankees organization, but re-signed with the team the next day on a new minor league deal.

[citation needed] In seven at bats in a series against the Boston Red Sox, Velazquez tallied three run-scoring hits with 4 RBI, (one run of his own, and a stolen base).

[34][35] On September 11, following the team’s victory over the New York Mets, Velazquez was demoted to the Yankees’s Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.

[2] On September 13, 2022, during a game against the Cleveland Guardians, Velazquez suffered a right meniscus tear, ending his season.