This spring, the Cleveland Guardians signed starting pitcher Vince Velasquez to a minor league contract in the hopes that the team’s pitching factory would be able to help the veteran find a little more magic in his right arm.
On Wednesday, we finally got confirmation that wasn’t the case, as the team announced that it had sold Velasquez's contract to the Lotte Giants of the KBO.
The contract of Vince Velasquez has been sold to the Lotte Giants (Korea).
— GuardsInsider (@GuardsInsider) August 6, 2025
Guardians' attempt to revive Vince Velasquez comes to end as he leaves MLB
Velasquez, a former second-round pick by the Astros in 2010, had spent almost the entire team at Triple-A Columbus.