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Nelson Cruz
Full name Nelson Ramon Cruz Born July 1, 1980, Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic) First Game: September 17, 2005 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 175 Named AL League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (2011) Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (2015) Named designated hitter on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (2017 and 2019 to 2020) Ejections: 2012 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (1). Total: 3
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
2005 MIL N Daily Splits 8 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .400 0.0 2005 MIL N
2006 TEX A Daily Splits 41 130 15 29 3 0 6 22 7 0 32 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 .223 .261 .385 -0.8 2006 TEX A
2007 TEX A Daily Splits 96 307 35 72 15 2 9 34 21 1 87 2 1 1 1 5 5 2 4 .235 .287 .384 -1.5 2007 TEX A
2008 TEX A Daily Splits 31 115 19 38 9 1 7 26 17 2 28 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 .330 .421 .609 1.0 2008 TEX A
2009 TEX A Daily Splits 128 462 75 120 21 1 33 76 49 6 118 2 0 2 0 4 9 20 4 .260 .332 .524 2.1 2009 TEX A
2010 TEX A Daily Splits 108 399 60 127 31 3 22 78 38 5 81 1 1 6 0 6 12 17 4 .318 .374 .576 3.0 2010 TEX A
2011 TEX A Daily Splits 124 475 64 125 28 1 29 87 33 1 116 2 0 3 0 4 8 9 5 .263 .312 .509 0.5 2011 TEX A
2012 TEX A Daily Splits 159 585 86 152 45 0 24 90 48 2 140 5 0 4 0 15 7 8 4 .260 .319 .460 0.1 2012 TEX A
2013 TEX A Daily Splits 109 413 49 110 18 0 27 76 35 2 109 4 0 4 0 4 14 5 1 .266 .327 .506 0.5 2013 TEX A
2014 BAL A Daily Splits 159 613 87 166 32 2 40 108 55 8 140 5 0 5 0 8 17 4 5 .271 .333 .525 2.0 2014 BAL A
2015 SEA A Daily Splits 152 590 90 178 22 1 44 93 59 9 164 5 0 1 0 5 6 3 2 .302 .369 .566 4.4 2015 SEA A
2016 SEA A Daily Splits 155 589 96 169 27 1 43 105 62 5 159 9 0 7 0 11 15 2 0 .287 .360 .555 3.0 2016 SEA A
2017 SEA A Daily Splits 155 556 91 160 28 0 39 119 70 7 140 12 0 7 0 3 15 1 1 .288 .375 .549 3.1 2017 SEA A
2018 SEA A Daily Splits 144 519 70 133 18 1 37 97 55 5 122 14 0 3 0 0 15 1 0 .256 .342 .509 1.8 2018 SEA A
2019 MIN A Daily Splits 120 454 81 141 26 0 41 108 56 8 131 7 0 3 1 5 14 0 1 .311 .392 .639 3.6 2019 MIN A
2020 MIN A Daily Splits 53 185 33 56 6 0 16 33 25 5 58 4 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 .303 .397 .595 1.6 2020 MIN A
2021 MIN A Daily Splits 85 296 44 87 13 1 19 50 35 6 63 5 0 7 3 4 10 3 0 .294 .370 .537 2.0 2021 MIN A
2021 TB A Daily Splits 55 217 35 49 8 0 13 36 16 4 63 2 0 2 1 5 4 0 0 .226 .283 .442 -0.4 2021 TB A
2021 TOT A 140 513 79 136 21 1 32 86 51 10 126 7 0 9 4 9 14 3 0 .265 .334 .497 1.6 2021 TOT A
2022 WAS N Daily Splits 124 448 50 105 16 0 10 64 49 1 119 4 0 3 3 9 16 4 0 .234 .313 .337 -1.1 2022 WAS N
2023 SD N Daily Splits 49 143 9 35 5 1 5 23 6 1 46 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 .245 .283 .399 -0.5 2023 SD N
Total NL ( 3 Years) 181 596 60 141 22 1 15 87 57 2 165 6 0 4 3 11 18 5 0 .237 .308 .352 -1.6 Total NL
Total AL (16 Years) 1874 6905 1030 1912 350 14 449 1238 681 76 1751 80 2 56 6 85 161 79 32 .277 .346 .527 26.0 Total AL
Total (19 Years) Splits 2055 7501 1090 2053 372 15 464 1325 738 78 1916 86 2 60 9 96 179 84 32 .274 .343 .513 24.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Wild-Card Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2012 TEX A Daily Splits 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 2012 TEX A
2020 MIN A Daily Splits 2 6 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 2020 MIN A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3 10 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2010 TEX A Daily Splits 5 20 5 8 2 0 3 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .400 .400 .950 2010 TEX A
2011 TEX A Daily Splits 4 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .067 .067 .067 2011 TEX A
2014 BAL A Daily Splits 3 12 4 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 2014 BAL A
2019 MIN A Daily Splits 3 10 2 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .429 .500 2019 MIN A
2021 TB A Daily Splits 4 17 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .222 .353 2021 TB A
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 19 74 14 20 2 0 7 10 5 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .270 .316 .581 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2010 TEX A Daily Splits 6 20 6 7 3 0 2 5 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .435 .800 2010 TEX A
2011 TEX A Daily Splits 6 22 7 8 2 0 6 13 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .364 .440 1.273 2011 TEX A
2014 BAL A Daily Splits 4 16 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .313 2014 BAL A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 16 58 14 19 6 0 8 20 7 1 12 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 .328 .409 .845 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2010 TEX A Daily Splits 5 20 2 4 2 0 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .450 2010 TEX A
2011 TEX A Daily Splits 7 25 5 5 0 0 2 3 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .440 2011 TEX A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 12 45 7 9 2 0 3 6 5 1 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .280 .444 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2013 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 2013 AL
2014 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2014 AL
2015 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2015 AL
2017 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2017 AL
2018 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 2018 AL
2021 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2021 AL
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2005 MIL N Daily Splits OF 8 1 1 18 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 6
2005 MIL N RF 6 1 1 16 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 MIL N LF 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
2006 TEX A Daily Splits OF 39 35 31 313.1 69 4 0 1 0 1.000 1 2 38
2006 TEX A RF 38 35 31 307.1 69 4 0 1 0 1.000
2006 TEX A CF 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
2006 TEX A LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
2007 TEX A Daily Splits OF 94 79 71 722.1 167 6 5 1 0 .972 16 0 82
2007 TEX A RF 82 65 62 604.1 148 5 5 1 0 .968
2007 TEX A LF 16 14 9 118 19 1 0 0 0 1.000
2007 TEX A DH 1 0 0 -
2008 TEX A Daily Splits OF 31 31 31 274 72 1 2 1 0 .973 0 0 31
2008 TEX A RF 31 31 31 274 72 1 2 1 0 .973
2009 TEX A Daily Splits OF 122 119 117 1052.2 301 11 4 2 0 .987 2 0 120
2009 TEX A RF 120 117 115 1035.2 294 11 3 2 0 .990
2009 TEX A DH 5 4 4 -
2009 TEX A LF 2 2 2 17 7 0 1 0 0 .875
2010 TEX A Daily Splits OF 101 101 88 888 250 3 5 1 0 .981 14 0 94
2010 TEX A RF 94 91 81 799.1 228 3 5 1 0 .979
2010 TEX A LF 14 10 7 88.2 22 0 0 0 0 1.000
2010 TEX A DH 3 2 2 -
2011 TEX A Daily Splits OF 115 114 94 998.2 244 6 6 1 0 .977 18 0 109
2011 TEX A RF 109 98 88 863.2 215 5 5 1 0 .978
2011 TEX A LF 18 16 6 135 29 1 1 0 0 .968
2011 TEX A DH 8 8 7 -
2012 TEX A Daily Splits OF 151 148 132 1307 288 9 4 2 0 .987 6 0 151
2012 TEX A RF 151 146 132 1286 286 9 4 2 0 .987
2012 TEX A DH 7 7 7 -
2012 TEX A LF 6 2 0 21 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
2013 TEX A Daily Splits OF 102 102 95 906.1 195 1 3 0 0 .985 0 0 102
2013 TEX A RF 102 102 95 906.1 195 1 3 0 0 .985
2013 TEX A DH 7 7 7 -
2014 BAL A Daily Splits DH 89 89 87 -
2014 BAL A OF 70 70 41 580.2 132 2 0 0 0 1.000 60 0 11
2014 BAL A LF 60 60 35 501.2 113 2 0 0 0 1.000
2014 BAL A RF 11 10 6 79 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
2015 SEA A Daily Splits OF 80 80 70 704 151 6 4 1 0 .975 0 0 80
2015 SEA A RF 80 80 70 704 151 6 4 1 0 .975
2015 SEA A DH 72 72 66 -
2016 SEA A Daily Splits DH 107 107 97 -
2016 SEA A RF 48 48 35 400.2 76 2 1 1 0 .987
2016 SEA A OF 48 48 35 400.2 76 2 1 1 0 .987 0 0 48
2017 SEA A Daily Splits DH 147 146 132 -
2017 SEA A RF 5 5 0 28 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
2017 SEA A OF 5 5 0 28 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5
2018 SEA A Daily Splits DH 136 136 117 -
2018 SEA A RF 4 4 1 26.1 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
2018 SEA A OF 4 4 1 26.1 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 4
2019 MIN A Daily Splits DH 114 114 105 -
2020 MIN A Daily Splits DH 52 52 46 -
2021 MIN A Daily Splits DH 80 80 74 -
2021 TB A Daily Splits DH 53 52 47 -
2021 TB A 1B 1 1 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
2021 TOT A DH 133 132 121 -
2022 WAS N Daily Splits DH 123 122 109 -
2023 SD N Daily Splits DH 42 33 26 -
2023 SD N 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (16 Years) Splits DH 1046 1031 933 -
Total (14 Years) OF 970 937 807 8220 1962 51 34 11 0 .983 119 2 881
Total (14 Years) RF 881 833 748 7330.2 1770 47 32 11 0 .983
Total ( 8 Years) LF 119 104 59 886.1 192 4 2 0 0 .990
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 2 Years) 1B 2 1 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Wild-Card Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2012 TEX A Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
2012 TEX A RF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
2020 MIN A Daily Splits DH 2 2 1 -
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits DH 2 2 1 -
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2010 TEX A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 45 8 1 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 3
2010 TEX A RF 3 3 3 27 7 1 0 0 0 1.000
2010 TEX A LF 2 2 2 18 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2011 TEX A Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 36 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 4
2011 TEX A RF 4 4 4 36 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
2014 BAL A Daily Splits DH 3 3 3 -
2019 MIN A Daily Splits DH 3 3 3 -
2021 TB A Daily Splits DH 4 4 4 -
Total ( 3 Years) Splits DH 10 10 10 -
Total ( 2 Years) OF 9 9 9 81 17 1 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 7
Total ( 2 Years) RF 7 7 7 63 16 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 2 2 2 18 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2010 TEX A Daily Splits OF 6 6 2 49 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 4 0 5
2010 TEX A RF 5 3 2 30 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
2010 TEX A LF 4 3 0 19 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
2011 TEX A Daily Splits OF 6 6 6 56 11 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 6
2011 TEX A RF 6 6 6 56 11 1 0 1 0 1.000
2014 BAL A Daily Splits DH 3 3 3 -
2014 BAL A LF 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
2014 BAL A OF 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 13 13 9 113 25 1 0 1 0 1.000 5 0 11
Total ( 2 Years) RF 11 9 8 86 18 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) LF 5 4 1 27 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 3 3 3 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2010 TEX A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 43 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 2
2010 TEX A LF 3 3 3 26 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
2010 TEX A RF 2 2 2 17 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
2011 TEX A Daily Splits OF 7 7 6 62 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7
2011 TEX A RF 7 7 6 62 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 12 12 11 105 23 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 9
Total ( 2 Years) RF 9 9 8 79 18 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 3 3 3 26 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2013 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
2013 AL RF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
2014 AL Daily Splits DH 1 1 0 -
2015 AL Daily Splits DH 1 1 0 -
2017 AL Daily Splits DH 1 0 0 -
2018 AL Daily Splits DH 1 0 0 -
2021 AL Daily Splits DH 1 0 0 -
Total ( 5 Years) Splits DH 5 2 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-31-2012 BOX TEX A Bill Welke Balls and strikes (Slammed bat)
9- 7-2019 BOX MIN A Laz Diaz Called third strike
9-15-2020 BOX MIN A Will Little Called third strike
Transaction Information
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Mets (February 17, 1998 ).
Traded by New York Mets to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jorge Velandia (August
30, 2000 ).
Traded by Oakland Athletics with Justin Lehr to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for
Keith Ginter (December 16, 2004 ).
Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Carlos Lee to Texas Rangers in exchange for Laynce
Nix , Kevin Mench , Francisco Cordero and Julian Cordero (July 28, 2006 ).
Granted free agency (October 31, 2013 ).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (February 24, 2014 ).
Granted free agency (October 30, 2014 ).
Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 4, 2014 ).
Granted free agency (October 29, 2018 ).
Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 2, 2019 ).
Granted free agency (October 28, 2020 ).
Signed by Minnesota Twins (February 5, 2021 ).
Traded by Minnesota Twins with Calvin Faucher to Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Drew
Strotman and Joe Ryan (July 22, 2021 ).
Granted free agency (November 3, 2021 ).
Signed by Washington Nationals (March 17, 2022 ).
Granted free agency (November 6, 2022 ).
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