#23 Nelson R. Cruz, Leftfield, 38 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Monday, 7/12/2018 |
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| Nelson R. Cruz
7/1/1980
38
Dominican Republic
6"2
250
Leftfield
R
R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Good
Suffers
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3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 7,050,000
2020
11 Year(s), 29 Days (1921 total Days)
110 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 170 Days (2234 total Days)
22 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Talent | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 5 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 7 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 7
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/30 | @TB | W 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 7/2 | SEA | W 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 7/3 | SEA | W 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 7/4 | SEA | W 5-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 7/5 | @TEX | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 7/6 | @TEX | W 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 7/7 | @TEX | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 7/9 | @TOR | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
| 7/10 | @TOR | W 19-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 7/11 | @TOR | L 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 85 | 304 | 82 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 54 | 56 | 48 | 92 | .270 | .371 | .533 | .904 | .930 | .263 |
| Projected | 156 | 560 | 151 | 48 | 0 | 33 | 99 | 103 | 88 | 169 | .270 | .371 | .533 | .904 | .930 | .263 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 81 | 357 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 7.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 85 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .380 | .647 | 1.027 |
| vs. RHP | 219 | 58 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 35 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .366 | .489 | .854 |
| Close/Late | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .270 | .219 | .489 |
| Scoring Position | 69 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .462 | .652 | 1.114 |
| Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 31 | 108 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 32 | .259 | .322 | .574 | .896 |
| Road | 54 | 196 | 54 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 39 | 60 | .276 | .393 | .510 | .904 |
| Last Week | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | .316 | .500 | .526 | 1.026 |
| March/April | 23 | 82 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 24 | .183 | .330 | .390 | .720 |
| May | 28 | 104 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 42 | .288 | .351 | .635 | .985 |
| June | 25 | 88 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 20 | .330 | .408 | .580 | .987 |
| July | 9 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | .267 | .425 | .433 | .858 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2005 | 22 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .102 | .200 | .184 | .384 | DET |
| 2006 | 25 | 93 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | .086 | .140 | .097 | .237 | DET BOS |
| 2008 | 136 | 499 | 148 | 39 | 6 | 31 | 100 | 86 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 146 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .371 | .585 | .956 | BOS |
| 2009 | 149 | 546 | 118 | 34 | 4 | 31 | 90 | 84 | 67 | 7 | 4 | 175 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .308 | .463 | .771 | BOS ATL |
| 2010 | 157 | 542 | 146 | 36 | 4 | 39 | 123 | 104 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 182 | 3 | 0 | .269 | .367 | .566 | .934 | ATL,NL |
| 2011 | 162 | 603 | 156 | 42 | 1 | 36 | 114 | 105 | 91 | 5 | 2 | 176 | 4 | 0 | .259 | .359 | .511 | .870 | ATL,NL |
| 2012 | 155 | 562 | 155 | 40 | 7 | 43 | 119 | 120 | 85 | 10 | 3 | 181 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .379 | .601 | .980 | ATL,NL |
| 2013 | 151 | 546 | 162 | 44 | 6 | 40 | 128 | 109 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 153 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .385 | .619 | 1.004 | ATL FLO |
| 2014 | 162 | 578 | 142 | 46 | 3 | 39 | 102 | 109 | 103 | 4 | 3 | 164 | 2 | 0 | .246 | .362 | .538 | .900 | FLO,NL |
| 2015 | 155 | 568 | 157 | 34 | 10 | 30 | 112 | 105 | 102 | 9 | 2 | 184 | 5 | 1 | .276 | .394 | .530 | .923 | FLO |
| 2016 | 156 | 582 | 188 | 47 | 1 | 39 | 117 | 107 | 85 | 8 | 1 | 170 | 4 | 1 | .323 | .416 | .608 | 1.024 | MIN,AL |
| 2017 | 155 | 586 | 166 | 57 | 4 | 19 | 105 | 94 | 76 | 5 | 3 | 194 | 3 | 2 | .283 | .369 | .491 | .860 | MIN |
| 2018 | 85 | 304 | 82 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 54 | 56 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .371 | .533 | .904 | MIN |
| Total | 1670 | 6058 | 1633 | 448 | 47 | 365 | 1167 | 1089 | 871 | 73 | 27 | 1867 | 25 | 5 | .270 | .367 | .540 | .906 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1997, A | 117 | 339 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 107 | 2 | 0 | .147 | .218 | .227 | .445 |
| 1998, A | 123 | 424 | 92 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 60 | 43 | 97 | 10 | 3 | .217 | .283 | .356 | .639 |
| 1999, A | 121 | 411 | 86 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 52 | 55 | 35 | 86 | 6 | 2 | .209 | .268 | .372 | .640 |
| 2000, A | 138 | 540 | 116 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 94 | 6 | 1 | .215 | .262 | .339 | .601 |
| 2001, AA | 132 | 524 | 96 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 53 | 43 | 132 | 9 | 1 | .183 | .239 | .273 | .512 |
| 2002, AAA | 133 | 532 | 109 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 130 | 8 | 1 | .205 | .247 | .308 | .555 |
| 2003, AAA | 137 | 543 | 129 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 67 | 58 | 30 | 145 | 7 | 1 | .238 | .270 | .359 | .629 |
| 2004, AAA | 138 | 506 | 89 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 51 | 49 | 37 | 135 | 6 | 1 | .176 | .226 | .294 | .520 |
| 2005, AA | 15 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .278 | .317 | .595 |
| 2005, AAA | 95 | 332 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 113 | 4 | 1 | .181 | .220 | .256 | .476 |
| 2006, AAA | 136 | 511 | 120 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 69 | 56 | 59 | 151 | 7 | 1 | .235 | .305 | .401 | .706 |
| 2007, AAA | 93 | 345 | 84 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 52 | 45 | 51 | 108 | 2 | 3 | .243 | .332 | .464 | .795 |
| 2008, AAA | 20 | 56 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .339 | .426 | .679 | 1.105 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2009 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .304 | .392 | .696 |
| 2011 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .353 | .083 | .436 |
| 2014 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .056 | .227 | .056 | .283 |
| 2015 | 12 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .340 | .295 | .635 |
| 2017 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .111 | .059 | .170 |
| Total | 41 | 142 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 2 | .169 | .289 | .254 | .543 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.2 | 1.59 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by California on 3/4/1997 to a minor league deal...
Traded from California to Detroit on 2/8/2000 (Going to CAL: P Steve Trachsel, RF Shawn Green. Going to DET: P Eric DuBose, P Oscar Villarreal, 1B Eric Munson, RF Nelson R. Cruz, CF Gary Matthews
Jr.)...
Had first career hit on 8/8/2005, off Jeff Suppan (BOS)...
Traded from Detroit to Boston on 2/22/2006 (Going to DET: P Andy Pratt, RF Mike Rosamond. Going to BOS: P Justin Miller, P Eric DuBose, 1B Logan Morrison, LF Nelson R. Cruz)...
Injured on 3/27/2007 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 5/30/2007 with a Broken Jaw, out for 4 weeks...
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/2008, off Chien-Ming Wang (CHW)...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Oakland on 7/9/2008...
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 7/19/2008...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/16/2008, hitting .739 with 6 HR, 15 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2008, hitting .451 with 13 HR, 28 RBI...
Traded from Boston to Atlanta on 7/24/2009 (Going to ATL: C Nick Hundley, LF Nelson R. Cruz. Going to BOS: P Sean Burnett, P Joba Chamberlain, P Luke Gregerson)...
Won World Series with Atlanta in 2009...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/19/2010, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 6 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia on 4/19/2010...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (M) on 4/26/2010...
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (M), driving in 4 runs on 5/30/2010...
Drove in 10 runs against Philadelphia on 6/2/2010...
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar game...
Hit 3 homeruns against San Francisco, driving in 3 runs on 8/11/2010...
2/2/2011: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,714,286 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/10/2011, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/28/2011, hitting .500 with 7 HR, 10 RBI...
6/28/2011: Signed a contract extension with Atlanta, $7,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Was selected to the 2011 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Milwaukee on 8/24/2011...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/30/2011, hitting .739 with 5 HR, 15 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Florida on 10/2/2011...
Was selected to the 2012 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/19/2012...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/26/2012, hitting .519 with 5 HR, 15 RBI...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 7/28/2012...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2012, hitting .395 with 9 HR, 30 RBI...
Traded from Atlanta to Florida on 6/5/2013 (Going to FLO: LF Nelson R. Cruz. Going to ATL: P Nabil Crismatt, CF Mitch Haniger)...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 8/8/2013...
Had 5 hits with 8 RBI against Texas on 8/17/2013...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/23/2013, hitting .692 with 5 HR, 17 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2013, hitting .374 with 10 HR, 42 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (M) on 9/5/2013...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/6/2013, hitting .478 with 5 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/28/2014, hitting .524 with 2 HR, 5 RBI...
Was selected to the 2014 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/27/2014, hitting .407 with 4 HR, 6 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Toronto on 9/19/2015...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/20/2015, hitting .692 with 6 HR, 18 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2015, hitting .409 with 14 HR, 38 RBI...
Was selected to the 2016 Allstar game...
Hit 3 homeruns against Oakland, driving in 5 runs on 9/21/2016...
9/24/2016: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $7,050,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 6/21/2018, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 6 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2016 - .323 - 5th
| OBP
2013 - .385 - 8th
2015 - .394 - 9th
2016 - .416 - 2nd
2017 - .369 - 10th
| SLG
2008 - .585 - 6th
2010 - .566 - 4th
2012 - .601 - 1st
2013 - .619 - 1st
2014 - .538 - 7th
2016 - .608 - 1st
| OPS
2008 - .956 - 5th
2010 - .934 - 6th
2012 - .980 - 2nd
2013 - 1.004 - 3rd
2014 - .900 - 8th
2015 - .923 - 10th
2016 - 1.024 - 1st
| Hits
2016 - 188 - 6th
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Doubles
2014 - 46 - 10th
2016 - 47 - 9th
2017 - 57 - 7th
| Homeruns
2009 - 31 - 9th
2010 - 39 - 3rd
2011 - 36 - 2nd
2012 - 43 - 1st
2013 - 40 - 3rd
2014 - 39 - 4th
2016 - 39 - 4th
| RBI
2010 - 123 - 1st
2011 - 114 - 6th
2012 - 119 - 2nd
2013 - 128 - 2nd
2014 - 102 - 8th
2016 - 117 - 5th
2017 - 105 - 10th
| Runs
2012 - 120 - 4th
2013 - 109 - 5th
2014 - 109 - 7th
| BB
2011 - 91 - 10th
2012 - 85 - 9th
2014 - 103 - 4th
2015 - 102 - 6th
2016 - 85 - 6th
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