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During the 2011 ALCS, Cruz hit six home runs and had 13 RBIs, both postseason series records. Cruz hit a solo home run to put the Texas Rangers up 6 to 4 against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series. The home run allowed Cruz to tie the record for most postseason home runs in a season at 8; he shares the achievement with Carlos Beltrán and Barry Bonds.
He doesn't have plans to retire following the season, and it seems possible that he'll be ready to play in time for spring training in 2023. Cruz continues to deal with left eye inflammation and will be on the bench for an eighth consecutive game. Luke Voit is serving as the designated hitter and batting cleanup. Luke Voit is the designated hitter while Cruz continues to recover from inflammation near his left eye. It's worth wondering why Cruz, missing his 11th straight game, hasn't gone on the injured list, though teams are under less pressure to make those moves this late in the season due to expanded rosters.
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Cruz was born on July 1, 1980, in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic. His father, Nelson Cruz Sr., also played professional baseball in the Dominican Republic. Both his parents are successful professors and they raised Cruz and his two sisters, Nelsy and Olga, in a well-to-do Dominican neighborhood. Growing up, Cruz's passion was for basketball, not baseball.
Levine and Morse both talk about Cruz's whole body regimen that includes a personal chef to make him nutritious meals, stretching techniques, hours of batting practice, video work and ample time in the weight room. The group talked about the upcoming season, the city and what the home run champ could expect in his first season in Minnesota. Cruz's daily rest regimen had been documented in the past, but Twins executives weren't exactly sure how serious the slugger was about it all. Everyone kind of joked and laughed about the idea until Cruz's cousin interrupted the back-and-forth. "The top five teams from the last three World Baseball Classics". On February 24, 2014, Cruz signed a one-year, $8 million, contract with the Baltimore Orioles.
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In homers and had the 13th-best slugging percentage...started 117 games in right, 2 in left, and 4 as the designated hitter. Despite playing in just 108 games due to injuries, was 2nd on the club in steals , placed 3rd in doubles and homers , ranked 4th in RBI , and was 5th in hits ... Set career highs for hits, doubles, triples , and RBI ... Players with at least 400 plate appearances, had the 5th highest slugging percentage (.576), and ranked 6th in batting average (.318) and OPS (.950) ... Hit .336 (42-125) with runners in scoring position, which would have ranked 8th in the A.L.
His idol was Michael Jordan and as a teenager Cruz played for the Dominican Republic Junior National Basketball Team. He attended the high school where his father taught history. In addition to playing sports, Cruz worked as a mechanic's helper with his uncle at a tractor factory. In September 2012, he donated $20,000 to help buy a firetruck for Las Matas de Santa Cruz, enlisting AMR's help in also donating two ambulances. Appeared in 18 games in right field and four in center field...belted a grand slam August 23 vs. the Giants.
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Starting pitchers might use it to relax and listen to music before a start and teammates like Miguel Sanó have been known to frequent the area. Josh Donaldson, who signed with the club in 2020, even inquired about the nap room while committing to the Twins. The three Twins employees more or less froze, knowing they didn't have a nap room ready to go at the stadium. But when a hulking 6-foot-2 slugger, who you just signed as your prized free agent, asks you where he can take naps before games -- you should really have a place for him to take naps before games.
"He continues to have success past a point where most players decline or retire." In 2021, TheAthletic.com called Cruz "one of the game’s elite power hitters", while CBS Sports described him as "a steady purveyor of elite power production". On January 2, 2019, Cruz signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Twins worth $14.3 million.
He ranked third in the AL in OBP (.397), fourth in OPS, fifth in SLG (.595), tied for fifth in home runs and seventh in batting average, leading to winning the Silver Slugger Award at DH, his fourth overall Silver Slugger. On July 5, Cruz had his first career 5-hit game, with two singles, two doubles, and a home run, falling a triple shy of the cycle , against the Red Sox. He was elected into his third MLB All-Star Game, as a designated hitter, for the American League.
In July, he was selected as an All-Star as a replacement for injured Torii Hunter. He also participated in the 2009 Home Run Derby, finishing second to Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder. It's very possible that Cruz won't return this season, but that has not be explicitly stated. Luke Voit will handle the designated hitter duties in the matinee. August 20, 2009 Texas Rangers activated RF Nelson Cruz from the 15-day disabled list. April 27, 2010 Texas Rangers placed RF Nelson Cruz on the 15-day disabled list.
May 17, 2019 Minnesota Twins placed DH Nelson Cruz on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 14, 2019. June 3, 2019 Minnesota Twins activated DH Nelson Cruz from the 10-day injured list. August 19, 2019 Minnesota Twins activated DH Nelson Cruz from the 10-day injured list. August 24, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays activated DH Nelson Cruz from the 10-day injured list.
He definitely did it during his time with the Mariners, where he had dreams about Ichiro Suzuki. The Mariners even installed a nap room at T-Mobile Park. But Levine believes the slugger could've picked it up in Texas during his late-20s or early-30s. It was just one of the gameday prep lessons he learned from some of the older veterans on the ballclub.
He led the American League with 119 RBI in 2017 while playing for the Seattle Mariners. Cruz hit 346 home runs during the 2010s, which was the highest number of home runs hit by any player in that decade. In 2020, based on his work in the community, Cruz was selected as the Marvin Miller Man of the Year and the ESPYs Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award winner, and in 2021, he received the Roberto Clemente Award.
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