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Nelson Cruz

current status: On roster

#17 RF | 6'2", 230 lbs. | Texas

Birth Date:July 1, 1980 (32 years old)
Place of Birth:Montecristy, DOM
Bats:R
Throws:R

Experience:8 years
Drafted:Signed by NY Mets in 1998.
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Milwaukee in 2006.

COLD
.176 in last 34AB

Season Stats

	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG
YTD	41	152	17	40	5	0	11	33	12	39	2	1	.315	.513	.263
On Pace	161	597	67	157	20	0	43	130	47	153	8	4	.315	.513	.263

Scouting Report

Assets:	A bona fide top-tier power hitter with good size, a powerful swing and nice follow through, he also can run a little. Has the arm to play right field, but can also play left field.
Flaws:	Is somewhat injury-prone, especially his legs/groins. Takes a huge cut and can be all-or-nothing at the plate (hitting a homer or striking out), so he'd benefit by shortening his swing at times.
Career Potential:	Excellent slugging outfielder, when healthy.

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
AL	American League Championship - Most Valuable Player	2011
	Named to the All-Star Game	2009 (replacement)
Pacific Coast League (AAA)	Most Valuable Player	2008
Pacific Coast League (AAA)	All-Star Team	2008

Movements & Injuries

2012
6/13/2012	Missed 1 game (sore right achilles).
6/12/2012	Sore right Achilles, day-to-day.
2/09/2012	Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a two-year contract.
2011
9/13/2011	Missed 12 games (left hamstring injury).
8/30/2011	Left hamstring injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to August 29th, 2011).
8/02/2011	Missed 2 games (right quadricep).
7/30/2011	Left quadricep, day-to-day.
5/23/2011	Missed 17 games (right quadricep).
5/07/2011	Right quadricep, 15-day DL (retroactive to May 4th, 2011).
5/04/2011	Right quadricep, day-to-day.
1/18/2011	Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
2010
8/30/2010	Missed 15 games (hamstring).
8/16/2010	Hamstring, early September.
8/15/2010	Hamstring, day-to-day.
6/22/2010	Missed 21 games (hamstring).
5/30/2010	Hamstring, early September (retroactive to May 29th, 2010).
5/29/2010	Hamstring, day-to-day.
4/27/2010	Right hamstring injury, early September.
3/04/2010	Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
2009
10/04/2009	Missed the last game of the regular season (sprained left ankle).
10/03/2009	Sprained left ankle, day-to-day.
8/20/2009	Missed 15 games (sprained left ankle).
8/14/2009	Left ankle injury, early September.
8/04/2009	Sprained left ankle, day-to-day.
7/22/2009	Missed 3 games (finger injury).
7/19/2009	Finger injury, day-to-day.
2/20/2009	Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
2008
8/25/2008	Contract purchased from Oklahoma (AAA).
4/03/2008	Outrighted to Oklahoma (AAA).
3/29/2008	Designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers.
3/25/2008	Designated for assignment.
2/15/2008	Signed by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
2007
7/27/2007	Recalled from Oklahoma (AAA).
6/05/2007	Optioned to Oklahoma (AAA).
2/26/2007	Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
2006
7/28/2006	Recalled from Nashville (AAA).
7/28/2006	Acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers.
3/25/2006	Optioned to Nashville (AAA).
1/31/2006	Re-signed by the Milwaukee Brewers to a one-year contract.
2005
9/17/2005	Recalled from Nashville (AAA).
3/18/2005	Optioned to Nashville (AAA).
2/10/2005	Re-signed by the Milwaukee Brewers to a one-year contract.
2004
12/15/2004	Acquired from the Oakland Athletics.
10/15/2004	Contract purchased from Sacramento (AAA).

Career Transactions

2006
7/28/2006	Milwaukee Brewers traded Carlos Lee and Nelson Cruz to the Texas Rangers for Francisco Cordero, Kevin Mench, Laynce Nix and Julian Cordero.
2004
12/15/2004	Milwaukee Brewers traded Keith Ginter to the Oakland Athletics for Justin Lehr and Nelson Cruz.
2000
8/30/2000	Oakland Athletics traded Jorge Velandia to the New York Mets for Nelson Cruz.
1998
2/17/1998	Signed as nondrafted free agent by the New York Mets.

Player News

Nelson Cruz hits three-run homer | 05/15/2013 6:45 PM

News

Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer Wednesday, boosting his RBI total to 32.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Cruz is tied for fourth in the AL with 10 homers and he's sixth in RBI. Partly because he missed time in his better years, Cruz has never driven in more than 90 runs. That's the total he finished with in a down 2012 season. The difference was that he played in 159 games last year after never topping 128 previously.

Cruz hits sixth homer, Rangers top White Sox | 05/01/2013 12:00 AM

News

Nelson Cruz went 1-for-4 with his sixth home run in the Rangers' win over the White Sox on Tuesday.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Cruz has been hot lately, and he drove in his 20th run of April with the solo shot Tuesday. The outfielder is now hitting .306 in the early part of the season. The batting average likely won't last, but the power is legit. Enjoy the production.

Nelson Cruz goes 3-for-4, homers again | 04/25/2013 1:38 AM

News

Nelson Cruz went 3-for-4 and homered for the third time in four games Wednesday against the Angels.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Cruz's homer was a three-run shot off David Carpenter. He's driven in 11 runs in four games and totaling six RBI in his first 17 games.

Cruz hits grand slam in win over Mariners | 04/21/2013 6:43 PM

News

Nelson Cruz went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 11-3 win over Seattle.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Cruz put Aaron Harang out of misery with a massive grand slam in the fifth inning and Adrian Beltre would later add a two-run shot for insurance. The Rangers offense finally came to life in their series against the Mariners. Cruz is batting .290/.319/.478 through 18 games this season.

Cruz hits fourth double in Rangers' loss | 04/15/2013 10:31 AM

News

Nelson Cruz hit his fourth double of the season Sunday in the Rangers' loss to the Mariners.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

Cruz is sporting a cool .300/.340/.440 batting line with one home run and six RBI through 13 games this season. He should be a solid fantasy slugger all summer.

Nelson Cruz (chest) returns to lineup | 03/02/2013 11:49 AM

News

Nelson Cruz (chest) returned to the Rangers' lineup Saturday.

Jeff Wilson on Twitter

Tests on Nelson Cruz's chest come back clean | 03/01/2013 3:47 PM

News

All tests on Nelson Cruz's chest have come back clean, and he could resume baseball activities as soon as Saturday.

Anthony Andro on Twitter

Impact

Good to hear. The Rangers sent Cruz to the hospital to make sure he wasn't dealing with anything serious, and it appears that he's just dealing with a minor muscle strain. It sounds like he should be able to return to game action next week.

Nelson Cruz nursing strained chest muscle | 03/01/2013 12:18 PM

News

Nelson Cruz has left Rangers' camp in order to have a muscle strain in his chest region examined.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Impact

"We sent him to the hospital to make sure it's not something more serious than something muscular," assistant general manager Thad Levine said. Levine added that he's unsure whether the ailment will affect Cruz's ability to play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.

Nelson Cruz smashes homer in spring opener | 02/22/2013 8:50 PM

News

Nelson Cruz smashed a two-run homer on Friday, as the Rangers and Royals played to a 5-5 tie.

Rotoworld.com

Impact

His two-run blast off Yordano Ventura in the fourth inning was his only hit in two trips to the plate. Cruz is currently under MLB investigation for his alleged connection to an anti-aging clinic in Miami which distributed performance-enhancing drugs. He'll be under much scrutiny while that issue is being resolved, but as long as he continues to knock balls out of the yard, it should take some of the pressure off.

Nelson Cruz denies connection to PEDs | 01/31/2013 5:30 PM

News

Nelson Cruz released a statement through his lawyer to deny a report this week which connected him to an anti-aging clinic in Miami which distributed performance-enhancing drugs.

Dallas Morning News

Impact

"We are aware of certain allegations and inferences," the statement from Farrell & Reisinger said. "To the extent these allegations and inferences refer to Nelson, they are denied." The report from the Miami New Times alleges that Cruz purchased $4,000 work of product from the clinic. MLB is currently investigating the matter.

Rangers haven't talked to Cruz about PEDs | 01/31/2013 1:53 PM

News

The Rangers haven't spoken to outfielder Nelson Cruz about his connection to the Biogenesis clinic in Miami.

ESPN Dallas

Impact

A story published Tuesday in the Miami New Times alleges that Cruz bought performance-enhancing drugs from the clinic. Major League Baseball is investigating the case, and the Rangers will wait until that investigation concludes before discussing the matter with Cruz. "When something like that happens, I think we need to let things settle down," club president Nolan Ryan said Thursday. "It's an ongoing investigation by Major League Baseball, so that's kind of the position we've taken."

Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	YTD OBP	YTD SLG	YTD AVG	Status
5/17/2013	Tex	Det	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.513	.263	-
5/16/2013	Tex	Det	RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	.317	.520	.264	-
5/15/2013	Tex	Oak	RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	.319	.507	.264	-
5/14/2013	Tex	Oak	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.321	.493	.264	-
5/13/2013	Tex	Oak	RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.331	.504	.270	-
5/12/2013	Tex	Hou	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNP
5/11/2013	Tex	Hou	RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	.331	.508	.269	-
5/10/2013	Tex	Hou	RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.492	.269	-
5/08/2013	Tex	Mil	RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.336	.476	.270	-
5/07/2013	Tex	Mil	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.348	.496	.281	-
5/06/2013	Tex	ChN	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.359	.509	.288	-
5/05/2013	Tex	Bos	RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	.362	.518	.290	-
5/04/2013	Tex	Bos	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.358	.496	.288	-
5/03/2013	Tex	Bos	RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.370	.514	.299	-
5/02/2013	Tex	ChA	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	.360	.515	.291	-
5/01/2013	Tex	ChA	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.355	.525	.297	-
4/30/2013	Tex	ChA	RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.359	.541	.306	-
4/28/2013	Tex	Min	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.363	.521	.309	-
4/27/2013	Tex	Min	RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.378	.544	.322	-
4/26/2013	Tex	Min	RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.372	.552	.322	-
4/25/2013	Tex	Min	RF	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	.367	.542	.313	-
4/24/2013	Tex	Ana	RF	4	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.349	.538	.300	-
4/23/2013	Tex	Ana	RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	.329	.487	.276	-
4/22/2013	Tex	Ana	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.312	.452	.274	-
4/21/2013	Tex	Sea	RF	4	2	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	.319	.478	.290	-
4/20/2013	Tex	Sea	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.309	.431	.277	-
4/19/2013	Tex	Sea	RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.459	.295	-
4/18/2013	Tex	ChN	RF	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.474	.298	-
4/16/2013	Tex	ChN	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.407	.278	-
4/14/2013	Tex	Sea	RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.340	.440	.300	-
4/13/2013	Tex	Sea	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.347	.435	.304	-
4/12/2013	Tex	Sea	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.356	.452	.310	-
4/11/2013	Tex	Sea	RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.390	.500	.342	-
4/10/2013	Tex	TB	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.405	.500	.353	-
4/09/2013	Tex	TB	RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.424	.548	.387	-
4/08/2013	Tex	TB	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.414	.571	.393	-
4/07/2013	Tex	Ana	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.480	.667	.458	-
4/06/2013	Tex	Ana	RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.524	.750	.500	-
4/05/2013	Tex	Ana	RF	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.588	.688	.563	-
4/03/2013	Tex	Hou	RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.539	.583	.500	-
4/02/2013	Tex	Hou	RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.556	.625	.500	-
3/31/2013	Tex	Hou	RF	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.750	.667	.667	-

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG
2013	Texas	AL	41	152	17	40	5	0	11	33	12	39	2	1	.315	.513	.263
2012	Texas	AL	159	585	86	152	45	0	24	90	48	140	8	4	.319	.460	.260
2011	Texas	AL	124	475	64	125	28	1	29	87	33	116	9	5	.312	.509	.263
	Round Rock	AAA	3	11	3	5	0	0	3	4	2	1	0	0	.538	1.273	.455
	Frisco	AA	3	11	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.273	.182
2010	Texas	AL	108	399	60	127	31	3	22	78	38	81	17	4	.374	.576	.318
	Oklahoma City	AAA	5	19	1	4	1	0	0	4	2	5	0	0	.273	.263	.211
	Frisco	AA	3	11	1	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	.385	.455	.364
2009	Texas	AL	128	462	75	120	21	1	33	76	49	118	20	4	.332	.524	.260
	Oklahoma City	AAA	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	.091	.000	.000
2008	Texas	AL	31	115	19	38	9	1	7	26	17	28	3	1	.421	.609	.330
	Oklahoma	AAA	103	383	93	131	18	3	37	99	56	87	24	8	.429	.695	.342
	AZL Rangers	R	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	.500	.500	.250
2007	Texas	AL	96	307	35	72	15	2	9	34	21	87	2	4	.287	.384	.235
	Oklahoma	AAA	44	162	32	57	9	1	15	45	21	34	1	2	.428	.698	.352
2006	Texas	AL	41	130	15	29	3	0	6	22	7	32	1	0	.261	.385	.223
	Nashville	AAA	104	371	68	112	22	1	20	73	42	100	17	6	.378	.528	.302
2005	Milwaukee	NL	8	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.429	.400	.200
	Nashville	AAA	60	208	33	56	13	0	11	27	30	62	9	4	.382	.490	.269
	Huntsville	AA	68	248	45	76	19	0	16	54	31	71	10	3	.388	.577	.306
2004	Sacramento	AAA	4	13	4	3	1	0	1	2	1	7	0	0	.286	.538	.231
	Midland	AA	67	262	51	82	14	2	14	45	26	69	8	3	.377	.542	.313
	Modesto	A	66	261	54	90	27	1	11	52	24	73	8	4	.407	.582	.345
2003	Kane County	A	119	470	65	112	26	2	20	85	29	128	10	5	.292	.430	.238
2002	Vancouver	A	63	214	23	59	14	0	4	25	9	58	12	1	.316	.397	.276
2001	AZL Athletics	R	23	88	11	22	3	1	3	16	4	29	6	3	.283	.409	.250
MLB	Total	MLB	736	2630	372	704	158	8	141	446	227	641	62	23	.327	.495	.268
AL	Total	AL	728	2625	371	703	157	8	141	446	225	641	62	23	.327	.495	.268
NL	Total	NL	8	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.429	.400	.200
AAA	Total	AAA	326	1177	234	368	64	5	87	254	155	301	52	20	.399	.597	.313
AA	Total	AA	141	532	98	164	35	2	30	101	59	140	19	6	.380	.551	.308
A	Total	A	248	945	142	261	67	3	35	162	62	259	30	10	.329	.465	.276
R	Total	R	24	92	12	23	4	1	3	17	6	30	6	3	.296	.413	.250

2013 Game Highs

	TOTAL	OPP	DATE	LAST SEASON
At Bats	5	2 times-last:at Mil	last:May 8	6
Runs	2	2 times-last:at Ana	last:Apr 24	3
Hits	3	2 times-last:at Ana	last:Apr 24	4
Doubles	1	5 times-last:at Min	last:Apr 26	2
Home Runs	1	11 times-last:vs. Det	last:May 16	2
Total Bases	6	at Ana	Apr 24	9
Extra-Base Hits	1	16 times-last:vs. Det	last:May 16	2
Runs Batted In	4	vs. Sea	Apr 21	8
Base on Balls	2	2 times-last:vs. ChA	last:May 2	2
Times on Base	3	6 times-last:vs. Bos	last:May 3	4
Stolen Bases	1	2 times-last:at ChN	last:May 6	1
Caught Stealing	1	at Min	Apr 25	1

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	159	2012 (Tex)
At Bats	585	2012 (Tex)
Runs	86	2012 (Tex)
Hits	152	2012 (Tex)
Doubles	45	2012 (Tex)
Triples	3	2010 (Tex)
Home Runs	33	2009 (Tex)
Total Bases	269	2012 (Tex)
Extra-Base Hits	69	2012 (Tex)
Runs Batted In	90	2012 (Tex)
Base on Balls	49	2009 (Tex)
Times on Base	205	2012 (Tex)
Strikeouts	140	2012 (Tex)
Stolen Bases	20	2009 (Tex)
Caught Stealing	5	2011 (Tex)
Batting Average	.263	2011 (Tex)
On Base Percentage	.332	2009 (Tex)
Slugging Percentage	.524	2009 (Tex)

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