Nelson Cruz (baseball player, 1980)
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| Minnesota Twins | |
| Right fielder , designated hitter | |
| Born: July 1st, 1980 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz , Dominican Republic 
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| Strikes: Right | Throws: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| September 19, 2005 at the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB stats (through September 29, 2019) |
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| Batting average | .277 |
| Home runs | 401 |
| Hits | 1,721 |
| RBI | 1,119 |
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| Last update: January 1st, 2019 | |
Nelson Ramón Cruz Martínez (born July 1, 1980 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz , Dominican Republic ) is a Dominican baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). He currently plays for the Minnesota Twins as a Right Fielder and Designated Hitter .
Cruz is a six-time MLB all-star . In 2011 he was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2011 American League Championship Series , in which he recorded six home runs and 13 RBIs . Both were MLB records for a single MLB postseason . On August 5, 2013, Cruz was suspended from Major League Baseball for 50 games for his involvement in the Biogenesis baseball scandal . In 2014, he led the American League in number of home runs.
background
Cruz was born on July 1, 1980 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz (Las Matas de Santa Cruz) in the Dominican Republic.
His father, Nelson Cruz Sr., also played professional baseball in the Dominican Republic. Both parents are successful professors and raised Nelson and his siblings in an affluent Dominican neighborhood. As a child, Cruz was a passionate basketball player, not a baseball player. His idol was Michael Jordan , and as a teenager, Cruz played for the Dominican national junior basketball team.
He attended high school where his father taught history. In addition to sport, Cruz worked as a mechanic for his uncle in a tractor factory. In September 2012, he donated $ 20,000 to help purchase a fire truck for Las Matas de Santa Cruz.
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Nelson Cruz bio . Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ A b Nelson Cruz to make donation of fire truck and ambulances in Dominican Republic . September 25, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ↑ a b T.R. Sullivan: Cruz follows father's life lessons . MLB.com. June 15, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ↑ Nelson Cruz to make donation of fire truck and ambulances in Dominican Republic . September 25, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
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| SURNAME | Cruz, Nelson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cruz Martínez, Nelson Ramón (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Las Matas de Santa Cruz , Dominican Republic |