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Nelson Cruz | Outfielder

Team: Texas Rangers
Age / DOB:  (32) / 7/1/1980
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 230
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer Wednesday, boosting his RBI total to 32.
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. May 15 - 6:45 PM

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Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

Nelson Cruz launched his sixth home run of 2013 in the Rangers' win over the White Sox on Tuesday.

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 with an .899 OPS. The batting average likely won't last, but the power is legit.
May 1 - 12:00 AM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

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

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.
Apr 25 - 1:38 AM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

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

Cruz put Aaron Harang out of his misery with a grand slam in the fifth inning and Adrian Beltre would later add a two-run shot for insurance. After struggling for most of the season, the Rangers finally put together an offensive showing in their sweep of the Mariners. Cruz improved his batting line to 290/.319/.478 over 18 games.
Apr 21 - 6:43 PM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

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

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.
Apr 15 - 10:31 AM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

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

Cruz was sent to the hospital in order to have a muscle strain in his chest examined, but the Rangers have cleared him for game-action after tests didn't reveal anything serious. The injury will not prevent Cruz from playing in the World Baseball Classic.
Source: Jeff Wilson on Twitter
Mar 2 - 10:49 AM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

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

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.
Source: Anthony Andro on Twitter
Mar 1 - 2:47 PM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

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

"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.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Mar 1 - 11:18 AM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

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

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.
Feb 22 - 7:50 PM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

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.

"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.
Source: Dallas Morning News
Jan 31 - 4:30 PM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

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

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."
Source: ESPN Dallas
Jan 31 - 12:53 PM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

Nelson Cruz went 3-for-3 including a solo home run in a losing effort against the Angels on Friday.

Cruz got the Rangers on the board with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning, then swatted his solo homer off Jered Weaver in the seventh. He's experiencing a bit of a disappointing season, hitting .262/.322/.460 with 23 homers, 88 RBI and 8 steals while staying healthy and racking up a career-high 562 at-bats.
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 01:00:00 AM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

Nelson Cruz was ejected from Friday's game against the Indians in the seventh inning.

Cruz slammed his bat into the ground after striking out swinging. That was apparently enough for him to get tossed by home plate umpire Bill Welke. He finished the night 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Source: T.J. Zuppe on Twitter
Fri, Aug 31, 2012 11:06:00 PM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

Nelson Cruz (elbow) is in the Rangers' starting lineup on Wednesday night against the Rays.

Cruz left Tuesday's game with a bruised left elbow after he was hit by a pitch, but it's evidently not a major concern. He will start in right field and bat fifth against Tampa Bay right-hander Alex Cobb.
Source: Evan Grant on Twitter
Wed, Aug 29, 2012 03:26:00 PM
Nelson Cruz - OF - Rangers

Nelson Cruz left Tuesday's game against the Rays with a bruised left elbow.

Cruz was hit in the elbow by a pitch in the fifth inning. He stayed in the game at first, but eventually left after eight innings. The good news is that X-rays came back negative, so he's currently considered day-to-day.
Source: Jeff Wilson on Twitter
Tue, Aug 28, 2012 11:44:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1A.J. Pierzynski
2Geovany Soto
1B1Mitch Moreland
2B1Ian Kinsler
2Jurickson Profar
3Leury Garcia
SS1Elvis Andrus
3B1Adrian Beltre
LF1David Murphy
2Jeff Baker
CF1Leonys Martin
2Craig Gentry
RF1Nelson Cruz
DH1Lance Berkman
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Matt Harrison
2Yu Darvish
3Derek Holland
4Alexi Ogando
5Nick Tepesch
6Justin Grimm
7Colby Lewis
8Neftali Feliz
9Ross Wolf
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Joe Nathan
2Joakim Soria
3Tanner Scheppers
4Robbie Ross
5Jason Frasor
6Michael Kirkman
7Joseph Ortiz
8Neal Cotts
9Justin Miller