Nelson Cruz

Positions: Designated Hitter and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 230lb (188cm, 104kg)

Born: July 1, 1980 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic do

High School: Monte Cristi (Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic)

Debut: September 17, 2005 (Age 25-078d, 18,795th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 2023 (Age 43-002d)
vs. LAA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Bryce Dixon • Previously: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Nelson Ramon Cruz

Nicknames: Boomstick

Pronunciation: \CROOZ\

Twitter: @ncboomstick23

Instagram: @ncboomstick23

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7x All-Star
4x Silver Slugger
ALCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.1

7501

2053

464

.274

1090

RBI

1325

OBP

.343

SLG

.513

OPS

.856

OPS+

130

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-29 / in Starts: 13-20
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 152 PAs	23
Actual Runners on Base	104 (53-29-22)
Avg. MLBer w/ 152 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	92 (46-30-15)

Most Driven In
J Soto	5
Self	5
M Machado	4
X Bogaerts	3
J Azocar	2
G SÃ¡nchez	2
T Grisham	1
J Cronenworth	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
J Cronenworth	2
T Grisham	1
H Kim	1
B Dixon	0

2023 Batting Game Log

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2023 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	2007	2 (1)	Mar 31	SDP		COL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	1.04	-0.103	1.02	-0.06%	-0.98	0.00	0.00	DH
2	2008	4 (1)	Apr 2	SDP		COL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	.52	-0.039	.50	-0.02%	-0.63	0.00	0.00	DH
3	2009	6 (1)	Apr 4	SDP		ARI	L,6-8	4-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.364	.455	3	1.08	0.006	1.11	0.00%	0.09	14.00	18.70	PH DH
4	2010	8 (1)	Apr 7	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	4	1.16	0.204	1.04	0.11%	2.28	15.00	19.00	DH
5	2011	10 (1)	Apr 9	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-2	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.381	.750	1.131	4	.54	0.180	.55	0.11%	4.83	36.00	51.40	DH
6	2012	12 (1)	Apr 11	SDP	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.625	.945	4	.81	-0.085	.82	-0.05%	-0.81	0.00	0.00	DH
7	2013	13	Apr 12	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-5	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.346	.640	.986	7	.61	0.023	.62	0.01%	0.21	3.00	3.00	PH
8	2014	14	Apr 13	SDP		MIL	L,3-4	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.333	.586	.920	5	1.21	-0.004	1.23	0.00%	-0.05	3.00	3.00	DH
9	2015	15	Apr 14	SDP		MIL	L,2-11	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.324	.576	.899	4	.55	-0.055	.53	-0.03%	-1.07	5.00	6.00	1B DH
10	2016	16	Apr 15	SDP		MIL	W,10-3	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.359	.583	.942	5	.85	0.086	.79	0.05%	1.44	16.00	22.70	DH
11	2017	17	Apr 16	SDP		MIL	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.326	.525	.851	4	2.29	-0.240	2.23	-0.14%	-1.38	0.00	0.00	DH
12	2018	18	Apr 17	SDP		ATL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.319	.500	.819	4	.92	-0.046	.85	-0.03%	-0.17	3.00	3.00	DH
13	2019	21 (2)	Apr 20	SDP	@	ARI	W,7-5	6-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.283	.306	.478	.784	6	1.33	0.013	1.26	0.01%	-0.20	2.00	3.20	PH DH
14	2020	22	Apr 21	SDP	@	ARI	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.288	.449	.737	6	1.22	-0.097	1.24	-0.06%	-0.78	0.00	0.00	DH
15	2021	23	Apr 22	SDP	@	ARI	W,5-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.278	.431	.709	5	2.43	-0.172	2.25	-0.10%	-1.36	0.00	0.00	PH DH
16	2022	26 (2)	Apr 26	SDP	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.276	.418	.694	5	1.13	-0.103	1.07	-0.06%	-0.73	5.00	6.20	DH
17	2023	27	Apr 27	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.271	.411	.682	9	1.59	-0.072	1.59	-0.04%	-0.83	0.00	0.00	PH
18	2024	28	Apr 29	SDP		SFG	W,16-11	CG	6	6	1	5	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.306	.323	.516	.839	5	.66	0.339	.64	0.20%	5.44	39.00	50.20	DH
19	2025	29	Apr 30	SDP		SFG	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.319	.530	.849	6	1.54	-0.109	1.55	-0.07%	-0.27	8.00	9.00	DH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
20	2026	30	May 1	SDP		CIN	W,8-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.314	.522	.837	5	.06	-0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.80	0.00	0.00	PH DH
21	2027	31	May 2	SDP		CIN	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.311	.507	.818	4	1.07	-0.064	1.15	-0.04%	-0.52	3.00	3.00	DH
22	2028	33 (1)	May 5	SDP		LAD	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.299	.486	.785	5	1.29	-0.113	1.50	-0.08%	-1.35	0.00	0.00	DH
23	2029	35 (1)	May 7	SDP		LAD	L,2-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.284	.462	.745	5	.82	-0.082	.97	-0.06%	-1.17	0.00	0.00	DH
24	2030	37 (1)	May 10	SDP	@	MIN	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.280	.456	.736	9	3.47	-0.081	3.62	-0.05%	-0.37	0.00	0.00	PH
25	2031	38	May 11	SDP	@	MIN	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.277	.450	.727	9	.45	-0.012	.46	-0.01%	-0.11	0.00	0.00	PH
26	2032	39	May 12	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.286	.457	.743	9	1.49	0.067	1.66	0.05%	0.39	3.00	3.00	PH
27	2033	40	May 13	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.284	.447	.731	5	1.07	-0.040	1.12	-0.03%	-0.47	3.00	3.00	DH
28	2034	41	May 14	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.272	.427	.699	6	.43	-0.044	.43	-0.03%	-0.84	0.00	0.00	DH
29	2035	43 (1)	May 16	SDP		KCR	L,4-5	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.280	.427	.707	9	1.91	0.077	1.55	0.04%	0.38	2.00	3.00	PH
30	2036	44	May 17	SDP		KCR	L,3-4	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.274	.418	.691	5	2.86	-0.136	2.26	-0.07%	-0.52	0.00	0.00	PH DH
31	2037	45	May 19	SDP		BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.273	.411	.683	5	.59	-0.036	.40	-0.02%	-0.50	3.00	3.00	DH
32	2038	46	May 20	SDP		BOS	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.275	.402	.677	5	1.29	-0.032	.81	-0.01%	-0.21	2.00	3.00	DH
33	2039	48 (1)	May 23	SDP	@	WSN	W,7-4	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.279	.404	.683	6	.84	-0.037	.56	-0.02%	-0.47	3.00	3.00	DH
34	2040	50 (1)	May 25	SDP	@	WSN	W,8-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.400	.676	9	3.02	-0.085	2.01	-0.03%	-0.36	0.00	0.00	PH
35	2041	52 (1)	May 27	SDP	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.278	.392	.670	6	.80	-0.020	.61	-0.01%	-0.23	2.00	3.00	DH
36	2042	55 (2)	May 31	SDP	@	MIA	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.270	.381	.651	7	.81	-0.062	.63	-0.03%	-0.60	0.00	0.00	DH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
37	2043	67 (11)	Jun 14	SDP		CLE	W,5-0	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.274	.411	.686	7	.42	-0.016	.33	-0.01%	0.68	14.00	18.70	PH DH
38	2044	68	Jun 15	SDP		CLE	L,6-8	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.265	.396	.661	6	1.59	0.027	1.27	0.01%	0.30	0.00	0.00	DH
39	2045	69	Jun 16	SDP		TBR	L,2-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.273	.421	.694	7	.82	-0.058	.64	-0.03%	0.59	16.00	21.70	DH
40	2046	71 (1)	Jun 18	SDP		TBR	W,5-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.279	.421	.700	7	.80	0.004	.56	0.00%	0.12	2.00	3.00	PH DH
41	2047	74 (2)	Jun 21	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.274	.414	.688	7	1.60	-0.081	1.09	-0.03%	-0.73	0.00	0.00	DH
42	2048	75	Jun 22	SDP	@	SFG	W,10-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.281	.420	.701	7	.18	-0.006	.11	0.00%	1.28	11.00	16.00	DH
43	2049	76	Jun 23	SDP		WSN	W,13-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.234	.278	.411	.689	8	.49	-0.075	.29	-0.03%	0.25	7.00	10.00	DH
44	2050	78 (1)	Jun 25	SDP		WSN	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.285	.414	.699	7	1.41	0.054	.81	0.02%	0.35	6.00	6.00	DH
45	2051	79	Jun 27	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.291	.417	.707	7	.78	0.027	.40	0.01%	0.67	8.00	9.50	DH
46	2052	82 (2)	Jun 30	SDP	@	CIN	L,5-7	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.289	.414	.702	7	1.65	-0.022	.56	-0.01%	-0.22	0.00	0.00	PH DH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
47	2053	83	Jul 1	SDP	@	CIN	W,12-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.293	.413	.706	6	.36	-0.022	.10	0.00%	-0.20	6.00	6.00	DH
48	2054	84	Jul 2	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.287	.404	.691	8	.81	-0.064	.26	-0.01%	-0.48	0.00	0.00	DH
49	2055	85	Jul 3	SDP		LAA	W,10-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.283	.399	.681	8	.18	-0.010	.05	0.00%	-0.73	0.00	0.00	PH DH
							20-29		152	143	9	35	5	1	5	23	6	1	46	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	.245	.283	.399	.681		1.00	-1.218	.87	-0.63%	-0.83	240.00	310.30

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