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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2011 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2011 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	TEX		BOS	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 2	TEX		BOS	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 3	TEX		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 4	TEX		SEA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	6 (1)	Apr 6	TEX		SEA	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	7	Apr 9 (1)	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	8	Apr 9 (2)	TEX	@	BAL	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
8	9	Apr 10	TEX	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	10	Apr 11	TEX	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	11	Apr 12	TEX	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
11	12	Apr 13	TEX	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
12	13	Apr 15	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
13	14	Apr 16	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	15	Apr 17	TEX	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	16	Apr 18	TEX		LAA	W,7-1	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	17	Apr 19	TEX		LAA	L,4-15	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	18	Apr 20	TEX		LAA	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	19	Apr 22	TEX		KCR	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	20	Apr 23	TEX		KCR	W,3-1	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	21	Apr 24	TEX		KCR	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	22	Apr 25	TEX		TOR	L,4-6	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	23	Apr 26	TEX		TOR	L,3-10	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	24	Apr 27	TEX		TOR	W,7-6	GS	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
24	25	Apr 28	TEX		TOR	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
25	26	Apr 29	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	27	Apr 30	TEX	@	OAK	W,11-2	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	28	May 1	TEX	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	29	May 2	TEX	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	30	May 3	TEX	@	SEA	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	48 (17)	May 23	TEX		CHW	W,4-0	GS	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	49	May 24	TEX		CHW	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	50	May 25	TEX		CHW	W,2-1	GS	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
33	51	May 27	TEX		KCR	L,7-12	GS	62	14.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	52	May 28	TEX		KCR	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	53	May 29	TEX		KCR	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
36	55 (1)	May 31	TEX	@	TBR	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	56	Jun 1	TEX	@	TBR	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	57	Jun 2	TEX	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	58	Jun 3	TEX	@	CLE	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	59	Jun 4	TEX	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	60	Jun 5	TEX	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	61	Jun 6	TEX		DET	L,7-13	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	62	Jun 7	TEX		DET	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
44	63	Jun 8	TEX		DET	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
45	64	Jun 9	TEX	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
46	65	Jun 10	TEX	@	MIN	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
47	66	Jun 11	TEX	@	MIN	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	67	Jun 12	TEX	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
49	68	Jun 14	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-12	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	69	Jun 15	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-12	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	71 (1)	Jun 17	TEX	@	ATL	W,6-2	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	72	Jun 18	TEX	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS	39	10.0	2	0	1	3	0
53	73	Jun 19	TEX	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
54	74	Jun 20	TEX		HOU	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	75	Jun 21	TEX		HOU	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
56	76	Jun 22	TEX		HOU	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	77	Jun 24	TEX		NYM	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	78	Jun 25	TEX		NYM	L,5-14	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	79	Jun 26	TEX		NYM	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
60	80	Jun 28	TEX	@	HOU	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	81	Jun 29	TEX	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	83 (1)	Jul 1	TEX		FLA	W,15-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
63	84	Jul 2	TEX		FLA	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	85	Jul 3	TEX		FLA	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	86	Jul 4	TEX		BAL	W,13-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	87	Jul 5	TEX		BAL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	88	Jul 6	TEX		BAL	W,13-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	89	Jul 7	TEX		OAK	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	90	Jul 8	TEX		OAK	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	91	Jul 9	TEX		OAK	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
71	92	Jul 10	TEX		OAK	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	93	Jul 14	TEX	@	SEA	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	94	Jul 15	TEX	@	SEA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
74	95	Jul 16	TEX	@	SEA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	96	Jul 17	TEX	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	97	Jul 19	TEX	@	LAA	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	98	Jul 20	TEX	@	LAA	L,8-9	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	99	Jul 21	TEX	@	LAA	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	100	Jul 22	TEX		TOR	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	101	Jul 23	TEX		TOR	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	102	Jul 24	TEX		TOR	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	103	Jul 25	TEX		MIN	W,20-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	104	Jul 26	TEX		MIN	L,8-9	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	105	Jul 27	TEX		MIN	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	106	Jul 28	TEX		MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	107	Jul 29	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-3	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	110 (2)	Aug 2	TEX	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
88	111	Aug 3	TEX	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
89	112	Aug 4	TEX	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	113	Aug 5	TEX		CLE	W,8-7	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	114	Aug 6	TEX		CLE	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	115	Aug 7	TEX		CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	116	Aug 8	TEX		SEA	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	117	Aug 9	TEX		SEA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	118	Aug 10	TEX		SEA	L,3-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	119	Aug 12	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	120	Aug 13	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	121	Aug 14	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	122	Aug 15	TEX	@	LAA	W,8-4	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	123	Aug 16	TEX	@	LAA	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	124	Aug 17	TEX	@	LAA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	125	Aug 18	TEX	@	LAA	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	126	Aug 19	TEX	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	127	Aug 20	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	128	Aug 21	TEX	@	CHW	L,0-10	GS	37	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	129	Aug 22	TEX		BOS	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	130	Aug 23	TEX		BOS	L,5-11	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
108	132 (1)	Aug 25	TEX		BOS	L,0-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	133	Aug 26	TEX		LAA	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	134	Aug 27	TEX		LAA	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	135	Aug 28	TEX		LAA	W,9-5	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	159 (23)	Sep 25	TEX		SEA	W,12-5	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	160	Sep 26	TEX	@	LAA	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	161	Sep 27	TEX	@	LAA	W,10-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	162	Sep 28	TEX	@	LAA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							127gm		998.2	244	6	6	256	1