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Nelson Cruz
44-Year-Old
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2024 Stats
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Retires after 19 seasons
Cruz announced his retirement from baseball Thursday.
ANALYSIS
After 19 seasons in the big leagues, the 43-year-old Cruz has officially decided to hang up his cleats. The seven-time All-Star spent time with eight organizations throughout his career, racking up 2,053 hits and 464 homers.
After 19 seasons in the big leagues, the 43-year-old Cruz has officially decided to hang up his cleats. The seven-time All-Star spent time with eight organizations throughout his career, racking up 2,053 hits and 464 homers.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .707 | 263 | 8 | 40 | .246 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .627 | 393 | 7 | 47 | .231 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | .666 | 89 | 3 | 13 | .241 | ||||
2023vs Right | .702 | 63 | 2 | 10 | .250 | ||||
2022vs Left | .727 | 174 | 5 | 27 | .248 | ||||
2022vs Right | .611 | 330 | 5 | 37 | .227 | ||||
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Since 2022Home | .691 | 352 | 10 | 54 | .244 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .619 | 304 | 5 | 33 | .229 | ||||
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2023Home | .717 | 86 | 4 | 12 | .238 | ||||
2023Away | .637 | 66 | 1 | 11 | .254 | ||||
2022Home | .683 | 266 | 6 | 42 | .246 | ||||
2022Away | .613 | 238 | 4 | 22 | .221 | ||||
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That loud rumbling you hear is the victory lap Nelson Cruz deniers are running as age finally caught up with the long-time slugger. It only took 15 seasons for his wRC+ to finish below league average, as Cruz has long defied the aging curve which was supposed to chew him up many years ago. The overall numbers were disappointing with Washington, yet the ageless wonder still had 93rd percentile max exit velocity, 84th percentile average Exit Velocity, and 81st percentile hard-hit average. He did all that despite left eye inflammation which caused him problems that needed an October surgery to correct. After the downturn in production, Cruz was forced to settle for a one-year, $1 million deal with the Padres, who may envision him serving as a short-side platoon mate at designated hitter with the lefty-hitting Matt Carpenter. If Cruz shows early in the season that he still has enough juice in his bat to warrant more playing time against righties, he could end up capturing the DH role all to himself.
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Let go by San Diego
The Padres released Cruz on Monday.
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Designated for assignment
Cruz was designated for assignment by the Padres on Tuesday.
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On bench against righty
Cruz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.
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On bench Wednesday
Cruz is not in the lineup Wednesday versus the Pirates.
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Not starting Saturday
Cruz isn't in the Padres' lineup Saturday against the Nationals, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Indicates he's done playing
Cruz indicated on The Adam Jones Podcast on Thursday that he doesn't expect to continue his playing career in 2024.
ANALYSIS
Jones asked whether "this was the last we'll see of Nelson Cruz," to which Cruz replied, "I think so, yeah." It wasn't exactly a retirement announcement, but it does appear Cruz sees the writing on the wall. The 43-year-old produced just a .658 OPS over the last two seasons and was released midseason by the Padres this year. If it is indeed the end, Cruz will retire having slashed .274/.343/.513 with 464 home runs over parts of 19 big-league seasons.
Jones asked whether "this was the last we'll see of Nelson Cruz," to which Cruz replied, "I think so, yeah." It wasn't exactly a retirement announcement, but it does appear Cruz sees the writing on the wall. The 43-year-old produced just a .658 OPS over the last two seasons and was released midseason by the Padres this year. If it is indeed the end, Cruz will retire having slashed .274/.343/.513 with 464 home runs over parts of 19 big-league seasons.