15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 8/18/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
3-1
ERA
3.61
WHIP
1.18
K
35
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in March of 2025.
Reevaluation looming
Cruz (shoulder) is set to be reevaluated Monday to determine if he can begin a throwing program, per MLB.com.
Analysis
Cruz landed on the injured list Aug. 3 and received an injection the following day for a right shoulder injury labeled as tendonitis. Before hitting the shelf, the right-hander had climbed the ranks in the Royals bullpen, opening the year with 13 scoreless outings before leveling off to a 3.61 ERA and 1.18 WHIP across 43 appearances (42.1 innings).
Cruz landed on the injured list Aug. 3 and received an injection the following day for a right shoulder injury labeled as tendonitis. Before hitting the shelf, the right-hander had climbed the ranks in the Royals bullpen, opening the year with 13 scoreless outings before leveling off to a 3.61 ERA and 1.18 WHIP across 43 appearances (42.1 innings).
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Steven Cruz generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Steven Cruz generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-19%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .181 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .209 | 24 | 12 | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .182 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .225 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .100 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .250 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .200 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-53%
ERA on Road
2025
-65%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.73 | 1.24 | 32.1 | 7.0 | 4.7 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.22 | 1.16 | 28.1 | 9.2 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.16 | 1.10 | 22.2 | 6.0 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.83 | 1.27 | 19.2 | 9.2 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 0.30 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.68 | 2.21 | 6.1 | 11.4 | 11.4 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.26 | 1.26 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 4.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Steven Cruz compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.94K/9
7.4BB/9
3.8HR/9
0.9Fastball
98.3 mphERA
3.61WHIP
1.18BABIP
.249GB/FB
1.30Left On Base
72.1%Exit Velocity
85.1 mphBarrels/BBE
2.4%Spin Rate
2233 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.4%Swinging Strike
10.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Receives injection in shoulder
Cruz got an injection in his right shoulder Monday and could be cleared to play catch early next week, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Out with shoulder impingement
The Royals placed Cruz on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a right shoulder impingement.
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Pulled with shoulder injury
Cruz was removed from Saturday's game against the Blue Jays with right shoulder discomfort, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Earns third win
Cruz (3-1) earned the win Saturday against the Guardians. He allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out one over one inning.
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Recalled from Triple-A
The Royals recalled Cruz from Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
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