Nelson Cruz whose real name is Nelson Ramon Cruz Martinez Jr. is a Dominican-American professional baseball designated hitter as well as a right fielder who was born on July 1, 1980, in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic. He is known to play for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball and was previously linked with the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, and Tampa Bay Rays.
It will interest you to know that Nelson Cruz is a seven-time MLB All-Star accruer. He has an exquisite level of hitting power. His most prominent of his awards are when he won four Silver Slugger Awards as well as two Edgar Martinez Awards.
When we delve small into his early beginnings, his idol was Michael Jordan, as at the time he had a passion for basketball growing up. He as well was known to work as a mechanic helper and a shoe shine at the time.
He began his professional career with the New York Mets on February 17, 1998. He signed with them as a non-drafted free agent. He was known to play in the Dominican Summer League for three years. He also played for the Rangers in the World Series in the years 2010 and 2011 where he earned the name The Most Valuable Player in the 2011 American League Championship Series.
When we move forward to the year 2014, he was known to have led the major leagues with several 40 home runs at the time when he was particularly with the Baltimore Orioles. Nelson who is now with the Washington Nationals joined them from the Tampa Bay Rays in March 2022 where he signed a one-year deal.
Is Nelson Cruz Injured?
According to Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post, Cruz suffered a sprained ankle in the fourth inning of Sunday’s victory over the Brewers. Sunday’s top of the fourth inning saw Cruz sustain an injury while sliding into second base, but he continued to play.