Nelson Cruz
43-Year-Old
Free Agent
2023 Stats
AVG
.245
HR
5
RBI
23
R
9
SB
1
2024 Projections
RANKS
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
Since 2021
+12%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+5%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .794 | 455 | 18 | 68 | .275 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .707 | 781 | 29 | 105 | .235 | ||||
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 | ||||
2021vs Left | .913 | 192 | 10 | 28 | .316 | ||||
2021vs Right | .791 | 388 | 22 | 58 | .240 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+7%
OPS on Road
2023
+13%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .715 | 627 | 22 | 90 | .243 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .763 | 609 | 25 | 83 | .257 | ||||
2023Home | .717 | 86 | 4 | 12 | .238 | ||||
2023Away | .637 | 66 | 1 | 11 | .254 | ||||
2022Home | .683 | 266 | 6 | 42 | .246 | ||||
2022Away | .613 | 238 | 4 | 22 | .221 | ||||
2021Home | .747 | 275 | 12 | 36 | .243 | ||||
2021Away | .906 | 305 | 20 | 50 | .285 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nelson Cruz compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.13BB Rate
3.9%K Rate
30.3%BABIP
.323ISO
.154AVG
.245OBP
.283SLG
.399OPS
.681wOBA
.296Exit Velocity
92.4 mphHard Hit Rate
33.7%Barrels/PA
5.9%Expected BA
.242Expected SLG
.417Sprint Speed
21.3 ft/secGround Ball %
43.9%Line Drive %
21.4%Fly Ball %
34.7%Advanced Batting Stats
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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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