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The Minnesota Twins were believed to be one of two finalists in the Nelson Cruz sweepstakes, and they agreed to a deal with the free agent slugger on Thursday. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports that Cruz will sign with the Twins on a contract worth …
There are apparently two finalists in the Nelson Cruz sweepstakes. Dominican Republic reporter Hector Gomez of Deportivo Z 101 said on Tuesday that Cruz is deciding between the Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins. SOURCE: The race to sign DH Nelson …
The Seattle Mariners seem to have an idea of how to approach the future with their aging but still productive slugger Nelson Cruz. According to a report by Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times on Sunday, the Mariners have approached Cruz about the …
Nelson Cruz left the Seattle Mariners’ spring training on Tuesday with a quad injury. Cruz knocked in the Mariners’ first run in a game with the Colorado Rockies with a line drive single to right field. After his hit, Cruz had to be …
The 2017 MLB All-Star Game no longer counts for home field advantage in the World Series, and has subsequently been a bit more light-hearted than in previous seasons. That was made quite obvious in the top of the sixth inning, when Seattle Mariners …
Nelson Cruz has been one of the best hitters in the American League throughout the season and has helped carry the Baltimore Orioles to the ALCS. The Seattle Mariners missed the playoffs by a game and, Friday, one writer wondered how they would have …
Nelson Cruz had a huge night for the Baltimore Orioles in their 7-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. Cruz went 5-for-5 including a homer, single and double of Red Sox starting pitcher John Lackey. When Lackey was asked about …
Nelson Cruz had a pretty funny reaction to Justin Verlander throwing behind him during an at-bat in Wednesday’s Tigers-Orioles game. The Tigers were up 5-0 in the fourth when Cruz came up with Chris Davis on first. Verlander’s first pitch …
It seemed like a near certainty that Nelson Cruz wouldn’t return to the Texas Rangers after the team signed Shin-Soo Choo to a huge free agent deal last weekend. The team seemed to cement that fate by giving Choo Cruz’s old jersey number …
Nelson Cruz was suspended 50 games by MLB on Monday for his role in the Biogenesis scandal, and the outfielder has elected to accept the suspension. His decision to sit out the next 50 games reportedly has come as a shock to his team. USA …
Miami New Times dropped a bombshell report on Tuesday in which they exposed Dr. Anthony Bosch (pictured) of running an anti-aging clinic that also doubled as a performance-enhancing drugs supplier to many athletes. Bosch’s company, Biogenesis, …
The town of San Francisco de Macoris in the Dominican Republic lacks adequate public safety equipment for it’s more than 240,000 residents. Fortunately for the people in the town, one of their own is a Major League Baseball player with a big …
Your browser does not support iframes. When Nelson Cruz was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning of the Rangers win over the Royals on Monday, nobody was surprised. Earlier in the game, Cruz hit a towering home run off of Bruce Chen and stood at home …
Nelson Cruz won ALCS MVP after bashing six home runs and driving in 13 runs against the Tigers. Both marks were a record for a single postseason series. He accomplished another record by hitting extra innings home runs twice during the series. …
Is any player enjoying more of a breakout in the MLB playoffs than Nelson Cruz? Delmon Young had an excellent ALDS for the Tigers, Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder have been destroying the ball for the Brewers, and Scott Feldman and Alexi Ogando have …
When Nelson Cruz hit a walk-off grand slam to beat the Tigers in Game 2 of the ALCS Monday, a friend said to me “there can’t be too many of those in history.” He was right. Cruz’s walk-off grand salami was the first in MLB …
