The Minnesota Twins got minor league right-handers Joe Ryan and Drew Strotman in exchange for Nelson Cruz and Calvin Faucher.
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Why did Nelson Cruz leave the Rangers?
Cruz left the Rangers after bagging a suspension from 50 games because he was involved in the Biogenesis baseball scandal.
He had played for the team during the World Series in 2010 and 2011.
Who Is Nelson Cruz?
Nelson Cruz is a Dominican–American baseball player who plays as a designated hitter and right fielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Born on July 1, 1980, in Dominican Republic, Cruz has been an MLB All-Star seven times and is well known for his power hitting.
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Photo Credit: Sports Illustrated
Cruz began playing in the major league in 2005, when he joined the Milwaukee Brewers.
So far, he has played for the
Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals, and now the San Diego Padres.
Cruz has won at least four Silver Slugger Awards, two Edgar Martínez Awards, and the Most Valuable Player of the 2011 American League Championship Series.
In 2020, Cruz also won the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award and the ESPYs Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award, and in 2021, he won the Roberto Clemente Award.
His current baseball statistics
shows .274 batting average, 2019 hits, 460 home runs, and 1303 runs batted in.
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