DH Nelson 'Boomstick' Cruz #18
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/2023
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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DH NELSON 'BOOMSTICK' CRUZ #18 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
83 233 69 4 1 14 41 34 60 .296 .392 .502 0 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 60 65 55 60
Avoid K's 40 45 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 35
Errors: - 35 40
Arm: - 35 45
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/2023 @ COL Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/2023 @ COL Win, 4-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2023 OAK Loss, 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2023 OAK Loss, 0-10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2023 LAA Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/20/2023 @ CIN Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/2023 @ CIN Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2023 @ CIN Win, 7-0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2023 @ CWS Loss, 4-12 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/16/2023 @ CWS Loss, 4-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/01/1980
Born in:Las Matas de Santa Cruz, MON
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 2"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,200,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:16 Years, 82 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:16 Years, 82 Days
Pro Service:25 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 83 233 69 4 1 14 41 37 34 60 .296 .392 .502 .894 .381 .206 146
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 66 273 4 0 0 11 0 2 117 19 0 1 0.0 44.5 6.75 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   113 39 2 1 8 21 21 19 27 0 0 1 .345 .444 .593 1.037
Versus Right   120 30 2 0 6 20 16 15 33 2 0 3 .250 .343 .417 .760
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   41 11 0 1 3 10 8 8 11 0 0 2 .268 .412 .537 .948
May   64 14 2 0 3 7 6 6 22 0 0 2 .219 .306 .391 .696
June   23 8 1 0 1 6 7 9 7 0 0 0 .348 .531 .522 1.053
July   22 9 1 0 1 4 3 4 5 0 0 0 .409 .500 .591 1.091
August   45 18 0 0 4 11 10 3 7 2 0 0 .400 .420 .667 1.087
September   36 9 0 0 2 3 3 3 7 0 0 0 .250 .308 .417 .724
October   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Last Year   576 145 29 0 37 90 83 63 146 5 0 10 .252 .333 .495 .828
2 Years Ago   484 115 22 1 18 54 58 49 120 5 0 9 .238 .316 .399 .715
Career   8033 2146 382 16 467 1325 1162 824 2089 71 3 100 .267 .340 .493 .833
Home   112 29 4 0 6 20 14 10 27 1 0 1 .259 .323 .455 .778
Road   121 40 0 1 8 21 23 24 33 1 0 3 .331 .450 .545 .995
Grass   224 67 4 1 13 39 35 30 57 2 0 4 .299 .388 .500 .888
Turf   9 2 0 0 1 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 .222 .462 .556 1.017
Day   90 27 0 0 6 17 7 12 24 0 0 3 .300 .400 .500 .900
Night   143 42 4 1 8 24 30 22 36 2 0 1 .294 .387 .503 .890
As Starter   218 64 4 1 13 36 34 33 56 2 0 4 .294 .393 .500 .893
As Reliever / Substitution   15 5 0 0 1 5 3 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .375 .533 .908
Pinch Hitting   15 5 0 0 1 5 3 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .375 .533 .908
Close/Late   44 11 0 0 2 9 5 9 16 0 0 0 .250 .377 .386 .764
Inning 1-3   73 17 1 1 3 10 11 10 17 1 0 2 .233 .337 .397 .734
Inning 4-6   87 30 3 0 6 15 16 12 17 0 0 1 .345 .430 .586 1.016
Inning 7-9   71 22 0 0 5 16 10 12 24 1 0 1 .310 .412 .521 .933
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   78 22 0 0 5 10 13 9 26 0 0 1 .282 .364 .474 .838
1 Outs   86 28 3 0 6 21 14 14 19 2 0 1 .326 .417 .570 .987
2 Outs   69 19 1 1 3 10 10 11 15 0 0 2 .275 .390 .449 .840
Scoring Position   52 15 2 0 1 21 6 14 12 2 0 1 .288 .435 .385 .819
Bases Empty   132 37 2 0 7 7 20 15 39 0 0 2 .280 .362 .455 .817
Runner on 1st   49 17 0 1 6 13 11 5 9 0 0 1 .347 .418 .755 1.173
Runner on 2nd   14 5 0 0 0 2 2 5 3 0 0 0 .357 .526 .357 .883
Runner on 3rd   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 .105 .227 .158 .385
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .400 .556 .400 .956
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 3 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Bases Loaded   4 2 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 .500 .571 .500 1.071
Two Strikes   123 27 0 1 4 15 12 14 60 0 0 3 .220 .314 .333 .648
First Pitch   34 11 3 0 4 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .324 .765 1.088
Count 0-1   12 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .385 .583 .968
Count 0-2   25 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-0   18 6 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .316 .556 .871
Count 1-1   22 9 0 0 2 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 .409 .391 .682 1.073
Count 1-2   40 7 0 0 1 2 3 0 20 0 0 2 .175 .214 .250 .464
Count 2-0   9 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Count 2-1   9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Count 2-2   34 9 0 1 2 5 3 0 16 0 0 0 .265 .265 .500 .765
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 4 0 0 2 4 4 11 0 0 0 0 .667 .882 1.667 2.549
Full Count   24 6 0 0 1 8 4 14 9 0 0 1 .250 .538 .375 .913
Behind in Count   77 16 0 0 2 3 7 0 35 0 0 3 .208 .237 .286 .523
Ahead in Count   42 18 1 0 3 8 14 20 0 1 0 0 .429 .603 .667 1.270
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   49 18 0 0 3 9 11 7 6 1 0 0 .367 .439 .551 .990
Batting 5th   36 9 2 0 0 0 6 6 9 0 0 0 .250 .357 .306 .663
Batting 6th   95 24 1 1 7 19 12 16 31 0 0 4 .253 .383 .505 .888
Batting 7th   33 9 1 0 2 8 3 4 10 1 0 0 .273 .342 .485 .827
Batting 8th   11 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Batting 9th   8 5 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 .625 .625 1.375 2.000
Low Leverage   108 28 2 1 4 11 12 15 32 1 0 2 .259 .357 .407 .765
Medium Leverage   92 30 1 0 9 19 19 11 20 0 0 1 .326 .404 .630 1.034
High Leverage   33 11 1 0 1 11 6 8 8 1 0 1 .333 .465 .455 .920
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2005 Milwaukee - MLB 24 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .400 .829 126 138 0.0
2006 Texas - MLB 25 41 130 29 3 0 6 22 15 7 0 1 32 1 0 .223 .261 .385 .645 65 61 -0.4
2007 Texas - MLB 26 96 307 72 15 2 9 34 35 21 2 1 87 2 4 .235 .287 .384 .671 76 72 -0.6
2008 Texas - MLB 27 31 115 38 9 1 7 26 19 17 1 0 28 3 1 .330 .421 .609 1.030 170 164 1.4
2009 Texas - MLB 28 128 462 120 21 1 33 76 75 49 2 2 118 20 4 .260 .332 .524 .856 121 115 2.3
2010 Texas - MLB 29 108 399 127 31 3 22 78 60 38 1 6 81 17 4 .318 .374 .576 .950 156 149 3.9
2011 Texas - MLB 30 124 475 125 28 1 29 87 64 33 2 3 116 9 5 .263 .312 .509 .821 122 120 2.5
2012 Texas - MLB 31 159 585 152 45 0 24 90 86 48 5 4 140 8 4 .260 .319 .460 .779 112 110 2.2
2013 Texas - MLB 32 109 413 110 18 0 27 76 49 35 4 4 109 5 1 .266 .327 .506 .833 127 125 2.6
2014 Baltimore - MLB 33 159 613 166 32 2 40 108 87 55 5 5 140 4 5 .271 .333 .525 .859 140 135 5.2
2015 Seattle - MLB 34 152 590 178 22 1 44 93 90 59 5 1 164 3 2 .302 .369 .566 .936 154 149 5.9
2016 Seattle - MLB 35 155 589 169 27 1 43 105 96 62 9 7 159 2 0 .287 .360 .555 .915 143 140 4.4
2017 Seattle - MLB 36 155 556 160 28 0 39 119 91 70 12 7 140 1 1 .288 .375 .549 .924 144 139 5.2
2018 San Francisco - MLB 37 157 504 143 18 0 19 74 75 68 9 5 130 2 1 .284 .375 .433 .808 119 124 2.2
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 38 161 609 135 16 0 34 95 85 71 9 10 202 0 2 .222 .308 .415 .723 93 95 -0.2
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 39 71 255 52 8 1 10 34 35 27 8 3 81 0 1 .204 .297 .361 .658 78 79 -0.5
2020 Cincinnati - MLB 39 47 133 40 5 1 12 23 21 16 3 0 36 0 0 .301 .388 .624 1.012 175 181 1.0
2020 Total - MLB 39 118 388 92 13 2 22 57 56 43 11 3 117 0 1 .237 .328 .451 .779 111 114 0.5
2021 Minnesota - MLB 40 136 484 115 22 1 18 54 58 49 9 5 120 0 0 .238 .316 .399 .715 94 95 0.2
2022 Minnesota - MLB 41 154 576 145 29 0 37 90 83 63 10 5 146 0 1 .252 .333 .495 .828 121 121 1.6
2023 Minnesota - MLB 42 83 233 69 4 1 14 41 37 34 4 2 60 0 1 .296 .392 .502 .894 139 146 1.6
Total MLB 2234 8033 2146 382 16 467 1325 1162 824 100 71 2089 77 37 .267 .340 .493 .833 124 122 40.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 Montgomery - AA 39 11 39 13 3 0 4 6 14 12 3 0 11 1 0 .333 .519 .718 1.236 244 212 1.0
Total AA 11 39 13 3 0 4 6 14 12 3 0 11 1 0 .333 .519 .718 1.236 244 212
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2005 Milwaukee - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Milwaukee - MLB RF 6 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 0.0 .000
2006 Texas - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 Texas - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 Texas - MLB RF 38 35 69 4 1 73 0 1.000 307.1 2.14 0.0 .000
2007 Texas - MLB LF 16 14 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 118.0 1.53 0.0 .000
2007 Texas - MLB RF 82 65 148 5 1 158 5 .968 604.1 2.28 0.0 .000
2008 Texas - MLB RF 31 31 72 1 1 75 2 .973 274.0 2.40 0.0 .000
2009 Texas - MLB LF 2 2 7 0 0 8 1 .875 17.0 3.71 0.0 .000
2009 Texas - MLB RF 120 117 294 11 2 308 3 .990 1035.2 2.65 0.0 .000
2009 Texas - MLB DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 32.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Texas - MLB LF 14 10 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 88.2 2.23 0.0 .000
2010 Texas - MLB RF 94 91 228 3 1 236 5 .979 799.1 2.60 0.0 .000
2010 Texas - MLB DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Texas - MLB LF 18 16 29 1 0 31 1 .968 135.0 2.00 0.0 .000
2011 Texas - MLB RF 109 98 215 5 1 225 5 .978 863.2 2.29 0.0 .000
2012 Texas - MLB LF 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 21.0 0.86 0.0 .000
2012 Texas - MLB RF 151 146 286 9 2 299 4 .987 1286.0 2.06 0.0 .000
2013 Texas - MLB RF 102 102 195 1 0 199 3 .985 906.1 1.95 0.0 .000
2014 Baltimore - MLB LF 60 60 113 2 0 115 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Baltimore - MLB RF 11 10 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Seattle - MLB RF 80 80 151 6 1 161 4 .975 704.0 2.01 0.0 .000
2016 Seattle - MLB RF 48 48 76 2 1 79 1 .987 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Seattle - MLB RF 5 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 28.0 2.25 0.0 .000
2018 San Francisco - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 San Francisco - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2018 San Francisco - MLB LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 -0.2 .978
2018 San Francisco - MLB RF 130 127 258 7 0 267 2 .993 1144.1 2.08 -6.4 .939
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 8 8 64 3 8 70 3 .957 67.0 9.00 -2.4 .570
2020 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 28 28 201 6 21 208 1 .995 239.0 7.79 -6.2 .600
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 25.0 1.44 -0.1 .989
2020 Cincinnati - MLB LF 6 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 55.0 1.80 -0.2 .989
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
2021 Minnesota - MLB RF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
2022 Minnesota - MLB LF 1 1 3 0 0 5 2 .600 9.0 3.00 -1.2 .588
2023 Minnesota - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 37 36 265 9 29 278 4 .986 307.0 8.03 -8.6 .593
TOTAL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 132 115 212 4 0 220 4 .982 489.2 3.97 -1.6 .897
TOTAL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1010 959 2022 54 11 2110 34 .984 7994.0 2.34 -7.6 .939
TOTAL DH 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 48.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
02/17/1998 Signed as an international free agent with the New York Mets.
08/30/2000 Traded by the New York Mets to the Oakland Athletics for IF Jorge Velandia.
12/16/2004 Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers with P Justin Lehr for IF Keith Ginter.
07/28/2006 Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Texas Rangers with OF Carlos Lee for OF Kevin Mench, OF Laynce Nix, P Julian Cordero, and P Francisco Cordero.
07/10/2009 Selected to the 2009 MLB All-Star Game.
10/15/2011 Wins the 2011 ALCS MVP Award.
07/16/2013 Selected to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.
10/31/2013 Became a free agent.
02/24/2014 Signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
07/15/2014 Selected to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.
10/30/2014 Became a free agent.
12/04/2014 Signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
07/14/2015 Selected to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.
11/12/2015 Voted the 2015 MLB AL Silver Slugger (OF).
07/07/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/09/2017 Wins the 2017 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at DH.
06/06/2018 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/25/2018 Rejected the San Francisco Giants qualifying offer.
11/27/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
01/06/2019 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $57,000,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
04/24/2019 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
10/29/2019 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 55 (55).
05/22/2020 Injured on 05/21/2020, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day.
06/15/2020 Injured on 06/13/2020, diagnosed with a bruised knee, is day-to-day.
07/29/2020 Was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for RP Sal Romano.
08/21/2020 Injured on 08/20/2020, diagnosed with a hyperextended ankle, is day-to-day.
08/24/2020 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/31/2020 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/28/2020 Declined his contract option.
11/19/2020 Became a free agent.
12/04/2020 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $38,000,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 55 (55).
04/16/2021 Hits his 400th career Major League Baseball home run!
05/04/2021 Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run!
07/20/2021 Injured (concussion),out for 4 weeks.
11/05/2021 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
06/22/2022 Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit!
09/29/2022 Injured on 09/27/2022, diagnosed with back spasms, will miss 4-5 weeks.
11/28/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
02/24/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,700,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
03/03/2023 Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
04/01/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
2014 613 10
Year H Rank
2015 178 8
Year K Rank
2015 164 3
2016 159 10
2019 202 9
Year TB Rank
2014 322 3
2015 334 3
2016 327 9
2017 305 8
Year 2B Rank
2012 45 4
Year HR Rank
2009 33 8
2014 40 1
2015 44 2
2016 43 2
2017 39 4
2022 37 5
Year RBI Rank
2014 108 3
2016 105 8
2017 119 1
Year IBB Rank
2015 9 8
2017 7 7
Year HP Rank
2016 9 9
2017 12 6
Year SF Rank
2016 7 5
2017 7 8
2019 10 2
Year EBH Rank
2012 69 9
2014 74 3
2015 67 10
2016 71 10
Year AVG Rank
2015 .302 8
Year OBP Rank
2015 .369 10
2017 .375 9
2018 .375 10
Year SLG Rank
2014 .525 5
2015 .566 3
2016 .555 3
2017 .549 5
Year RC Rank
2014 102.36 9
2015 125.17 3
2016 117.67 7
2017 115.16 6
Year RC/27 Rank
2015 8.03 3
2016 7.19 7
2017 7.42 6
Year ISO Rank
2009 .264 5
2011 .246 6
2014 .254 6
2015 .264 7
2016 .268 5
2017 .261 8
2022 .243 8
Year wOBA Rank
2014 .356 10
2015 .392 4
2016 .381 7
2017 .382 5
Year OPS Rank
2014 .859 10
2015 .936 4
2016 .915 6
2017 .924 5
Year WAR Rank
2014 3.8 10
2015 6.0 3
2016 4.5 9
2017 5.3 5
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