Nelson Cruz is an international professional Dominican-American baseball designated hitter and right fielder. His full name is Nelson Ramon Cruz Martinez.
Cruz has played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners. He is a six-time All-Star MLB and four-time Silver Slugger Award winner.
His age and height
He was born on 1 July 1980. According to this date, his present age is 40 years old. His height is 6 feet 1 inch or 1.88m.
Cruz’s Salary and Net worth
As of 2016, his salary is 14 million USD. Cruz signed a 1 year with $14,300,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $14,300,000 guaranteed, and an annual salary of $14,300,000 USD.
Cruz is a Dominican American professional baseball player who has a net worth of $40 million USD.
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His wife or girlfriend
He is married in 2009 when he was young boy. They were married on 25 December 2009. In fact, the couple have a daughter, Giada and a son named Nelson Jr.
Nelson Cruz baseball ranking, height, family, biography, contract, career and more
| Cruz's MLB career, family, net worth, contract, wife, girlfriend, and more | |
|---|---|
| His height, weight, age, biography | |
| Full name | Nelson Ramón Cruz Martínez |
| nick name | Cruz |
| profession | Dominican-American baseball player |
| Height in cm and m | 188cm or 1.88m |
| Height in feet inches | 6 feet 1 inch |
| Weight in kg | 104 kg |
| Weight in Ibs | 229 Ibs |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Hair Style | Small |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Date of Birth | 1980-07-01 00:00:00 |
| age | [showcurrentage month="July" day="01" year="1980" template="9"] |
| Birth Place | Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Nationality | Dominican-American |
| High School | Monte Cristi Escuela |
| College | Unknown |
| His MLB Statistics, team, career awards and more | |
| Bat style | Right |
| Throws | Right |
| Batting Average | 0.278 |
| Home Runs | 417 |
| Runs batted in | 1150 |
| Hits | 1777 |
| Strikeouts | Unknown |
| MLB debut | September 19, 2005, for the Milwaukee Brewers |
| Teams in Club career | Milwaukee Brewers (2005), Texas Rangers (2006–2013), Seattle Mariners (2015–2018) and Minnesota Twins (2019–2020) |
| Career Highlights and award | |
| 6x All-star | (2009, 2013–2015, 2017, 2018) |
| World Series Champion | Unknown |
| All-MLB First team | 2019 |
| ALCS MVP | 2011 |
| 4x Silver Slogger Award | (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) |
| 2× Edgar Martínez Award | (2017, 2019) |
| Gold Glove Award | Not known |
| AL home run leader | 2014 |
| AL RBI Leader | 2014 |
| National team | Dominican-American national team |
| Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award | 2020 |
| His contract, salary, net worth | |
| Contract | Cruz put up great numbers in Seattle and “settled” for a 14 million contract with a 12 million |
| Salary | $14 million USD |
| Net worth | $40 million USD |
| Family, wife, parents, and favourite details | |
| Fathers name | Nelson Cruz Sr. |
| Mothers name | Dominga Cruz |
| brother's | Unknown |
| Sister | Nelsy and Olga |
| Marital Status | Married |
| wife | Solani Genao |
| marriage date | 2009 |
| Wife Profession | Unknown |
| children | one Daughter: Giada and a son named Nelson Jr. |
| girlfriend | Solani Genao |
| Twiter | Twitter open |
| Favourite color | Gray |
| Favourite games | Golf and tennis |
| Favourite animals | Dog |
| Favourite MLB player's | Not known |
| Favourite destination | New Work city |
Nelson Cruz MLB career and news
He reached first 100 games played and a then-career high of 33 home runs—along with his first All-Star arrival, in 2008.
Cruz was suspended 50 games by MLB for his connection in the Biogenesis baseball scandal, On 5 August, 2013.
He played in 2014 in 159 games, and he had an MLB-leading 40 home runs along with a .271 batting average, 108 RBI, and 32 doubles.
Cruz signed a four-year deal with the Seattle Mariners worth $57 million, On 4 December, 2014. He batted .256 for the year, with 37 home runs and 97 RBIs.
He signed a one-year agreement with the Minnesota Twins worth $14.3 million, on 2 January, 2019. He became a free agent succeeding the World Series in 2020.
Cruz was earned the ESPYs Muhammed Ali Sports Humanitarian Award winner 2020.
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