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Nelson Cruz

Mariners Career team 2015–2018
Number #32
Position Designated Hitter
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 46
Height 6' 2"
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Place Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic
Born Jul 1, 1980

Key Insights

2023
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Cruz has hit .000/.000/.000 against Joe Smith in 12 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 11 with 0 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .763 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Aaron Nola has struck Cruz out 7 times in 10 plate appearances, 70% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Cruz hits Kevin Jepsen harder than anyone: 111.7 mph off the bat, against a median of 93.4 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Cruz is 9 for 13 against Alex Cobb, a .692 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

15 career plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the TB, Cruz has hit .375 and slugged .725 over 89 plate appearances, his best of any club.

30 hits, 8 home runs and 19 strikeouts, against a .472 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Cruz more often than Dallas Keuchel: 57 plate appearances, in which Cruz has hit .286/.386/.592.

14 hits, 5 home runs and 11 strikeouts across 57 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 1, 1980
Birth Place Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 2"
Weight 230 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right