Rhiner Cruz
Rhiner Allen (Montero) Cruz
Born: November 1, 1986
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 1 (2011 Rule V Draft, Houston Astros)
Career: 2004-2022
Major League Statistics
Rhiner (Montero) Cruz compiled a career record of 22 wins and 31 losses, with 56 saves, and a 3.61 ERA in his 412-game pitching career with the Tigers, Mets, Kingsport Mets, Brooklyn Cyclones, Savannah Sand Gnats, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Oklahoma City RedHawks, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Laguna Vaqueros, Yucatan Leones, Gwinnett Braves, Buffalo Bisons and Campeche Piratas. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2022 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | GULF | Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.78 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 149 |
| 2005 | R | GULF | Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 136 |
| 2007 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.71 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12.7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2007 | R | GULF | Mets | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2008 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.04 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.3 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 |
| 2008 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 46 | |
| 2009 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.92 | 50 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 61.0 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 253 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 0 | 5 | .000 | 3.46 | 51 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75.3 | 62 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 53 | 3 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 341 |
| 2011 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.14 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 58.7 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 260 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.77 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.75 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41.7 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 190 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.25 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.99 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 136 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.12 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49.0 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 218 |
| 2016 | AAA | MEX | Laguna Vaqueros | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2016 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.50 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2.84 | 40 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50.7 | 43 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 223 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.04 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2022 | Ind | MEX | Campeche Piratas | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8.10 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 72 |
| Totals | 22 | 31 | .415 | 3.61 | 412 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 548.0 | 474 | 251 | 220 | 43 | 334 | 16 | 518 | 53 | 3 | 56 | 2456 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 76 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | GULF | Tigers | P | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .375 |
| 2005 | R | GULF | Tigers | P | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2007 | R | GULF | Mets | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2007 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | P | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .455 |
| 2008 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2008 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | P | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .333 |
| 2009 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | P | 50 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .220 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 51 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .314 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2011 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | P | 36 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .917 | .306 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | P | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .081 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .172 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | P | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .357 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P | 52 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .115 |
| 2016 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | P | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .143 |
| 2016 | AAA | MEX | Laguna Vaqueros | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | P | 40 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .225 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2022 | Ind | MEX | Campeche Piratas | P | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .231 |
| Totals | 399 | 26 | 66 | 6 | 4 | .939 | .231 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | Gulf Coast League | Tigers | DET | June 23, 2004 | August 26, 2004 |
| 2005 | R | Gulf Coast League | Tigers | DET | June 24, 2005 | August 20, 2005 |
| 2007 | R | Gulf Coast League | Mets | NYN | June 24, 2007 | July 11, 2007 |
| 2007 | R | Appalachian League | Kingsport Mets | NYN | July 14, 2007 | August 25, 2007 |
| 2008 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYN | June 18, 2008 | July 4, 2008 |
| 2008 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Sand Gnats | NYN | July 8, 2008 | August 31, 2008 |
| 2009 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Sand Gnats | NYN | April 10, 2009 | September 4, 2009 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | April 9, 2010 | September 5, 2010 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | April 15, 2011 | May 7, 2011 |
| 2011 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | May 9, 2011 | September 3, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City RedHawks | HOU | May 5, 2012 | May 7, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City RedHawks | HOU | May 5, 2013 | August 31, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City RedHawks | HOU | April 18, 2014 | May 24, 2014 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | June 11, 2014 | October 3, 2014 | |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | March 29, 2015 | October 5, 2015 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Mexican League | Yucatan Leones | April 30, 2016 | May 14, 2016 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Mexican League | Laguna Vaqueros | May 21, 2016 | May 21, 2016 | |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Braves | ATL | April 7, 2017 | September 4, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | June 11, 2018 | July 1, 2018 |
| 2022 | Ind | Mexican League | Campeche Piratas | June 23, 2022 | August 6, 2022 |
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