Fernando Cruz
Fernando E. Cruz
Born: March 28, 1990
Bayamon, PR
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, C, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 6 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Puerto Rico Advancement College HS
Career: 2007-2023
Major League Statistics
Fernando Cruz compiled a career record of 29 wins and 21 losses, with 56 saves, and a 4.35 ERA in his 199-game pitching career with the Royals, Burlington Royals, Burlington Bees, Kane County Cougars, Idaho Falls Chukars, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Tennessee Smokies, Iowa Cubs, New Jersey Jackals, Puebla Pericos, Guadalajara Mariachis and Louisville Bats. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the field during the 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R | ARIZ | Royals | 2 | 3 | .400 | 7.99 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.7 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 121 |
| 2012 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Chukars | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6.88 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35.3 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 169 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.78 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 139 |
| 2015 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.46 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.3 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 146 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 22.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2016 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.62 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 72.0 | 59 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 298 |
| 2017 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.82 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 43 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 202 |
| 2018 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.80 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 |
| 2018 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2021 | Ind | MEX | Guadalajara Mariachis | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.73 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26.3 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.89 | 51 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 56.0 | 39 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 225 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 29 | 21 | .580 | 4.35 | 199 | 23 | 117 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 358.0 | 338 | 204 | 173 | 35 | 137 | 5 | 370 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 1534 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Royals | 48 | 200 | 181 | 14 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 43 | .210 | .254 | .265 | .519 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | 53 | 204 | 198 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 43 | .237 | .260 | .283 | .543 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | 51 | 200 | 188 | 22 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23 | .277 | .308 | .394 | .702 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 106 | 407 | 376 | 33 | 83 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 59 | .221 | .265 | .271 | .536 | 102 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | 13 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .227 | .244 | .227 | .472 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 288 | 1060 | 990 | 90 | 230 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 176 | .232 | .268 | .293 | .561 | 290 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Royals | 3B | 46 | 29 | 55 | 12 | 3 | .875 | 1.826 | ||||
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Royals | SS | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2008 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | 3B | 48 | 17 | 75 | 9 | 7 | .911 | 1.917 | ||||
| 2009 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | C | 25 | 171 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 7.560 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 31.1 |
| 2009 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | 1B | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .944 | 8.500 | ||||
| 2010 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 3B | 91 | 65 | 137 | 19 | 17 | .914 | 2.220 | ||||
| 2010 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | C | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 5.000 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 1B | 14 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .990 | 7.286 | ||||
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | 1B | 8 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.500 | ||||
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | 3B | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| 2011 | R | ARIZ | Royals | P | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .176 | ||||
| 2012 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Chukars | P | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .100 | ||||
| 2015 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | P | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .312 | ||||
| 2015 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | P | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 | ||||
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2016 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | P | 32 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .846 | .344 | ||||
| 2016 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2017 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | P | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2018 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | P | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| 2018 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2021 | Ind | MEX | Guadalajara Mariachis | P | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .269 | ||||
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 51 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .137 | ||||
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 391 | 500 | 338 | 48 | 47 | .946 | 2.143 | 13 | 37 | 14 | 27.5 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | Arizona League | Royals | KCA | June 22, 2007 | August 29, 2007 |
| 2008 | R | Appalachian League | Burlington Royals | KCA | June 17, 2008 | August 25, 2008 |
| 2009 | R | Appalachian League | Burlington Royals | KCA | June 23, 2009 | September 1, 2009 |
| 2010 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | KCA | April 8, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2011 | A | Midwest League | Kane County Cougars | KCA | April 9, 2011 | May 9, 2011 |
| 2011 | R | Arizona League | Royals | KCA | June 23, 2011 | August 28, 2011 |
| 2012 | R | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Chukars | KCA | June 18, 2012 | September 2, 2012 |
| 2015 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | April 10, 2015 | August 28, 2015 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CHN | May 31, 2015 | August 1, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | September 2, 2015 | September 2, 2015 |
| 2016 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | New Jersey Jackals | May 19, 2016 | September 5, 2016 | |
| 2017 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | New Jersey Jackals | July 28, 2017 | August 31, 2017 | |
| 2018 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | New Jersey Jackals | August 8, 2018 | August 8, 2018 | |
| 2018 | AAA | Mexican League (Autumn) | Puebla Pericos | August 12, 2018 | September 5, 2018 | |
| 2021 | Ind | Mexican | Guadalajara Mariachis | May 23, 2021 | August 5, 2021 | |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 7, 2022 | August 30, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | May 21, 2023 | May 24, 2023 |
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