Nelson Cruz
Nelson Ramon (Martinez) Cruz
Born: July 1, 1980
Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Monte Cristi DO
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
Career: 2001-2023
Major League Statistics
Nelson (Martinez) Cruz compiled a career batting average of .297 with 156 home runs and 538 RBI in his 1307-game career with the Athletics, Vancouver Canadians, Kane County Cougars, Modesto A's, Midland RockHounds, Sacramento River Cats, Huntsville Stars, Nashville Sounds, Oklahoma RedHawks, Rangers, Oklahoma City RedHawks, Frisco RoughRiders, Round Rock Express, Fort Myers Miracle and El Paso Chihuahuas. He began playing during the 2001 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | 23 | 93 | 88 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 29 | .250 | .283 | .409 | .692 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | 63 | 232 | 214 | 23 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 58 | .276 | .316 | .397 | .713 | 85 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | 119 | 515 | 470 | 65 | 112 | 26 | 2 | 20 | 85 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 128 | .238 | .292 | .430 | .722 | 202 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2004 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 67 | 289 | 262 | 51 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 69 | .313 | .377 | .542 | .919 | 142 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | 66 | 290 | 261 | 54 | 90 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 73 | .345 | .407 | .582 | .989 | 152 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .231 | .286 | .538 | .824 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 60 | 246 | 208 | 33 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 62 | .269 | .382 | .490 | .872 | 102 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 68 | 286 | 248 | 45 | 76 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 71 | .306 | .388 | .577 | .965 | 143 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 104 | 423 | 371 | 68 | 112 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 73 | 17 | 6 | 42 | 100 | .302 | .378 | .528 | .907 | 196 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 44 | 187 | 162 | 32 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 34 | .352 | .428 | .698 | 1.125 | 113 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 103 | 448 | 383 | 93 | 131 | 18 | 3 | 37 | 99 | 24 | 8 | 56 | 87 | .342 | .429 | .695 | 1.123 | 266 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .211 | .273 | .263 | .536 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .385 | .455 | .839 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .455 | .538 | 1.273 | 1.811 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .312 | .353 | .562 | .915 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 745 | 3124 | 2769 | 488 | 823 | 171 | 11 | 156 | 538 | 107 | 39 | 282 | 736 | .297 | .369 | .536 | .904 | 1484 | 54 | 44 | 6 | 23 | 14 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | CF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | OF | 21 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.476 |
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | RF | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | CF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | OF | 62 | 96 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .961 | 1.597 |
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | RF | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | LF | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | CF | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | OF | 119 | 271 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .979 | 2.345 |
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | RF | 106 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | OF | 66 | 128 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .972 | 2.076 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | OF | 65 | 158 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .982 | 2.492 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | OF | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2005 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | OF | 66 | 109 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .967 | 1.773 |
| 2005 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | RF | 66 | 109 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .967 | 1.773 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | OF | 58 | 107 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .983 | 2.000 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | RF | 57 | 100 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .991 | 1.877 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | CF | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 6.000 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | OF | 95 | 187 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .960 | 2.011 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | RF | 87 | 169 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .956 | 1.989 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | CF | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | OF | 44 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 2.136 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | RF | 44 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 2.136 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | RF | 98 | 167 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .978 | 1.816 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | CF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | OF | 100 | 169 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .978 | 1.800 |
| 2008 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2008 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | RF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | OF | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | RF | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | OF | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City RedHawks | RF | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | RF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | RF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | RF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 1307 | 2075 | 99 | 57 | 22 | .974 | 1.663 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | R | Arizona League | Athletics | OAK | ||
| 2002 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Vancouver Canadians | OAK | ||
| 2003 | A | Midwest League | Kane County Cougars | OAK | ||
| 2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | April 8, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | California League | Modesto A's | OAK | April 9, 2004 | June 22, 2004 |
| 2004 | AA | Texas League | Midland RockHounds | OAK | June 23, 2004 | September 2, 2004 |
| 2005 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | MIL | April 7, 2005 | June 28, 2005 |
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | June 30, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | April 7, 2006 | July 27, 2006 |
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | June 8, 2007 | July 26, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | April 6, 2008 | August 24, 2008 |
| 2008 | R | Arizona League | Rangers | TEX | August 20, 2008 | August 20, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City RedHawks | TEX | August 17, 2009 | August 19, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City RedHawks | TEX | May 11, 2010 | June 20, 2010 |
| 2010 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | August 26, 2010 | August 28, 2010 |
| 2011 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | May 16, 2011 | May 18, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | May 20, 2011 | May 22, 2011 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | June 1, 2019 | June 2, 2019 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | June 7, 2023 | June 11, 2023 |
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