The veteran Dominican designated hitter, Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres reached an agreement of US$1 million dollars for the 2023 season, according to reports by the ESPN journalist, Jeff Passan.
Cruz, 42, enters his 19th season in baseball from Big leagues and he should take his fair share of at-bats at California’s designated hitter spot.
The general manager of the team for the World Baseball Classic he had a below-performing season in the 2022 season, hitting .234/.313/.337 with ten home runs and 64 RBIs in 448 at-bats.
The Dominican has hit 459 home runs in his career and has 1,302 RBIs.
