Nelson Cruz confirmed what everyone expected, but which was not yet official. He will not play in MLB again.
Indeed, the historic Dominican hitter announced on the podcast of former big leaguer Adam Jones that the five challenges in which he will participate during the winter at LIDOM will be the last ones he plays globally as a baseball player.
Nelson Cruz announced on the @AdamJonesPod that he is retiring from baseball. What a career!
▫️ 7x All-Star
▫️ 2011 ALCS MVP
▫️ 4x Silver Slugger
▫️ 2021 Roberto Clemente Award
▫️ 464 career home runs pic.twitter.com/06xcbgJuZ8— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 2, 2023
It must be remembered that the owner of 464 home runs in MLB had revealed in mid-October that he would play for the last time with the Cibao Giants in his country’s ball. He would even appear in civilian clothes at a sixth meeting to say goodbye to his land.
In this way, the majors witnessed the final performance of Nelly Cruz on July 3 in the middle of a match between her San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Angels. There, the DH was unable to reach base in two at-bats.
Only Albert Pujols (703), Sammy Sosa (609), Manny Ramírez (555), David Ortiz (541) and Adrián Beltré (477) hit more home runs representing Quisqueya in the Major Leagues than the former Texas Rangers slugger, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego.
In a total of 19 seasons in MLB, Nelson Cruz added seven All-Star Games, four Silver Sluggers and the MVP of the American Championship Series in 2011 to his resume.
2023-11-03 00:39:42
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