Positions: Rightfielder and Designated Hitter
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-2, 230lb (188cm, 104kg)
Team: Tampa Bay Rays (majors)
Born: July 1, 1980 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic do
High School: Monte Cristi (Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic)
Debut: September 17, 2005 (Age 25-078d, 18,809th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season
2021 Contract Status: Signed thru 2021, 1 yr/$13M (21)
Service Time (01/2021): 13.082 • Free Agent: 2022
Agents: Bryce Dixon • Previously: ISE Baseball
Full Name: Nelson Ramon Cruz
Nicknames: Boomstick
Pronunciation: \CROOZ\
Twitter: @ncboomstick23
Instagram: @ncboomstick23
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29 | TEX | AL | ALDS | TBR | W | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .400 | .400 | .950 | 1.350 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 3.5% | ||
| 2010 | 29 | TEX | AL | ALCS | NYY | W | 6 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .350 | .435 | .800 | 1.235 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.09 | -1.3% | 5.043 | 0.815 |
| 2010 | 29 | TEX | AL | WS | SFG | L | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .450 | .650 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 | -3.7% | 2.633 | 0.150 |
| 2011 | 30 | TEX | AL | ALDS | TBR | W | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.26 | -3.0% | ||
| 2011 | 30 | TEX | AL | WS | STL | L | 7 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .200 | .333 | .440 | .773 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | -0.4% | 4.017 | 0.124 |
| 2012 | 31 | TEX | AL | ALWC | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||
| 2014 | 33 | BAL | AL | ALDS | DET | W | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 | 4.1% | ||
| 2014 | 33 | BAL | AL | ALCS | KCR | L | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .313 | .646 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.22 | -0.9% | 1.283 | 0.000 |
| 2019 | 38 | MIN | AL | ALDS | NYY | L | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .200 | .429 | .500 | .929 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.8% | ||
| 2020 | 39 | MIN | AL | ALWC | HOU | L | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 1.6% | ||
| 2021 | 40 | TBR | AL | ALDS | BOS | L | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .176 | .222 | .353 | .575 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.23 | -3.2% |