Astros lose 7-6 to Mariners, announce Verlander injury
JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NELSON CRUZ #32 - DESIGNATED HITTER - SAN DIEGO PADRES
5 HR •
23 RBI •
.245 AVG
5 HR
23 RBI
.245 AVG
Clocks two homers in rout Cruz went 4-for-5 with two home runs, two doubles, seven RBI and four runs scored in Sunday's 14-2 victory over the White Sox.
Impact Cruz hit a solo shot in the fourth inning before pushing the game well out of reach with a three-run blast in the eighth. He's come out of the gate firing with three long balls, 10 RBI, and an OPS over 1.900 through his first 14 plate appearances. The 40-year-old designated hitter refuses to show any signs of aging.
JULY 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Cruz homers twice and Twins beat White Sox 14-2 Jake Cave hit a grand slam, Nelson Cruz homered twice and Kenta Maeda was strong in his debut with his new team, helping the Minnesota Twins...
JULY 26, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Cruz homers twice and Twins beat White Sox 14-2
Jake Cave hit a grand slam, Nelson Cruz homered twice and Kenta Maeda was strong in his debut with his new team, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 14-2JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rockies' Bard gets 1st big league win in more than 7 seasons
JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
García homers twice as White Sox pound Twins 10-3
Leury García homered from both sides of the plate, helping Dallas Keuchel and the Chicago White Sox pound the Minnesota Twins 10-3JULY 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Earns win Saturday Keuchel (1-0) earned the win Saturday against the Twins after giving up two runs on three hits and zero walks over 5.1 innings. He recorded one strikeout.
Impact The veteran southpaw was on cruise control through five innings, but he was removed at 73 pitches with runners on first and second with one out in the sixth inning. Nelson Cruz then clubbed a three-run homer on the second pitch from Steve Cishek. Still, it was a good first outing of the season for Keuchel, who has a solid matchup Friday at Kansas City for his next start.
JULY 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Jake Cave plays center, Nelson Cruz hits cleanup for Twins in Opening Day lineup The Twins and White Sox play tonight at 7:10 at Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side to start the 2020 season.
JULY 24, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Fantasy Baseball 2020: Giancarlo Stanton, Nelson Cruz, Most Undervalued Hitters It's next to impossible to win a fantasy baseball title these days without major power. With balls flying out of the park at record rates la...
JULY 17, 2020 • BLEACHERREPORT.COM
AL Central Preview Capsules
JULY 17, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Powers up Tuesday Cruz took teammate Randy Dobnak deep for a line-drive home run to left-center field Monday in an intrasquad game, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Impact Cruz doesn't appear to have missed a beat from spring training, when he slashed .435/.458/.913 during the Grapefruit League. Even after having recently turned 40 years old, Cruz remains one of the game's premier sluggers. He should be a four-category fantasy asset in 2020 while occupying a spot in the heart of the order of a stacked Twins lineup.
JULY 15, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Major league teams try to ramp up the competition in camp
Major league teams are working out in mostly empty ballparks, mindful the long-awaited start to the season is barely a week away and fans won’t be comingJULY 13, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nelson Cruz: Age-induced decline 'doesn't have to be the case' Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz turns 40 years old on Wednesday, but the veteran slugger believes there's plenty left in his t...
JULY 1, 2020 • THESCORE.COM
Twins slugger Nelson Cruz discusses future plans Based on the eye-popping offensive numbers he has put up over the past few seasons, Cruz doesn’t look like someone who’s anywhere near the f...
JULY 1, 2020 • YARDBARKER.COM
Justice crusader Maya Moore made strong case to win ESPYs' Humanitarian award Nelson Cruz was a deserving winner, but the Lynx star gave up her career to dedicate her life to criminal justice reform.
JUNE 29, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
VIDEO: Nelson Cruz Accepts ESPYs Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award in Emotional Speech The ESPYs proceeded as scheduled on Sunday night, albeit in virtual fashion, as co-hosts Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird helped b...
JUNE 22, 2020 • 12UP.COM
Nelson Cruz wins award for being a good dude We told you he was nominated, but last night he officially won
JUNE 22, 2020 • TWINKIETOWN.COM
Minnesota Twins: Nelson Cruz wins ESPY award for his Humanitarian work Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz took home the Muhammad Ali Award at the ESPY awards on Sunday night. The Minnesota Twins were...
JUNE 22, 2020 • PUCKETTSPOND.COM
Former Oriole Nelson Cruz wins Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award at The ESPYs Former Orioles outfielder-designated hitter Nelson Cruz received the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award at The ESPYs on Sunday night.
JUNE 22, 2020 • BALTIMORESUN.COM
The ESPYS focus on honors, pandemic and racial justice
This was a different version of The ESPYSJUNE 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twins slugger Nelson Cruz wins ESPY award for sports humanitarianism Twins slugger's ESPY catches him by surprise in interview.
JUNE 22, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
This Date in Baseball
This Date in BaseballMAY 21, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cruz, Love, McCourty brothers among Ali award finalists
Cruz, Love, McCourty brothers among Ali award finalistsMAY 20, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twins' Nelson Cruz among finalists for ESPY sports humanitarian award Maya Moore and Kevin Love are also candidates for the Muhammad Ali Award, which will be presented next month.
MAY 20, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Twins' Nelson Cruz among finalists for ESPY sports humanitarian award Maya Moore and Kevin Love are also in the mix for the Muhammad Ali Award.
MAY 20, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
