2015 All-Star Game fun through the eyes (and Twitter) of Nelson Cruz
Seattle Mariners slugger Nelson Cruz was a 2015 All-Star, voted in by the fans as the American League's designated hitter. Over the past few days, Cruz - who often posts pictures and other lighthearted fare on his Twitter account - documented his All-Star Week festivities with a bevy of behind-the-scenes pictures.
He also paid a visit to the "Intentional Talk" set that was erected on-field at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, appearing with Oakland Athletics catcher and fellow All-Star Stephen Vogt for a few minutes. Here's that video:
Below, enjoy some of Cruz's many pictures shared over the few days, including candid shots with teammate Felix Hernandez and fellow AL West stars.
Hanging with @IntentionalTalk pic.twitter.com/ixDAhFI3Ba
— Nelson Cruz (@ncboomstick23) July 14, 2015
We are ready! #ASG2015 pic.twitter.com/Rh1bqFJfkk
— Nelson Cruz (@ncboomstick23) July 14, 2015
Thankful for this Agradecido por esta oportunidad #MLBAllStarGame pic.twitter.com/0Jp3lsULB5
— Nelson Cruz (@ncboomstick23) July 14, 2015
My squad @Mariners pic.twitter.com/JIKXtSx6WT
— Nelson Cruz (@ncboomstick23) July 14, 2015
Hanging with the Angels pic.twitter.com/8aGBbRdXpF
— Nelson Cruz (@ncboomstick23) July 14, 2015
AL West pic.twitter.com/5dQoGzU2hf
— Nelson Cruz (@ncboomstick23) July 14, 2015
With my boys pic.twitter.com/6DCqi3Uhtz
— Nelson Cruz (@ncboomstick23) July 14, 2015
.@ncboomstick23, meet #SnapBat. #ASG presented by @TMobile pic.twitter.com/dk4N3yFTAF
— MLB (@MLB) July 14, 2015
As a bonus, here's a .gif of Felix Hernandez being filthy during his eight-pitch inning in the ASG:
Facing the best in baseball, @RealKingFelix needed just 8 pitches to record 3 outs. http://t.co/rz2z6bhM6w #Whiff pic.twitter.com/B4hvduv9zj
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 15, 2015
Now that the fun and games of the All-Star break have come to an end, Cruz and his M's will try to regroup and start out the second half right. After all, it's already mid-July and their largely inconsistent first half means they have to make up quite a few games in the standings if they plan to unseat the Los Angeles Angels or Houston Astros and win the West.
