Nelson Cruz (pitcher)

For other people named Nelson Cruz, see Nelson Cruz (disambiguation).

Nelson Cruz
Pitcher
Born: September 13, 1972 (1972-09-13) (age 39) Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 1, 1997 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 9, 2003 for the Colorado Rockies
Career statistics
Win–loss record	15-23
Earned run average	5.04
Strikeouts	277
Teams
Taepyeongyang Dolphins (KBO) (1992) Chicago White Sox (1997) Detroit Tigers (1999–2000) Houston Astros (2001–2002) Colorado Rockies (2003) SK Wyverns (KBO) (2005)

Nelson Cruz (born September 13, 1972 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Colorado Rockies, and one season in Korea Professional Baseball for the Taepyeongyang Dolphins. He is currently the pitching coach for the Peoria Padres.

He was signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1989. Cruz played his first professional season with their Rookie league Gulf Coast Expos in 1991, and his last affiliated season with the Detroit Tigers' Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in 2005. He finished his career with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League in 2006.

References

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

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Name	Cruz, Nelson
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Date of birth	September 13, 1972
Place of birth	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
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