Nelson Cruz (born September 13, 1972) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox,

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, and

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, and one season in Korea Professional Baseball for the

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. He is currently the pitching coach for the Eugene Emeralds, the Class A Short Season affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

Career

He was signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in . Cruz played his first professional season with their Rookie league Gulf Coast Expos in , and his last affiliated season with the

' Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in . He finished his career with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League in .

References

Career statistics
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1972 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas players Birmingham Barons players Bristol White Sox players Calgary Cannons players Chicago White Sox players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Detroit Tigers players Dominican Republic baseball coaches Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Italy Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in South Korea Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Republic national baseball team people Gulf Coast Expos players Hickory Crawdads players Houston Astros players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Mexican League baseball pitchers Minor league baseball coaches Nashville Sounds players New Orleans Zephyrs players Prince William Cannons players SSG Landers players Toledo Mud Hens players Toros de Tijuana players {{DominicanRepublic-baseball-pitcher-stub