Nelson Cruz Baseball player

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

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 13, 1972
Birth place
Puerto Plata (city)

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 01, 1997
Career endJuly 09, 2003
batting sideRight
former teams
Chicago White Sox
Colorado Rockies
position
Pitcher
teams
Chicago White Sox
Colorado Rockies
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
SK Wyverns
throwing sideRight

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