Nelson Cruz
Nelson Ramon Cruz
Outfield
6'3", 210, R/R
7/1/80 in Monte Cristi, D.R.

Transactions
Signed as a non drafted free agent by Mets 2/17/98
Traded by Mets to Athletics for SS Jorge Velandia 8/30/00
Traded to Texas with Carlos Lee for Francisco Cordero, Kevin Mench, Laynce Nix and Julian Cordero, 7/27/06
6/5/07-Optioned to Oklahoma
4/3/08 Cleared waivers and was outrighted to Oklahoma

Notes
4/14/03-@Beloit, tied franchise record for a game, in RBI's and HR's
Named Kane County Cougars Player of the Month (May 2003)
2/15/08 Re-signed by Texas
3/29/08 Designated for assignment

Hitting (Majors)

Year	Club	League	Age	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	OBP	SLG
2005	Milwaukee	National	25	.200	8	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.429	.400
2006	Texas	American	26	.223	41	130	15	29	3	0	6	22	7	32	1	.261	.385
2007	Texas	American	27	.235	96	307	35	72	15	2	9	34	21	87	2	.287	.384
	Totals			.231	145	442	51	102	19	2	15	56	30	119	3

Hitting (Minors)

Year	Club	League	Level	Age	ORG	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	SLG	OBP
1998	Mets	DSL	R	18	NYM	271	30	70	10	19	0	0	1	13	7	21	6	314	363
1999	Mets West	DSL	R	19	NYM	278	36	115	20	32	4	1	1	21	16	27	14	357	366
	Mets East	DSL	R	19	NYM	200	35	90	7	18	4	1	0	11	6	21	6	267	255
2000	Mets East	DSL	R	20	NYM	351	69	259	60	91	14	4	15	80	33	56	17	610	434
2001	Athletics	AZL	R	21	NYM	250	23	88	11	22	3	1	3	16	4	29	6	409	283
2002	Vancouver	NWL	A	22	OAK	276	63	214	23	59	14	0	4	25	9	58	12	397	316
2003	Kane County	MWL	A	23	OAK	238	119	470	65	112	26	2	20	85	29	128	10	292	430
2004	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	24	OAK	231	4	13	4	3	1	0	1	2	1	7	0	538	286
	Midland	TL	AA	24	OAK	313	67	262	51	82	14	2	14	45	26	69	8	542	377
	Modesto	CAL	A+	24	OAK	345	66	261	54	90	27	1	11	52	24	73	8	582	407
2005	Huntsville	Southern	AA	25	MIL	.306	68	248	45	76	19	0	16	54	31	71	10	.388	.577
	Nashville	Pacific Coast	AAA	25	MIL	.269	60	208	33	56	13	0	11	27	30	62	9	.382	.490
2006	Nashville	Pacific Coast	AAA	26	MIL	.302	104	371	68	112	22	1	20	73	42	100	17	.378	.528
2007	Oklahoma	Pacific Coast	AAA	27	TEX	.352	44	162	32	57	9	1	15	45	21	34	1	.428	.698
	Totals					.296	753	2741	476	811	166	13	132	538	273	735	118

Playoffs

Year	Club	League	Level	Age	ORG	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
2003	Kane County	Midwest	A	23	OAK	308	3	13	2	4	1	0	1	3	0	1	0

All Star Games

No	Date	League	Place	Age	POS	H/AB	Notes
1	7/12/06	AAA		26	RF	0-3

Hitting (Spring Training)

Year	Club	Age	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	OBP	SLG
2005	Milwaukee	25	.150	10	20	3	3	1	0	1	5	1	8	0	.190	.350
2007	Texas	27	.298	17	47	8	14	3	1	3	10	4	9	2	.365	.596
2008	Texas	28	.209	27	43	3	9	2	0	2	8	3	12	0	.261	.395

Fielding (Majors)

Year	Club	POS	PCT	G	PO	A	E	DP
2005	Milwaukee	OF	1.000	8	4	0	0	0
2006	Texas	OF	1.000	40	69	4	0	1

Fielding (Minors)

Year	Club	POS	PCT	G	PO	A	E	DP
2001	Athletics	OF	1.000	22	30	1	0	0
2002	Vancouver	OF	.961	65	96	3	4	0
2003	Kane County	OF	.979	123	271	8	6	1
2004	Modesto	OF	.982	65	158	4	3	1
	Midland	OF	.972	66	128	9	4	2
	Sacramento	OF	1.000	4	12	0	0	0
2005	Nashville	OF	.983	58	107	9	2	3
	Huntsville	OF	.967	66	109	8	4	1
2006	Nashville	OF	.960	95	187	4	8	2

Fall/Winter

Year	Club	League	Age	ORG	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	OBP	SLG
2006	Gigantes	Dominican		TEX	.283	13	46	8	13	2	0	3	9	6	16	1	.400	.522
	Dominican	Caribeen WS			.217	6	23	4	5	0	0	1	5	6	4	1	.379	.348
2007	Gigantes	Dominican			.314	29	105	18	33	5	0	4	17	10	18	1

Salary Data

Year	Club	Salary
2005	Milwaukee	300,000
2006	Texas	327,000
2007	Texas	382,000

All Star Games

No	Date		POS	H/AB	Notes
1	6/17/03	MWL @WM	RF	0-3	K
2	7/12/06	AAA @ TOL	RF	0-3

--Playoffs--

No	Date	H/A	Opponent	POS	H/AB	Notes
1	9/3/03	A	Clinton	RF	2-5	HR, 2 RBI, 2B, R, K
2	9/4/03	H	Clinton	RF	1-4
3	9/5/03	H	Clinton	RF	1-4	R, RBI

Playoff Homers

No	Date	H/A	Opponent	Inning	Pitcher	Runs
1	9/3/03	A	Clinton	3	Nick Massett	2

No	Date	H/A	Opponent	POS	H/AB	Notes
1	6/18/02	A	Spokane	RF	1-4	HR, R, RBI, BB, K
1	4/5/03	H	Clinton	RF	1-2	2 R, 2 BB
2	4/6/03	H	Clinton	RF	1-2	HBP, K
3		H	Clinton	CF	1-3
4	4/9/03	H	Burlington	RF	0-5	GIDP, 2 K
5	4/9/03	H	Burlington	CF	1-5	2B, RBI, BB, 2 K
6	4/10/03	H	Burlington	RF	2-4	HR, R, 3 RBI
7	4/11/03	A	Beloit	RF	1-4	2B, BB, 2 R, K
8	4/12/03	A	Beloit	RF	1-4	2 R, RBI, BB, K
9	4/13/03	A	Beloit	CF	1-4	R, BB, 2 K
10	4/14/03	A	Beloit	CF	4-6	3 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R
11	4/15/03	A	Dayton	RF, E	1-3	BB, RBI, 2 K
12	4/16/03	A	Dayton	RF	1-5	R, 3 K
13	4/17/03	A	Dayton	RF	0-5	HBP, R, 4 K
14	4/19/03	H	Battle Creek	RF	1-4	3B, 2 RBI, R, K
15	4/20/03	H	Battle Creek	RF	0-4	BB, K
16	4/22/03	H	Battle Creek	CF	1-4	2B, RBI, R, 2 K
17	4/24/03	A	Cedar Rapids	RF/CF	1-4	HR, R, 2 RBI, 2 K
18	4/25/03	A	Cedar Rapids	CF	2-4	HR, 3 RBI, R
19	4/26/03	A	Cedar Rapids	CF	3-6	2B, 2 RBI, 3 R
20	4/27/03	A	Cedar Rapids	CF, E	0-3	BB, 2 K
21	4/28/03	A	Burlington	CF	1-5	2 K
22	4/29/03	A	Burlington	CF	1-4	K
23	4/30/03	A	Burlington	CF	0-3	K
24	5/1/03	H	Peoria	RF	2-3	HR, 2B, 2 R, RBI
25	5/2/03	H	Peoria	CF	1-2	RBI, HBP
26	5/3/03	H	Peoria	RF	1-4	2 K
27	5/4/03	H	Peoria	CF	2-5	HR, 3B, 2 R, RBI
28	5/5/03	H	South Bend	RF	2-4	2 2B, R, 2 K
29	5/6/03	H	South Bend	RF	2-4	HR, R, RBI
30	5/7/03	H	South Bend	RF	0-3	K
31	5/8/03	H	South Bend	RF	0-3	K
32	5/9/03	A	Fort Wayne	RF	1-3	HR, 3 RBI, R, BB, K
33	5/10/03	A	Fort Wayne	RF	1-4	K
34	5/11/03	A	Fort Wayne	RF	0-4	SACF, RBI, R, 2 K
35	5/12/03	A	Fort Wayne	RF	0-4
36	5/13/03	H	West Michigan	RF	2-4	2B, 2 RBI, BB
37	5/14/03	H	West Michigan	CF/RF	1-4	2B, R, HBP, K
38	5/15/03	H	West Michigan	RF	1-4	HR, 3 RBI, R
39	5/16/03	H	West Michigan	RF	1-4	RBI, K
40	5/17/03	A	Battle Creek	RF	1-2	SACF, RBI, R, 2 BB, CS
41	5/18/03	A	Battle Creek	RF	1-4	2 K
42	5/19/03	A	Battle Creek	RF	1-4	K
43	5/20/03	A	Battle Creek	RF	2-5	2B, 2 K
44	5/22/03	H	Beloit	RF	1-4	K
45	5/23/03	H	Beloit	RF	1-3	BB, SB, K
46	5/24/03	H	Beloit	RF	1-5	K
47	5/26/03	H	Cedar Rapids	RF	1-4
48	5/27/03	H	Cedar Rapids	RF	0-4	3 K
49	5/28/03	H	Cedar Rapids	RF	1-3	RBI, BB, SB, K
50	5/29/03	H	Cedar Rapids	RF	1-4	HR, 2 RBI, R, GIDP, K
51	5/30/03	A	Quad City	RF	1-4	HR, RBI, R
52	5/31/03	A	Quad City	RF	1-5	2B, R, K
53	6/1/03	A	Quad City	RF	1-3	BB, K
54	6/2/03	A	Quad City	RF	0-4	GIDP
55	6/3/03	A	Beloit	RF	1-3	SACB, 2 K
56	6/4/03	A	Beloit	RF	1-3	RBI, BB, IBB, K
57	6/5/03	A	Beloit	RF	1-4	BB, R
58	6/6/03	A	Beloit	RF	2-4	HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
59	6/7/03	A	West Michigan	RF	1-4	2B, R, 2 K
60	6/8/03	A	West Michigan	RF	1-5	R, 2 K
61	6/9/03	A	West Michigan	RF	0-4	K
62	6/10/03	A	West Michigan	RF	0-5	3 K
63	6/12/03	H	Wisconsin	RF	1-4	R, 2 K
64	6/13/03	H	Wisconsin	RF	2-4	2B, R, GIDP
65	6/14/03	H	Wisconsin	RF	0-3
66	6/15/03	H	Wisconsin	RF	0-3	HBP, 2 R, LIDP
67	6/20/03	A	Lansing	RF	1-5
68	6/22/03	A	Lansing	RF	3-4	2B, 2 BB, R, RBI, SB, CS, K
69	6/23/03	H	Quad City	RF	2-5	2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 K
70	6/24/03	H	Quad City	RF	1-4	SB, 2 K
71	6/25/03	H	Quad City	RF	0-5	RBI, 2 K
72	6/26/03	A	Burlington	RF	1-5	HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, SACF, 2 K
73	6/28/03	A	Burlington	RF	0-5
74	6/29/03	A	Burlington	RF	0-4	K
75	6/30/03	A	Peoria	RF	0-2	HB, K
76	7/6/03	H	Burlington	RF	0-3	K
77	7/7/03	A	Clinton	RF	2-5	SB, 2 K
78	7/9/03	A	Clinton	RF	2-3	2 2B
79				RF	0-3
80	7/10/03	A	Clinton	RF	1-5	2B, 2 K
81	7/11/03	H	Cedar Rapids	RF	1-4	RBI, 2 SB, GIDP
82	7/12/03	H	Cedar Rapids	RF	1-5	R, 4 K
83	7/13/03	H	Cedar Rapids	RF	1-3	RBI, SACF, K
84	7/14/03	H	Cedar Rapids	RF	1-4	HR, 2 RBI, R, 2 K
85	7/17/03	A	Clinton	RF, E	1-3	2B, 2 RBI, SAB, K
86	7/18/03	A	Clinton	RF	1-5	R
87	7/19/03	A	Clinton	RF	0-4	HBP, GIDP
88	7/20/03	A	Clinton	RF	0-5	2 K
89	7/23/03	H	Dayton	RF	0-3	2 BB (1 IBB), LIDP
90	7/24/03	H	Dayton	RF	0-4	3 K
91	7/25/03	H	Dayton	RF	1-3	2B, RBI, K
92	7/26/03	H	Beloit	RF	1-5	RBI, 3 K
93	7/27/03	H	Beloit	RF	1-4	RBI, R
94	7/29/03	A	Quad City	RF	0-4	K
95	7/30/03	A	Quad City	RF	0-4	K
96	8/1/03	A	Quad City	RF	1-5	2B, RBI, R, SB, K
97	8/2/03	H	Fort Wayne	RF	1-4	RBI
98	8/3/03	H	Fort Wayne	RF	0-1	BB
99	8/4/03	H	Fort Wayne	RF	0-3	K
100	8/7/03	H	Quad City	RF	2-5	HR, 3 RBI, R, 2B
101	8/8/03	H	Quad City	RF	1-6	K
102	8/9/03	H	Quad City	RF	1-5	K
103	8/10/03	H	Quad City	RF	1-3	2B, R, RBI, SACF
104	8/11/03	A	South Bend	RF	1-5	R
105	8/12/03	A	South Bend	RF	1-5	2B, K
106	8/13/03	A	South Bend	RF	1-2
107	8/17/03	H	Lansing	RF, E	1-4	2B, R, RBI, K
108	8/21/03	A	Peoria	RF	2-3	RBI, HBP
109	8/22/03	A	Peoria	RF	0-3	BB, K
110	8/23/03	A	Peoria	RF	3-5	R, RBI, K
111	8/24/03	A	Peoria	RF	4-5	3 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, K
112	8/25/03	A	Wisconsin	RF	0-5	2 K
113	8/26/03	A	Wisconsin	RF	0-5	2 K
114	8/27/03	A	Wisconsin	RF	1-4
115	8/28/03	A	Wisconsin	RF	1-3	RBI
116	8/29/03	H	Wisconsin	RF	0-3	BB, K
117	8/30/03	H	Wisconisn	RF	1-3	BB, RBI, R
118	8/31/03	H	Wisconsin	RF	2-5	4 RBI, R, 2B, 2 K
119	9/1/03	H	Wisconsin	RF	0-2	BB, CS

No	Date	H/A	Opponent	Inning	Pitcher	Runs
1	6/18/02	A	Spokane		John Barrett
2	4/10/03	H	Burlington	8	Steve Chamberlain	3
3	4/14/03	A	Beloit		Manny Para
4	4/14/03	A	Beloit		Ryan Trytten
5	4/14/03	A	Beloit		Ryan Trytten
6	4/24/03	A	Cedar Rapids	4	Rafael Rodriguez	2
7	4/25/03	A	Cedar Rapids	4	Jean Toledo	2
8	5/1/03	H	Peoria	5	Miguel Martinez	1
9	5/4/03	H	Peoria	7	Andy Cavazos	1
10	5/6/03	H	South Bend	7	Heath Heiberger	1
11	5/9/03	A	Fort Wayne	4	David Pauley	3
12	5/15/03	H	West Michigan	8	Jermy Rodriguez	3
13	5/29/03	H	Cedar Rapids	4	Brett Cimorelli	2
14	5/30/03	A	Quad City	8	Eric Lohse	1
15	6/6/03	A	Beloit	5	Jason Baker	1
16	6/27/03	A	Burlington	7	Devon Lowery	1
17	7/14/03	H	Cedar Rapids	5	Brett Cimorelli	2
18	8/7/03	H	Quad City	6	Steve Murray	1
19	8/24/03	A	Peoria	4	Bob Runyan	3
20	8/24/03	A	Peoria	5	Bob Runyan	1
21	8/24/03	A	Peoria	9	Jason Burch	2