Nelson Cruz

Cruz is my favorite kind of baseball story: the late bloomer who refused to give up. The nickname 'Boomstick' fits a designated hitter whose power genuinely changed games, and a seven-time All-Star resume earned across the Brewers, Rangers, Orioles and more is no accident. What moves me is that this Dominican slugger from Monte Cristi was largely anonymous early on, then flourished as he aged, the opposite of most careers. I take real encouragement from that. He's living proof that patience and persistence can outlast early obscurity, and that peak form sometimes arrives fashionably late.

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Name (English)

Nelson Cruz

Name (Japanese)

ネルソン・クルーズ

Reading

ねるそん・くるーず

Born

July 1, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi Province, Dominican Republic

Height

188 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%20Cruz
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%20(%E5%A4%96%E9%87%8E%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133784

Tags

• Monte Cristi Province
• baseball player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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