Nelson Cruz

Free agent designated hitter Nelson Cruz and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a one-year, $15 million deal, a person familiar with the contract told ...

Cruz has hit 18 home runs in 50 postseason games. Other clubs might want a permanent solution, and Cruz certainly fills that role. The new labor agreement that owners and players reached Thursday brings the extra hitter to the NL for every game, including the World Series.

Nationals President and GM Mike Rizzo held a press conference Sunday in his first meeting with media since the MLB lockout began in early December. Before news ...

“We’re gonna see what’s out there in the market and I think that there’s the flexibility here that we have that we could bring in a DH-only type or have a hybrid at that position,” Rizzo said. Cruz, 41, is a seven-time All-Star and four-time Silver Slugger who’s been among the best power hitters in the sport for the last decade. Since his first All-Star season in 2009, no one has hit more home runs than Cruz’s 427.

A key component of the new labor deal between MLB and the players union was the implementation of the universal designated hitter.

- In ’21, he became the oldest player in MLB history (41) to belt 30 HRs in a season (he finished with 32). On Sunday, seven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz became the first full-time DH to join the National League when he reportedly agreed to a one-year, $15 million deal with the Nationals. A key component of the new labor deal between MLB and the players union was the implementation of the universal designated hitter.

The Washington Nationals have reportedly reached a deal with Sean Doolittle to return to the team, and AP is reporting free-agent designated hitter Nelson ...

The new labor agreement that owners and players reached Thursday brings the extra hitter to the NL for every game, including the World Series. The 10-year veteran is 26-24 with 112 saves and a 3.23 ERA in 457 career games. Other clubs might want a permanent solution, and Cruz certainly fills that role. Cruz has hit 18 home runs in 50 postseason games. Cruz made one start in the field last year — playing first base for the first time in his career, he made a nifty pickup on a bounced throw to end the first inning at Philadelphia. He delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth to win that game. Cruz gets a $12 million salary this year, and the deal includes a $16 million mutual option for 2023 with a $3 million buyout.

Free-agent slugger Nelson Cruz and the Nationals have reached agreement on a one-year, $15 million deal, a source told ESPN's Enrique Rojas, ...

The new labor agreement that owners and players reached Thursday brings the extra hitter to the NL for every game, including the World Series. Other clubs might want a permanent solution, and Cruz certainly fills that role. He passed David Ortiz (38 in 2016) and Darrell Evans (34 in 1987), who were both 40 when they hit the mark.

Nelson Cruz has been dominant against the Chicago White Sox in his MLB career. Now, they won't have to deal with him in the American League in 2022.

It is nice that the White Sox won’t have to face someone who is so successful against them playing in their division. That is a great deal for Cruz who is still playing at the age of 41 and will turn 42 in July. Cruz has dominated the Chicago White Sox in recent years.

The Washington Nationals and veteran designated hitter Nelson Cruz agreed to a one-year contact for the 2022 season.

His mutual option year salary for 2023 is $16 million. Cruz, 41, hit .265 with 32 home runs and 86 RBIs in 140 games last season, which he split between the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays. The seven-time All-Star spent the first 85 games of last season with the Twins, and was traded to the Rays in July. March 14 (UPI) -- The Washington Nationals and veteran designated hitter Nelson Cruz agreed to a one-year contact for the 2022 season.

Designated hitter Nelson Cruz jumped to the National League and the Washington Nationals on Sunday, agreeing to a one-year deal with an option for 2023, ...

In 2013, as a member of the Texas Rangers, Cruz was among 12 players suspended by Major League Baseball for violating the league’s steroid policy. Cruz served a 50-game suspension. Cruz was selected as the Roberto Clemente Award winner for 2021.

We break down Nelson Cruz's surprise deal with the Washington Nationals -- and what it means for Washington's playoff odds.

He also struggled in 2020, so both he and Strasburg have a lot to prove before they return to their World Series-winning form of 2019. Speaking of Soto, he kind of looms in the background of everything the Nationals do. Cruz might help a little, Correa would help a lot, but they would still need to scramble to fill out a rotation, without a deep farm system to make those necessary trades. Regardless, what the Nationals do have is money to spend. For any chance of that to happen, they will need a healthy Stephen Strasburg and a better Patrick Corbin. Strasburg has completed his rehab from last season's neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome, a circulatory problem that limited him to five starts. (Strasburg also made just two starts in 2020.) He is scheduled to throw his first live bullpen session on Tuesday. Corbin last year went 9-16 with a 5.82 ERA, leading the NL in both earned runs and home runs allowed.

Free agent designated hitter Nelson Cruz and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a one-year, $15 million deal, a person familiar with the contract...

Other clubs might want a permanent solution, and Cruz certainly fills that role. The new labor agreement that owners and players reached Thursday brings the extra hitter to the NL for every game, including the World Series. Cruz has hit 18 home runs in 50 postseason games.

With the MLB lockout over and free agency back in full swing, things have gotten interesting again. Thus far, we haven't seen free agents signing.

The contract includes a mutual option. Cruz will earn $12 in 2022 and will receive another $3M if the club does not exercise option. The addition of the universal DH is a major step forward for baseball.