Main League Baseball has tabbed seven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz to fill the brand new function of particular adviser for baseball operations.
His job will embrace serving as a liaison between the group and gamers in Latin American nations, together with his native Dominican Republic.
“Nelson Cruz is a revered voice within the recreation whose excellent service to younger individuals and people in want within the Dominican Republic earned him the Roberto Clemente Award,” MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stated in a information launch Friday. “Nelson is captivated with rising the sport and enhancing points for gamers and our sport as a complete. He might be a useful resource to many individuals throughout our recreation, particularly within the Dominican Republic.”
Cruz performed 19 seasons within the majors for eight completely different franchises. With the Texas Rangers, he was MVP of the American League Championship Collection in 2011.
In 2,055 profession video games, he had a .274 batting common with 464 residence runs and 1,325 RBIs. He performed his remaining recreation with the San Diego Padres on July 3, 2023, at age 43.
“I am extraordinarily completely satisfied to hitch Main League Baseball. Since I signed out of the Dominican Republic as a youngster, I’ve cared deeply concerning the points affecting that nation, and the sport as a complete,” Cruz stated. “I am excited to work with the commissioner’s workplace and the chance to work with younger gamers by sharing what I’ve discovered since I signed in 1998.”
Cruz was the final supervisor of the Dominican Republic crew within the 2023 World Baseball Basic.
