Who are Nelson Cruz Parents: Meet his dad, Nelson Cruz Sr.

Publish date: 2024-06-25

Nelson Cruz is a Dominican-American professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter of the Minnesota Twins. Discover Nelson Cruz parents.

Nelson Cruz Biography

He was born on 1 July 1980. He was born in Las Matas de Santa Cruz.

He had an interest in playing basketball growing up. His idol was Micahel Jordan. He is a high school graduate.

He also worked as a mechanic’s helper with his uncle at a tractor factory. His zodiac sign in Cancer.

He has two sisters, Nelsy and Olga.

Previously, he has also played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and Seattle Mariners in the Major League soccer.

He was named 2011 Most Valuable Player of the American League Championship Series. He is also a six-time MLB All-Star.

In 2000, Mets traded him to the Oakland Athletics for shortstop Jorge Velandia, as starting shortstop Rey Ordonez was out with a broken arm, and Melvin Mora, Mike Bordick, and Kurt Abbott proved unable to fill in.

In August 2006, he hit the first grand slam of his career off of Kevin Gregg of the Angels.

He joined Baltimore Orioles for $8 million in February 2014. In 2014, he led the American League in home runs.

Nelson Cruz is a married man. He is married to Solani Genao. They got married on 25 December 2009.

The couple has a daughter, Giada, and a son, Nelson Jr. He became an American citizen after the end of the 2018 season.

He turned down $14 million qualifying offer from the Rangers in 2013. He signed a one-year deal for $8 million with Baltimore Orioles in February 2014.

He then signed a four-year deal with Seattle Mariners for $57 million in December 2014. He joined his current club Minnesota Twins for $14.3 million.