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Name	Team	Age
Nelson Cruz	Retired (2011, Age 37)	Died (2056, Age 82)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 2 (1992)	CF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mel Ott League	0	15 years (59 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B-	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	A-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	4/7/1974
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	4	8
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (9.7 %)	D- (8.8 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1998	NL	All Star Starter (CF)
1999	NL	All Star Starter (CF); Gold Glove (CF)
2000	NL	All Star Reserve (OF)
2001	NL	All Star Reserve (OF)
2003	NL	All Star Starter (CF)
2005	AL	All Star Starter (CF)
2006	AL	All Star Starter (CF)
2008	AL	All Star Reserve (OF)
2009	AL	All Star Starter (CF)
2010	AL	All Star Reserve (OF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2011-11-01	Nelson Cruz has retired from the Washington Crooks
2011-05-14	The Washington Crooks have placed Nelson Cruz on the trade block.
2009-09-12	Nelson Cruz of the Washington Crooks is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
2007-06-16	Nelson Cruz of the Washington Crooks is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
2004-04-14	Trade #1203394 has been completed between the Houston Buffaloes and the Washington Crooks. The Washington Crooks receive Nelson Cruz, Manny Rogers from the Houston Buffaloes in exchange for Santiago Chouinard.
2002-09-14	Nelson Cruz of the Houston Hurricanes is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1996-09-29	The Houston Hurricanes have promoted Nelson Cruz to the major league team.
1995-04-28	The Florida Hurricanes have renamed Richard Doerr to Nelson Cruz.