ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Nelson Cruz put on quite a show on Sunday. Cruz hit his second homer of the game in the 11th inning and drove in seven runs, and the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles avoided a ...

CLEVELAND -- Nelson Cruz packed up his big bat and joined a contender. The Tampa Bay Rays acquired Cruz, one of baseball's most proven sluggers, in a four-player trade with the Minnesota Twins on ...

The Minnesota Twins announced they have parted ways with former Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, trading him and right-handed minor league pitcher Calvin Faucher to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange ...

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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles went 13-9-4 in the Grapefruit League following tonight's 4-3 loss to the Rays before the seventh sellout crowd this spring at Ed Smith Stadium. Outfielder Nelson Cruz's CT ...

After a slew of speculation about where Nelson Cruz might sign, the veteran slugger is taking his talents to Washington D.C. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal confirmed that the Nationals signed Cruz to a ...

BOSTON -- Nelson Cruz homered twice and at 41 years old, became the oldest player in major league history to hit 30 home runs in a season, helping power the Tampa Bay Rays past the Boston Red Sox 12-7 ...