Nelson Cruz
MLB debut September 19, 2005 for the Milwaukee Brewers Career statistics (through 2014 season) Batting average .268 Home runs 197 Runs batted in 597 Teams Milwaukee Brewers (2005) Texas Rangers (2006–2013) Baltimore Orioles (2014) Career highlights and awards 3× All-Star (2009, 2013, 2014) ALCS MVP (2011) MLB home run leader (2014) MLB Records 6 home runs in a single postseason series (2011 ALCS) 13 RBIs in a single postseason series (2011 ALCS) Nelson Ramón Cruz Martínez Sr. (born July 1, 1980) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, and Baltimore Orioles. Cruz is a three-time MLB All-Star. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2011 American League Championship Series, in which he hit six home runs and recorded 13 runs batted in, both MLB records for a single postseason series. In 2014, he led the American League in home runs.