Deivi Cruz

Dominican baseball player (born 1972)

Baseball player

Deivi Cruz
Shortstop
Born: (1972-11-06) November 6, 1972 (age 51) Nizao, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1997, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 2005, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.269
Home runs	70
Runs batted in	464

Teams
Detroit Tigers (1997–2001) San Diego Padres (2002) Baltimore Orioles (2003) San Francisco Giants (2004–2005) Washington Nationals (2005)

Deivi Cruz Garcia (born November 6, 1972) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop.

Cruz played at the Major League Baseball level for nine seasons (1997-2005) with the Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, and Washington Nationals. In 1,234 career games, Cruz had a .269 batting average with 70 home runs and 464 runs batted in.

In 1997, Cruz was honored as Tigers Rookie of the Year.^[1]

Cruz was released by the St. Louis Cardinals on March 30, 2006, and signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish on June 10, 2006.

Cruz' nephew, Yeyson Yrizarri, is also a professional baseball shortstop.^[2]

References

^ 2015 Tigers Media Guide. pg. 371.
^ Fraley, Gerry (January 4, 2016). "Texas Rangers: Rangers Top Prospects, No. 9: Yeyson Yrizarri, one of the top infield arms in the Rangers' system - SportsDay". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 18, 2016.