Cruz Takes Place Among Greats
Wednesday, January 9th , 2030
Nelson Cruz played baseball a long time and he played it well. Then at the age of 44, he called it a career. In recognition of his outstanding accomplishments, Cruz has been voted into the Hall of Fame, with 81.0% of ballots voting him in.
“There is so much to love about this game,” the newest honoree said during his induction speech at the Major League Baseball Baseball Hall of Fame. “I couldn’t imagine anything greater than my first major league game. Then I hit my first home run. Then the other landmarks came. But nothing tops today… to think that I made it to the Hall of Fame.”
The legendary right fielder put up some impressive numbers. Cruz played in 2376 games, compiled a .271 batting average, hit 561 home runs, drove in 1627 runs and scored 1307 times during his career.