Designated hitter Nelson Cruz and the Minnesota twins reached a $ 13 million a year deal, sources confirmed. Jeff Passanof ESPN.
Cruz, 40, was a key figure in the “Bomb Squad Twins” range. And it will return right in the middle in 2021.
The slugger, who hit .303 with 16 home runs, 33 RBIs, finished sixth in the AL MVP vote and was selected as Marvin Miller’s Man of the Year at the Players Choice Awards.
The prize goes to the player whom his colleagues “respect the most for his leadership on the field and in the community”. Cruz donated a fire truck, an ambulance and helped build a police station in his hometown of Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic. His Boomstick 23 foundation contributed wheelchairs and crutches. In addition, he set up a clinic to provide medical services.
His mission to help his hometown and other cities in the Dominican Republic led him to receive the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award at ESPY 2020.
The designated player played last season on a $ 12 million contract after hitting 41 home teams and hitting 108 RBIs in 2019, despite two innings on the handicap list, with a wrist problem of the hand. Cruz was also the 57th player in Major League history to score 400 home runs.
His OPS .992 in 2020 ranked fourth in the American League and was the fifth best mark in a player’s MLB history in his 39-year season, according to ESPN Stats & Information. In the last two seasons, he has led all major leagues with 1,182 OPS pitches in the attacking zone.
From 2014 to 2018, no player hit more rounds at home than Cruz (203). In 16 major league seasons, Cruz, a six-time All-Star with three Silver Slugger awards to his credit, managed 417 home runs, 1,152 RBIs and a .278 batting average.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this story.