Jacob Cruz
| Jacob Cruz | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: January 28, 1973 Oxnard, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 18, 1996, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 2005, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .241 | ||
| Home runs | 19 | ||
| Runs batted in | 105 | ||
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Jacob Cruz (born January 28, 1973 in Oxnard, California), is the Hitting Coach for the Tennessee Smokies, double A minor league baseball team of the Chicago Cubs. Cruz, who is of Mexican American descent, played outfield in Major League Baseball from 1996-2005. He batted and threw left-handed.
Cruz was drafted straight out of high school in 1991 by the California Angels, but did not sign; instead, choosing to play baseball for Arizona State University. Cruz was drafted in the 1st round (32nd overall) of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants, signing the next month.
Cruz would make his Major League debut on July 18, 1996. Cruz spent most of 1996 and 1997 in the Giants minor league system and after playing for the Giants Triple-A affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies, for most of the 1998 season, was traded to the Cleveland Indians on July 23, 1998, along with Steve Reed, for Shawon Dunston, José Mesa, and Alvin Morman. Cruz would play one game for the Indians in 1998 and would spend the rest of the year playing for the Buffalo Bisons, the Indians' Triple-A affiliate. On June 2, 2001, the Indians traded Cruz to the Colorado Rockies for Jody Gerut and Josh Bard. Cruz would play 44 games for the Rockies and 20 for their Triple-A affiliate, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, before being released by the Rockies on November 30, 2001.
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