Longtime slugger and a seven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz has agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres.
SAN DIEGO — Longtime slugger Nelson Cruz has agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres, according to two people with knowledge of the deal.
The right-handed-hitting Cruz, who turns 43 on July 1, is expected to platoon at DH with 37-year-old lefty hitter Matt Carpenter, who signed a one-year deal with the Padres last month. With the Padres, Cruz will be reunited with former teammates Manny Machado and Juan Soto. Cruz is noted for his veteran clubhouse presence, and was given Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award for character, community involvement and philanthropy in 2021 while with Tampa Bay.
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