1978
Born October 15, 1978
Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, D.R.
Juan Cruz Notable
b. October 15, 1978 · Chicago Cubs 2001–2003, Atlanta Braves 2004, Oakland Athletics 2005, Arizona Diamondbacks 2006–2008, Kansas City Royals 2009–2010, Tampa Bay Rays 2011, Pittsburgh Pirates 2012
Juan Cruz played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 2001 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012.
He went 38 and 36 with a 4.05 earned run average, pitching 655 innings in 447 games. He struck out 659. Across 450 games he batted .114, with 8 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, D.R. on October 15, 1978. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | CHC | 11 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .125 |
| 2002 | CHC | 45 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| 2003 | CHC | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .250 |
| 2004 | ATL | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 2005 | OAK | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | ARI | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | ARI | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | ARI | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | KCR | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | KCR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | TBR | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | PIT | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 450 | 70 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .114 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | CHC | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 44.2 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 39 | 3.22 |
| 2002 | CHC | 3 | 11 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 97.1 | 84 | 43 | 59 | 81 | 3.98 |
| 2003 | CHC | 2 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 61.0 | 66 | 41 | 28 | 65 | 6.05 |
| 2004 | ATL | 6 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 59 | 22 | 30 | 70 | 2.75 |
| 2005 | OAK | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 38 | 27 | 22 | 34 | 7.44 |
| 2006 | ARI | 5 | 6 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 94.2 | 80 | 44 | 47 | 88 | 4.18 |
| 2007 | ARI | 6 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 45 | 21 | 32 | 87 | 3.10 |
| 2008 | ARI | 4 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 | 34 | 15 | 31 | 71 | 2.61 |
| 2009 | KCR | 3 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 50.1 | 46 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 5.72 |
| 2010 | KCR | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3.38 |
| 2011 | TBR | 5 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 36 | 21 | 28 | 46 | 3.88 |
| 2012 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 35.2 | 39 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 2.78 |
| Career | — | 38 | 36 | 447 | 38 | 6 | 655.0 | 576 | 295 | 346 | 659 | 4.05 |
On this day & linked events
2001
Major-league debut: Juan Cruz
Juan Cruz made a major-league debut on August 21, 2001.
2012
Final major-league game: Juan Cruz
Juan Cruz played a final major-league game on August 19, 2012.