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Fernando Cruz NYY RP R 

Born: 03/28/1990 Age: 35

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Honey Nut Chourios for $4

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Trade (CIN) Dec'24

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Positions
RP
2026 Earned Positions
RP

All Leagues
Average $2.05 Median $2.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $2.20 Median $2.00

All Leagues
Average $2.00 Median $2.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $2.50 Median $2.00

Roster%
90.49%
Change
7Day 0.31%
30Day 4.91%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 2
OPL Roster%
10.00%
OPL Average Salary
$2.29


June 3, 2025 2:53 PM : The Yankees activated Cruz (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
Analysis: Cruz was sidelined for the past two weeks with right shoulder inflammation. He'll skip a rehab assignment and go right back into a Yankees bullpen that just lost Luke Weaver (hamstring).

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2022CIN14214.201219911 6.06 88.83
2023CIN58266.00798522826 6.26 413.40
2024CIN69366.2023109543519 6.66 444.23
2025NYY23025.1284017823 7.83 198.37

MILB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2011KCR (R)17023.21017301531 2.95 69.83
2012KCR (R)20035.13038491732 3.98 140.47
2015CHC (A+)15333.12225311214 4.38 145.87
2015CHC (AA)16131.11031312044 3.1 97.07
2015CHC (AAA)114.000210203 -8.83 -35.30
2018Pericos de Puebla (AAA)9215.0041018803 2.62 39.30
2022CIN (AAA)51056.023066391944 7.89 441.80
2023CIN (AAA)201.20022200 3.08 5.13

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
Jun 6, 2025 NYY BOS 0 0 0 1 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.93
Jun 4, 2025 NYY CLE 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 -4.10
May 17, 2025 NYY NYM 0 0 0 0 1.1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.27
May 14, 2025 NYY @SEA 0 0 0 1 1.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5.80
May 13, 2025 NYY @SEA 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13.40
May 10, 2025 NYY @ATH 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 3 3 3 2 0 0 1 -11.17
May 6, 2025 NYY SDP 0 1 0 0 0.2 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.33
May 5, 2025 NYY SDP 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.47
May 3, 2025 NYY TBR 0 0 0 1 2.0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 18.20
Apr 30, 2025 NYY @BAL 0 0 0 0 1.2 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 20.33
Totals 0 1 0 4 10.1 42 5 5 9 17 2 2 2 66.47

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
April 15, 2024 11:22 AM add Muttley's Evil Snicker 🐶 $2
October 10, 2024 12:47 AM increase Muttley's Evil Snicker 🐶 $4
December 14, 2024 4:49 PM move Honey Nut Chourios (from Muttley's Evil Snicker 🐶) $4

Recent Trades for Fernando Cruz in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
May 26, 2025 3:08 PM Cherry Bombers 💣 $3 loan Keep Yr Own Counsell Fernando Cruz NYY RP R $1 
April 17, 2025 9:48 AM Boys of Summer Tarik Skubal DET SP L $55 
$36 loan 		Montreal Expos Fernando Cruz NYY RP R $6 
Max Kepler PHI OF L $5
Owen Caissie CHC AAA OF L $1
Tink Hence STL A SP R $4 MILB 60IL
March 8, 2025 1:34 PM 🎻The Saggese Bottom Boyds🎙️ David Peterson NYM SP L $1 
 All Lowe Do Is Winn Fernando Cruz NYY RP R $6 
$5 loan
January 15, 2025 9:08 AM Votto's OBP 🍁 Luis Severino ATH SP R $9 
Kyle Finnegan WSN RP R $4 
Noelvi Marte CIN 3B R $7 10IL
 Tecumseh Cubs Fernando Cruz NYY RP R $3 
Jake Burger TEX 1B/3B R $6 
December 13, 2024 4:48 PM Honey Nut Chourios Austin Wells NYY C L $3 
 Muttley's Evil Snicker 🐶 Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $4 
August 28, 2024 3:49 PM BABIP’d Tyler Anderson LAA SP L $1 
Josh Naylor CLE 1B L $6 
Andres Gimenez CLE 2B L $9 
Brandon Marsh PHI OF L $5
$3 loan 		mr Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B R $11 
Aroldis Chapman PIT RP L $4 
Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $1 
Jake McCarthy ARI AAA OF L $2
July 20, 2024 1:01 PM And Here Come the Pretzels! Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $1 
 Henry Rowengarter est. 2015 Nick Gonzales PIT 2B/SS R $1 
July 17, 2024 12:14 PM 🍤 Jumbo Shrimp 🍤 Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $1 
Angel Martinez CLE 2B/OF S $5 
Max Meyer MIA SP R $4 15IL 
 Horsley Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B R $8 
Aroldis Chapman PIT RP L $6 
Gerrit Cole NYY SP R $78 60IL
$82 loan
July 1, 2024 11:26 PM The Hunter Renfroe October Chad Green TOR RP R $2
Daniel Schneemann CLE 2B/SS/3B/OF L $11 
$11 loan 		Not a spud 🥔 Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $5 
Bryan De La Cruz NYY AAA OF R $4
June 30, 2024 10:28 AM Prestige Worldwide Juan Soto NYY OF L $51 
 24 Hour Todd!! Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $3 
Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL OF R $40
Michael King SDP SP R $13 15IL 
Connor Norby BAL 2B/3B/OF R $6 
David Festa MIN SP R $2 
$13 loan