Fernando Cruz NYY RP R 

Born: 03/28/1990 Age: 35

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

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Positions
RP
2026 Earned Positions
RP

All Leagues
Average $2.08 Median $2.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $1.79 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $2.00 Median $2.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $2.50 Median $2.50

Roster%
86.81%
Change
7Day 1.84%
30Day 5.52%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 3
OPL Roster%
5.00%
OPL Average Salary
$2.80


June 23, 2025 11:45 AM : Cruz (2-3) earned the win over Baltimore on Sunday, striking out all three batters he faced in a perfect inning of work.
Analysis: Cruz came on in the eighth inning with the Orioles up 2-1, inheriting runners on first and second base with no outs. The right-hander put out the fire by striking out Ramon Laureano, Colton Cowser and Cedric Mullins on 13 total pitches. Cruz has been a punchout machine since coming off the injured list June 3, racking up 15 strikeouts over 6.2 innings covering eight appearances. He's given up four runs in that span but still holds a solid 3.26 ERA as one of New York's top high-leverage options this season.

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP WINS SV K ERA WHIP
2022CIN14214.200211.227271.22727
2023CIN58266.010984.909091.21212
2024CIN69366.2301094.860001.33500
2025NYY29030.122503.263741.08791

MILB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP WINS SV K ERA WHIP
2011KCR (R)17023.221177.985911.90141
2012KCR (R)20035.143386.877361.86792
2015CHC (A+)15333.112253.780001.29000
2015CHC (AA)16131.121315.457451.62766
2015CHC (AAA)114.000222.500003.00000
2018Pericos de Puebla (AAA)9215.010107.800001.73333
2022CIN (AAA)51056.0423662.892861.03571
2023CIN (AAA)201.200216.199972.40000

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR
Jun 22, 2025 NYY BAL 0 1 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Jun 18, 2025 NYY LAA 0 0 0 0 1.0 6 1 1 0 2 3 0 0
Jun 16, 2025 NYY LAA 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jun 13, 2025 NYY @BOS 0 0 0 0 1.1 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Jun 11, 2025 NYY @KCR 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 8, 2025 NYY BOS 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 2 2 2 2 1 0 0
Jun 6, 2025 NYY BOS 0 0 0 1 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jun 4, 2025 NYY CLE 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 0 1
May 17, 2025 NYY NYM 0 0 0 0 1.1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
May 14, 2025 NYY @SEA 0 0 0 1 1.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 0 1 0 2 9.0 41 5 5 6 16 7 2 1

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
March 12, 2024 9:21 PM add Novum Vetus $1
July 7, 2024 1:56 PM move The Decoys (from Novum Vetus) $1
August 7, 2024 11:05 PM cut The Decoys $1
September 9, 2024 10:43 AM add Acuna Matata $2
October 10, 2024 1:08 AM increase Acuna Matata $4
January 21, 2025 1:38 PM cut Acuna Matata $0
April 28, 2025 11:00 AM add One Arm Bandits 🎰 $5
May 18, 2025 9:48 AM cut One Arm Bandits 🎰 $3
June 20, 2025 1:12 PM add One Arm Bandits 🎰 $3
June 20, 2025 2:17 PM cut One Arm Bandits 🎰 $2

Recent Trades for Fernando Cruz in Old School (5x5)

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
June 3, 2025 5:07 PM Chester's Attempt Fernando Cruz NYY RP R $1 
Ryan Pepiot TBR SP R $7 
Dylan Crews WSN OF R $8 10IL 
 Ottomatic for the People Rafael Devers BOS 3B L $41 
$27 loan
May 27, 2025 6:18 PM Prospectus Maximus Fernando Cruz NYY RP R $1 
Jackson Chourio MIL OF R $19 
 Open team Max Fried NYY SP L $25 
Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL OF R $55 
$60 loan
January 10, 2025 11:09 PM Chico's Bail Bonds Bears Fernando Cruz NYY RP R $3 
 Colter's Wall Tobias Myers MIL AAA SP/RP R $3
December 28, 2024 9:20 PM Sandlot Legend Evan Carter TEX OF L $14 
Deyvison De Los Santos MIA AAA 1B/3B R $3
Quinn Mathews STL AAA SP L $7
 Springfield Isotopes Fernando Cruz NYY RP R $4 
Andrew Painter PHI AAA SP R $7
Masataka Yoshida BOS Util L $13 60IL 
July 6, 2024 1:55 PM The Decoys Jordan Romano TOR RP R $8
J.P. France HOU SP R $3 60IL 
Cade Povich BAL SP L $3 15IL 
 Novum Vetus Lance Lynn STL SP R $1
Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $1 
Sean Manaea SFG SP L $1 60IL 
Tommy Edman STL 2B/SS/OF S $15
$4 loan
July 4, 2024 12:28 PM Canes Baseball Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $2 
Luis Gil NYY SP R $2 60IL 
 Team Hiles Luis Castillo SEA SP R $33 
$29 loan
June 2, 2024 3:16 PM Donkey Hotè Josh Lowe TBR OF L $6 
Noelvi Marte CIN 3B R $8 10IL 
Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $8 
Spencer Schwellenbach ATL SP R $4 
 Tyler Swift Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $4 
Sonny Gray STL SP R $15 
Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP OF R $44 
Michael King SDP SP R $4 15IL 
$41 loan
June 2, 2024 8:54 AM Acuna Moncada Hector Neris CHC RP R $3
Alex Verdugo NYY OF L $7 
 Rotten Tomatoes Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $4 
Sonny Gray STL SP R $13 
$7 loan
May 9, 2024 3:01 PM Sixto Midnight Craig Kimbrel TEX AAA RP R $5
Cedric Mullins BAL OF L $14 
$9 loan 		Billboard Heroes Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $1 
Luis Garcia HOU RP R $4 60IL 
Drew Rasmussen TBR SP/RP R $5 
May 1, 2024 8:28 PM Lamoka🏹 Juan Soto NYY OF L $65 
Jason Foley DET RP R $3 60IL
$61 loan 		Slugger Supreme Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $1 
Emmanuel Rodriguez MIN CPX OF L $1
Jackson Chourio MIL OF R $4 
Cade Povich BAL SP L $1 15IL