Fernando Cruz NYY RP R 

Born: 03/28/1990 Age: 35

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

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

Fri 6/27 Sat 6/28 Sun 6/29
ATH 7:05 PM EDT ATH 1:05 PM EDT ATH 1:35 PM EDT

Positions
RP
2026 Earned Positions
RP

All Leagues
Average $2.08 Median $2.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $2.25 Median $2.00

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

Roster%
88.04%
Change
7Day 1.53%
30Day 1.84%

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 overall still holds a solid 3.26 ERA as one of New York's top high-leverage options this season.

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
2025NYY31032.02853191423 7.83 250.50

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 25, 2025 NYY @CIN 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13.40
Jun 24, 2025 NYY @CIN 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.93
Jun 22, 2025 NYY BAL 0 1 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13.40
Jun 18, 2025 NYY LAA 0 0 0 0 1.0 6 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 2.40
Jun 16, 2025 NYY LAA 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.47
Jun 13, 2025 NYY @BOS 0 0 0 0 1.1 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7.87
Jun 11, 2025 NYY @KCR 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.93
Jun 8, 2025 NYY BOS 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0.73
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
Totals 0 1 0 1 8.1 35 4 4 4 18 6 0 1 60.97

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 16, 2024 1:39 PM add mr $1
August 29, 2024 3:50 PM move BABIP’d (from mr) $1
October 10, 2024 1:06 AM increase BABIP’d $3
March 22, 2025 11:21 AM cut BABIP’d $2
April 21, 2025 12:30 PM add Whitey Whackers $3
May 22, 2025 4:18 PM cut Whitey Whackers $2
June 5, 2025 11:45 AM add wOBAlicious $2
June 16, 2025 2:13 AM cut wOBAlicious $1

Recent Trades for Fernando Cruz in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
June 24, 2025 6:03 PM ⚖️ Judge Jhoan Hodgman ⚖️ Chase DeLauter CLE AAA OF L $2
 Painter Of A Panic Mattack 🏭 Fernando Cruz NYY RP R $6 
$4 loan
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 AA SP R $4 
March 8, 2025 1:34 PM Painter Of A Panic Mattack 🏭 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 10IL 
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 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