Nelson Cruz AL Player of Week 041315 to 041915

Nelson Cruz of the Seattle Mariners was selected the American League Player of the Week for the span of April 13, 2015 through April 19, 2015. His highlights for the week included hitting 12 for 24, .500/.555/1.250 with 6 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB with an 1.806 OPS. This season the outfielder is hitting .354/.404/.854 with 8 HR, 14 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 12 games. Over his 11 season MLB career with the Mariners, Orioles, Rangers and Brewers he has hit .269/.329/.505 with 205 HR, 611 RBI, 500 R, 69 SB in 975 games. He originally signed with the Mets in 1998 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Cruz will be 35 on July 1st.