The San Diego Padres are among the teams interested in free-agent slugger Nelson Cruz, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
Cruz, a seven-time All-Star and four-time Silver Slugger, will turn 43 years old on July 1. He had 10 home runs, 64 RBI, a .234 batting average and .651 OPS in 124 games for the Washington Nationals last season.
The year before, Cruz posted 32 home runs with 86 RBI and an .832 OPS for the Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins.
His best stretch occurred in the latter half of his career, when he had a per-162-game average of 46 home runs and 115 RBI with a .