Nobody strikes out more than the Rays right now. Only three qualified batters have a higher slugging percentage and a lower K% than Nelson Cruz (Vlad Guerror Jr., Matt Olson, and Max Muncy). Great fit.
— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) July 22, 2021Nelson Cruz is 41 years & 21 days old today
The only players in Rays history to appear in a game at that age or older are:
Wade Boggs in 1999
Julio Franco in 1999
Rich Hill this year
Only 1 Rays HR has been hit at that age or older: by Boggs at 41 y, 53 d on 8/7/99— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 22, 2021
- The Padres made a push for Nelson Cruz; Boras on Max Scherzer’s no-trade clause; more notes - Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic: Some very interesting notes and speculation from Ken in this piece.