All the boos Nelson Cruz receives at Globe Life Park, the result of lingering bitterness from the missed catch in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series and from his decision to serve his 50-game suspension for PEDs during the 2013 season rather than after it, overshadow what a terrific person he is.
The former Texas Rangers slugger now with the Seattle Mariners is very generous with his time and money with his own charity as well as others. One of them is the Do It For Durrett Foundation, a cause close to Cruz.
He knew Richard Durrett from his Rangers days and was the first former player to call and ask what he could do to help the family after Richard passed away in 2014.