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Health a contributing factor to Cruz’s success
- Updated: August 17, 2016
ANAHEIM — Nelson Cruz reached the 30-home run mark for a third straight season in Monday’s 3-2 win over the Angels and that’s something the Mariners slugger doesn’t take for granted.
Cruz hit 30 home runs just once in his first eight seasons in the Majors, but now has done it three more times over the past three years — hitting 40 with the Orioles in 2014, cranking 44 last year for Seattle and now reaching 30 with nearly a third of the season still to play.
Only Cruz and Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays have reached the 30-homer mark for the last three seasons. Mark Trumbo of the Orioles leads the Majors with 34 home runs, while Cruz is tied for fourth with his 30 going into Tuesday’s games.
Cruz said it’s pretty simple why he’s having such consistent production now at age 36. After years of dealing with leg injuries in Texas, he’s trained harder in the winter and through the season to stay strong and healthy and the payoff is clear.
“Just to be able to play many games, …
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