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Bryan De La Cruz
De La Cruz with the Marlins in 2021
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 41
Outfielder
Born: (1996-12-16) December 16, 1996 (age 27)
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 2021, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.253
Home runs58
Runs batted in208
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Bryan Starling De La Cruz (born December 16, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlins. De La Cruz signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in 2013, and made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Marlins.

Career

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Houston Astros

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De La Cruz signed with the Houston Astros organization as an international free agent on September 24, 2013, for a $170,000 signing bonus.[1] He spent his professional debut season with the Dominican Summer League Astros, hitting 262/.387/.317 with one home run and 22 runs batted in (RBI).[2] His 2015 season was spent with the Gulf Coast League Astros, hitting .242/.313/.268 with 12 RBI.[2] He split the 2016 season between the Greeneville Astros and the Tri-City ValleyCats, hitting a combined .239/.331/.396 with three home runs and 18 RBI.[2] He split the 2017 season between Tri-City, the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Corpus Christi Hooks, hitting a combined .244/.290/.335 with two home runs and 21 RBI.[2]

In the 2018 season, De La Cruz played for Quad Cities and the Buies Creek Astros, hitting a combined .289/.367/.375 with two home runs and 62 RBI.[2] De La Cruz split the 2019 season between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and Corpus Christi, hitting a combined .280/.340/.428 with eight home runs and 43 RBI.[2][3] De La Cruz did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He opened the 2021 season with the Sugar Land Skeeters, hitting .324/.362/.518 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI over 66 games with them.[4][5]

Miami Marlins

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On July 28, 2021, the Astros traded De La Cruz and Austin Pruitt to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Yimi García.[6] On July 30, Miami selected his contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his MLB debut that night against the New York Yankees.[7] On August 13, De La Cruz hit his first career grand slam off of Chicago Cubs starter Adbert Alzolay.[8] In 58 games during his rookie campaign, he batted .296 with five home runs and 19 RBI.

De La Cruz made the Marlins' Opening Day roster for the 2022 season.[9] He played in a 115 games for Miami during the season, slashing .252/.294/.432 with 13 home runs and 43 RBI.[10] De La Cruz made 153 appearances for the Marlins during the 2023 campaign, batting .257/.304/.411 with career–highs in home runs (19) and RBI (78).[11]

De La Cruz played in 105 contests for Miami in 2024, hitting .245/.289/.417 with 18 home runs, 51 RBI, and three stolen bases. At the time of his trade, he was the Marlins' season leader in home runs and RBI.[12]

Pittsburgh Pirates

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On July 30, 2024, the Marlins traded De La Cruz to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jun-Seok Shim and Garret Forrester.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Polishuk, Mark (October 3, 2013). "International Notes: Jose Abreu, Bryan De La Cruz". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bryan De La Cruz Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Kyle, Brad (March 19, 2020). "Houston Astros' Prospect: Bryan De La Cruz". The Runner Sports. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Kuhlmann, Landan (July 27, 2021). "Skeeters spotlight: Bryan De La Cruz". Fort Bend Star. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Martinez, Jason (July 22, 2021). "Knocking Down The Door: July 22, 2021". RotoGraphs Fantasy Baseball. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. ^ De Nicola, Christina (July 28, 2021). "García to Astros for OF prospect". MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  7. ^ De Nicola, Christina (July 30, 2021). "New Marlins pieces show up against Yanks". MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Marlins' Bryan de la Cruz: Belts second homer". August 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Miami Herald (subscription required)
  10. ^ "Breakout Candidate: Bryan De La Cruz". mlbtraderumors.com. October 30, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "2023 Marlins Season Review: Bryan De La Cruz". fishonfirst.com. November 2, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "Pirates acquire Bryan De La Cruz, Isiah Kiner-Falefa at deadline". espn.com. July 30, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "Pirates deal for slugging OF Bryan De La Cruz from Miami". MLB.com.
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