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Nelson Cruz, better with age

December 25, 2019 at 5:56AM
The Twins' Nelson Cruz watched his 40th home run of the season, and his 400th career homer, a 412 foot solo shot to right field in the fourth inning.
Nelson Cruz watched his 40th home run of the season, and his 400th career homer, in September. (Kevin Martin — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Nelson Cruz didn't reach the 40-home run mark until his 10th year in the majors. Since then, he has steadily been blasting Bombas (bold: led AL).

2014: .271 batting average, 40 homers, 108 RBI

2015: .302, 44 homers, 93 RBI

2016: .287, 43 homers, 105RBI

2017: .288, 39 homers, 119RBI

2018: .256, 37 homers, 97 RBI

2019: .311, 41 homers, 108RBI

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