By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Major League Baseball has hired Nelson Cruz as a consultant. He is a former MLB player.
Cruz will serve within the baseball operations staff. The goal of his position is to improve Latin America ties.
“Nelson Cruz is a respected voice in the game whose outstanding service to young people and those in need in the Dominican Republic earned him the Roberto Clemente Award,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in the statement. “Nelson is passionate about growing the game and improving issues for players and our sport as a whole. He will be a resource to many people across our game, especially in the Dominican Republic.”
He played 19 MLB seasons. Cruz was also a seven-time All-Star.
“I’m extremely happy to join Major League Baseball,” Cruz said. “Since I signed out of the Dominican Republic as a teenager, I’ve cared deeply about the issues affecting that country, and the game as a whole. I’m excited to work with the Commissioner’s Office and the opportunity to work with young players by sharing what I have learned since I signed in 1998.”
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