Steven Cruz

ABOUT STEVEN CRUZ

Major league reliever that was originally signed by the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in March 2017. A few years later, he was acquired by the Kansas City Royals via trade in January 2023. He was eventually named one of the Royals' top 100 MLB prospects.

He first began his professional baseball career with the DSL Twins rookie affiliate team. After 16 games, he was then promoted.

He made his official major league debut while facing the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 29, 2023. He recorded one strikeout in a 6-3 Royals loss.

Growing up, he lived with his family in Tenares, Dominican Republic.

He was once packaged in a trade that also included Michael Taylor .