Video: Rays’ Nelson Cruz Becomes Oldest Player to Hit 30 HR in Season
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Nelson Cruz continued his vitality surge and made reasonably history alongside the vogue while main the Tampa Bay Rays to a 12-7 victory over the Boston Crimson Sox on Tuesday.
The 41-twelve months-weak Cruz launched two home runs all the device by the game to give him 30 for the season and 447 in his career. ESPN noted he grew to change into the oldest player in Major League Baseball history to attain the 30-homer entire in a season, surpassing David Ortiz and Darrell Evans.
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Ortiz and Evans had been each and every 40 when they done the feat in 2016 and 1987, respectively.
“That is positively a privilege. David Ortiz methodology so great to baseball, also he’s Dominican,” Cruz, who is from the Dominican Republic, said. “So, or no longer it is an honor to be by his aspect.”
The Rays slugger now has four home runs in the excellent four games and three in the first two contests of the collection against the Crimson Sox.
Tampa Bay will judge about to total the sweep Wednesday and switch further forward in the division. It leads the American League East by 9.5 games over the New York Yankees and 10 games over the Crimson Sox.