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Fernando Cruz

#63 - Relief Pitcher

New York Yankees

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 3/28/1990 (36)
Height, Weight 6'2", 237 lb
Hometown Bayamon, PRI

2026 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
2 43.0 2.51 1.33 29.9% 14.1%
68th 2
Sv
90th 35.0
IP
37th 4.28
ERA
122nd 1.35
WHIP
25th 22.4%
K%
291st 9.9%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
93.2 18.0% 34.2% 52.5% 1.7% 4.90 3.80
267th 94.5
FB MPH
10th 12.1%
SwStr%
8th 28.5%
CSW%
95th 50.9%
Str-ICR
9th 4.6%
MTK%
191st 4.94
PLV
206th 3.52
PLA
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Rank
45th
Holds List
Rank
11th
Saves+Holds List
Rank
27th

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Fernando Cruz Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L Sv Hld ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR% GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR% PLV
2022 CIN 14 2 14.2 0-1 0 1 1.23 1.23 2.82 3.18 3.72 3.75 32.8% 14.1% 5.5 0.61 .250 11.1% 90.9% 39.4% 45.5% 17.3% 30.8% 0.55 4.94
2023 CIN 58 2 66.0 1-2 0 7 4.91 1.21 3.45 2.83 3.43 3.78 35.1% 10.0% 7.1 0.82 .319 13.0% 58.4% 38.7% 32.9% 16.9% 30.6% 0.60 4.95
2024 CIN 69 3 66.2 3-8 0 23 4.86 1.34 3.87 3.27 2.69 3.52 37.8% 12.2% 7.3 1.21 .338 27.3% 69.8% 44.1% 39.7% 17.8% 33.3% 0.66 4.98
2025 NYY 49 0 48.0 3-4 2 16 3.56 1.19 3.83 3.18 3.10 3.57 36.0% 12.0% 6.2 0.94 .292 20.0% 73.6% 43.6% 37.6% 19.8% 37.1% 0.69 4.91
2026 NYY 48 0 43.0 4-4 2 16 2.51 1.33 3.28 3.41 4.44 3.80 29.9% 14.1% 6.5 0.63 .286 8.8% 80.3% 28.7% 30.7% 18.0% 34.2% 0.62 4.90
RP MLB Percentile 97 0 74 83-14 72 96 89 64 85 79 52 41 93 16 85 79 62 83 86 95 11 97 98 87 44
RP MLB AVG 27 1 35.0 2-2 2 5 4.28 1.35 4.31 4.33 4.37 3.52 22.4% 9.9% 8.3 1.16 .289 18.4% 72.6% 37.1% 43.6% 12.1% 28.5% 0.50 4.94
Career 238 7 238.1 11-19 4 63 3.97 1.26 3.58 3.15 3.35 3.67 35.0% 12.0% 6.8 0.91 .308 16.3% 70.9% 39.2% 36.0% 18.0% 33.3% 0.63 4.94

Fernando Cruz Repertoire

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Fernando Cruz Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2022 CIN 14 2 14.2 0-1 0 0 1 260 154 106 64 9 6 2 0 1 21 9 1 1
2023 CIN 58 2 66.0 1-2 0 0 7 1,120 701 418 279 52 29 14 3 6 98 28 2 5
2024 CIN 69 3 66.2 3-8 0 0 23 1,138 708 430 288 54 30 14 1 9 109 35 1 8
2025 NYY 49 0 48.0 3-4 0 2 16 792 476 317 200 33 21 7 0 5 72 24 3 5
2026 NYY 48 0 43.0 4-4 0 2 16 749 451 299 184 31 21 7 0 3 55 26 2 3
RP MLB Percentile 97 0 74 83-14 0 72 96 78 71 16 74 46 47 25 39 51 87 9 28 10
RP MLB AVG 27 1 35.0 2-2 0 2 5 591 377 215 152 32 21 6 1 4 34 14 2 1
Career 238 7 238.1 11-19 0 4 63 4,059 2,490 1,570 1,015 179 107 44 4 24 355 122 9 22

Fernando Cruz Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2022 CIN 32.8% 14.1% .167 .259 .556 .263 .250 .273 .167 .263 .249 .301 86.5 86.1 9.9 2.82
2023 CIN 35.1% 10.0% .211 .366 .661 .290 .319 .347 .196 .284 .279 .387 89.1 90.0 17.1 3.45
2024 CIN 37.8% 12.2% .216 .388 .702 .307 .338 .380 .206 .305 .313 .445 87.4 91.6 13.8 3.87
2025 NYY 36.0% 12.0% .192 .320 .620 .281 .292 .327 .209 .306 .315 .420 86.8 89.0 16.3 3.83
2026 NYY 29.9% 14.1% .201 .305 .626 .287 .286 .307 .177 .280 .234 .320 84.3 87.1 23.5 3.28
RP MLB Percentile 93 16 85 84 81 77 62 69 96 85 95 82 93 76 5 85
RP MLB AVG 22.4% 9.9% .241 .393 .717 .316 .289 .320 .237 .319 .281 .362 87.7 89.3 13.3 4.31
Career 35.0% 12.0% .204 .346 .652 .294 .308 .340 .196 .295 .284 .395 87.1 89.3 16.8 3.58

Fernando Cruz Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2022 CIN25.4% (94.3)0.8% (93.2)5.8% (87.0)40.8% (86.4)---27.3% (81.7)- 26.2% 73.8%
2023 CIN35.2% (94.3)0.5% (93.8)23.9% (87.9)4.6% (83.3)---35.9% (81.4)- 35.6% 64.4%
2024 CIN32.5% (94.6)-25.6% (88.6)----41.9% (81.5)- 32.5% 67.5%
2025 NYY19.3% (93.9)14.3% (93.0)-5.9% (82.4)---60.5% (80.6)- 33.6% 66.4%
2026 NYY32.0% (93.2)2.9% (92.6)-13.0% (82.4)---52.1% (79.9)- 35.0% 65.0%
RP MLB Percentile 35 (24) 1 (27) - 22 (8) - - - 99 (0) - 14.0% 85.7%
RP MLB AVG 38.1% (94.5) 25.8% (94.0) 20.7% (89.4) 25.4% (85.4) 21.5% (82.5) 16.2% (79.9) 17.3% (86.3) 18.6% (86.3) 32.3% (68.2) 48.3% 51.5%
Career30.1% (94.1)3.5% (93.0)14.1% (88.2)7.4% (84.0)---44.8% (80.9)- 33.6% 66.4%

Fernando Cruz Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2022 CIN22.7% (4)0.0% (0)13.3% (1)37.7% (18)---32.4% (22)- 22.1% 33.9%
2023 CIN26.9% (30)0.0% (0)24.6% (22)33.3% (10)---38.3% (127)- 26.6% 32.9%
2024 CIN27.8% (22)-32.6% (35)----37.9% (146)- 27.8% 35.9%
2025 NYY46.4% (12)24.8% (4)-34.0% (5)---37.4% (136)- 37.2% 37.1%
2026 NYY33.8% (14)22.7% (1)-34.0% (13)---35.1% (107)- 32.8% 34.9%
RP MLB Percentile 89 (54) 23 (78) - 76 (41) - - - 87 (0) - 89.7% 92.3%
RP MLB AVG 27.0% (21) 27.1% (8) 27.0% (10) 29.1% (17) 28.1% (14) 27.4% (10) 21.8% (13) 23.8% (15) 23.8% (8) 27.8% 28.8%
Career30.7% (82)23.2% (5)28.4% (58)35.2% (46)---37.1% (538)- 30.0% 35.0%

Fernando Cruz Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR%
2022 CIN 45.5% 18.2% 27.3% 9.1% 33.3% 45.5% 36.4% 18.2% 15.8% 60.7% 30.3% 6.1% 3.0% 39.4%
2023 CIN 32.9% 25.5% 30.9% 11.4% 42.3% 44.4% 31.1% 24.5% 18.6% 61.7% 21.5% 8.1% 9.4% 38.7%
2024 CIN 39.7% 27.0% 23.4% 9.9% 42.6% 45.5% 33.6% 21.0% 16.3% 55.3% 29.1% 5.7% 9.9% 44.1%
2025 NYY 37.6% 28.7% 24.8% 8.9% 43.6% 44.6% 35.6% 19.8% 10.2% 56.5% 24.8% 9.9% 8.9% 43.6%
2026 NYY 30.7% 17.8% 33.7% 17.8% 30.7% 41.6% 36.6% 21.8% 12.6% 71.3% 16.8% 5.0% 6.9% 28.7%
RP MLB Percentile 11 84 93 93 80 47 73 26 1 96 97 52 44 95
RP MLB AVG 43.6% 21.7% 24.4% 10.3% 34.6% 41.0% 33.9% 25.1% 18.0% 62.6% 24.5% 5.8% 7.1% 37.1%
Career 36.0% 24.6% 28.0% 11.6% 39.8% 44.2% 34.0% 21.7% 15.0% 60.8% 23.8% 7.0% 8.6% 39.2%

Fernando Cruz Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR% IPA%
2022 CIN .167 .263 .250 .273 .167 .263 .249 .301 86.5 86.1 9.9 11.1% 39.4% 20.3%
2023 CIN .211 .290 .319 .347 .196 .284 .279 .387 89.1 90.0 17.1 13.0% 38.7% 20.8%
2024 CIN .216 .307 .338 .380 .206 .305 .313 .445 87.4 91.6 13.8 27.3% 44.1% 21.9%
2025 NYY .192 .281 .292 .327 .209 .306 .315 .420 86.8 89.0 16.3 20.0% 43.6% 22.0%
2026 NYY .201 .287 .286 .307 .177 .280 .234 .320 84.3 87.1 23.5 8.8% 28.7% 15.8%
RP MLB Percentile 85 77 62 69 96 85 95 82 93 76 5 83 95 97
RP MLB AVG .241 .316 .289 .320 .237 .319 .281 .362 87.7 89.3 13.3 18.4% 37.1% 24.6%
Career .204 .294 .308 .340 .196 .295 .284 .395 87.1 89.3 16.8 16.3% 39.2% 20.4%

Fernando Cruz Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR% Str-ICR
2022 CIN 35.8% 59.2% 45.8% 33.5% 37.8% 15.8% 62.2% 74.6% 48.2% 13.5% 17.3% 30.8% 12.7% 55.8% 0.55 49.2%
2023 CIN 42.1% 62.6% 48.8% 32.3% 34.6% 18.6% 65.4% 77.8% 45.5% 13.8% 16.9% 30.6% 13.4% 57.9% 0.60 52.2%
2024 CIN 41.4% 62.2% 46.7% 32.4% 38.2% 16.3% 61.8% 77.8% 38.4% 15.5% 17.8% 33.3% 12.6% 57.5% 0.66 51.1%
2025 NYY 37.6% 60.1% 42.8% 31.6% 46.3% 10.2% 53.7% 76.0% 27.6% 17.3% 19.8% 37.1% 12.8% 55.9% 0.69 49.0%
2026 NYY 40.2% 60.2% 44.1% 30.1% 40.9% 12.6% 59.1% 74.4% 37.0% 16.2% 18.0% 34.2% 13.5% 56.1% 0.62 52.5%
RP MLB Percentile 12 13 19 34 99 1 99 95 99 49 97 98 6 27 87 72
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 63.6% 47.2% 31.4% 25.7% 18.0% 74.3% 83.8% 58.5% 16.4% 12.1% 28.5% 17.1% 58.1% 0.50 50.9%
Career 40.3% 61.3% 46.0% 31.8% 39.0% 15.0% 61.0% 76.7% 38.6% 15.3% 18.0% 33.3% 13.0% 56.9% 0.63 51.1%

Fernando Cruz Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2022 CIN 35.8% 26.9% 21.2% 51.9% 25.4% 25.0% 49.6% 27.3% 51.5% 5.8%
2023 CIN 42.1% 24.8% 26.8% 48.4% 33.9% 22.8% 43.3% 31.6% 41.6% 6.4%
2024 CIN 41.4% 25.2% 27.9% 46.9% 32.6% 20.8% 46.6% 34.7% 37.4% 6.0%
2025 NYY 37.6% 34.6% 26.5% 38.9% 22.6% 17.8% 59.6% 33.1% 40.4% 6.6%
2026 NYY 40.2% 36.0% 30.2% 33.8% 26.8% 18.7% 54.5% 29.1% 40.7% 6.3%
RP MLB Percentile 12 56 13 23 8 88 98 46 25 39
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 34.6% 26.9% 38.4% 36.4% 23.0% 40.7% 30.0% 43.1% 6.6%
Career 40.3% 29.0% 27.3% 43.7% 29.5% 20.6% 49.9% 32.0% 40.7% 6.3%

Fernando Cruz Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2022 CIN 58.8% 13.1% 28.1% 9.8% 56.3% 43.8% 18.3% 32.9% 28.8%
2023 CIN 54.5% 14.3% 31.4% 12.3% 54.7% 42.1% 17.0% 29.3% 27.8%
2024 CIN 57.1% 11.8% 31.9% 12.8% 60.0% 47.7% 20.0% 26.2% 30.0%
2025 NYY 58.7% 15.7% 25.8% 10.3% 55.2% 47.8% 21.5% 33.3% 35.3%
2026 NYY 57.3% 16.3% 26.8% 11.2% 58.5% 50.3% 19.1% 27.4% 27.4%
RP MLB Percentile 33 6 15 12 35 51 30 55 97
RP MLB AVG 58.5% 12.3% 29.7% 14.5% 60.9% 50.1% 21.1% 26.5% 19.3%
Career 56.8% 14.1% 29.4% 11.7% 57.1% 46.4% 19.2% 28.9% 29.8%

Fernando Cruz PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2022 CIN 260 4.94 48.5% 14.6% 36.9% 11.5% 2.3% -0.6 +1 3.75
2023 CIN 1,120 4.95 43.6% 18.6% 37.8% 5.8% 4.3% -2.3 -1 3.78
2024 CIN 1,138 4.98 46.2% 15.7% 38.0% 8.2% 3.7% 4.2 +4 3.52
2025 NYY 792 4.91 44.3% 17.4% 38.3% 5.9% 3.0% -1.5 +1 3.57
2026 NYY 749 4.90 45.2% 16.9% 37.9% 7.3% 1.7% -3.9 -3 3.80
RP MLB Percentile 78 44 43 41 41 41 97 85 79 41
RP MLB AVG 591 4.94 45.9% 17.4% 36.8% 9.1% 4.6% 0.9 0 3.52
Career 4,059 4.94 45.1% 17.0% 37.9% 7.1% 3.3% -4.1 +2 3.67
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