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Steven Cruz

#64 - Relief Pitcher

Kansas City Royals

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 6/15/1999 (27)
Height, Weight 6'7", 225 lb
Hometown Tenares, DOM

2026 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
1 35.0 4.63 1.26 28.8% 11.0%
191st 2
Sv
172nd 35.0
IP
206th 4.28
ERA
128th 1.35
WHIP
40th 22.4%
K%
246th 9.9%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
98.2 17.0% 30.8% 51.5% 5.1% 4.99 3.13
22nd 94.5
FB MPH
22nd 12.1%
SwStr%
72nd 28.5%
CSW%
165th 50.9%
Str-ICR
218th 4.6%
MTK%
147th 4.94
PLV
125th 3.52
PLA
Saves List
Rank
40th
Holds List
Rank
58th
Saves+Holds List
Rank
86th

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Steven 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
2023 KC 10 4 12.2 0-0 0 0 4.97 1.74 6.25 4.81 5.42 5.07 24.2% 17.7% 7.8 0.71 .294 12.5% 74.1% 34.3% 45.7% 10.2% 26.6% 0.39 4.74
2024 KC 5 0 5.2 0-0 0 0 0.00 0.18 2.00 1.63 2.54 2.08 22.2% 0.0% 1.6 0.00 .071 0.0% 100.0% 21.4% 42.9% 12.2% 26.8% 0.56 5.33
2025 KC 47 0 45.2 3-1 0 9 3.74 1.18 2.49 4.15 4.23 2.93 20.1% 9.5% 7.1 0.99 .244 17.9% 72.9% 29.5% 45.8% 12.1% 27.6% 0.45 4.95
2026 KC 33 2 35.0 2-2 1 2 4.63 1.26 4.91 5.87 3.56 3.13 28.8% 11.0% 7.2 2.57 .237 50.0% 83.9% 41.4% 47.1% 17.0% 30.8% 0.59 4.99
RP MLB Percentile 56 77 50 48-29 0 40 40 62 33 12 83 64 87 29 71 5 78 1 87 19 67 93 78 79 56
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 95 6 99.0 5-3 1 11 4.00 1.22 3.80 4.70 4.04 3.23 23.9% 10.8% 6.9 1.45 .239 27.6% 76.8% 33.6% 46.1% 13.6% 28.6% 0.50 4.95

Steven Cruz Repertoire

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Steven 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
2023 KC 10 4 12.2 0-0 0 0 0 244 139 105 62 11 5 4 1 1 15 11 1 1
2024 KC 5 0 5.2 0-0 0 0 0 82 56 26 18 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1
2025 KC 47 0 45.2 3-1 0 0 9 642 420 222 189 36 24 7 0 5 38 18 1 1
2026 KC 33 2 35.0 2-2 0 1 2 548 354 195 146 28 15 3 0 10 42 16 1 1
RP MLB Percentile 56 77 50 48-29 0 0 40 45 46 52 48 52 61 67 39 6 69 31 50 35
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 95 6 99.0 5-3 0 1 11 1,516 969 548 415 76 45 14 1 16 99 45 3 4

Steven 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
2023 KC 24.2% 17.7% .220 .400 .771 .344 .294 .314 .235 .381 .267 .436 92.7 90.6 15.7 6.25
2024 KC 22.2% 0.0% .056 .056 .112 .049 .071 .071 .219 .219 .281 .282 90.3 88.4 14.1 2.00
2025 KC 20.1% 9.5% .213 .343 .634 .280 .244 .273 .181 .246 .211 .255 88.0 85.4 14.1 2.49
2026 KC 28.8% 11.0% .219 .477 .787 .336 .237 .326 .233 .340 .284 .438 87.5 92.4 13.5 4.91
RP MLB Percentile 87 29 68 25 33 38 78 47 55 33 45 12 56 21 52 33
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 23.9% 10.8% .208 .384 .684 .301 .239 .285 .209 .300 .244 .342 88.6 88.6 14.1 3.80

Steven 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%
2023 KC43.9% (97.7)21.7% (97.3)7.4% (93.5)27.1% (89.4)----- 65.6% 34.4%
2024 KC41.5% (97.9)2.4% (97.2)34.2% (92.9)22.0% (90.9)----- 43.9% 56.1%
2025 KC50.2% (98.2)-25.6% (93.7)24.3% (89.3)----- 50.2% 49.8%
2026 KC58.9% (98.2)-25.4% (93.4)15.2% (89.0)0.6% (88.7)---- 58.9% 41.1%
RP MLB Percentile 92 (93) - 71 (95) 25 (88) 0 (99) - - - - 80.0% 19.7%
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%
Career51.9% (98.1)3.6% (97.3)23.0% (93.5)21.3% (89.4)0.2% (88.7)---- 55.5% 44.5%

Steven 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%
2023 KC29.0% (8)18.9% (2)11.1% (1)33.3% (14)----- 25.6% 28.6%
2024 KC17.6% (2)50.0% (1)25.0% (4)44.4% (3)----- 19.4% 32.6%
2025 KC30.4% (39)-26.2% (15)23.1% (24)----- 30.4% 24.7%
2026 KC32.8% (55)-28.8% (27)26.5% (10)33.3% (1)---- 32.8% 28.0%
RP MLB Percentile 85 (4) - 56 (7) 34 (48) 72 (4) - - - - 88.0% 43.7%
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% (104)20.0% (3)26.4% (47)27.2% (51)33.3% (1)---- 30.0% 26.8%

Steven 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%
2023 KC 45.7% 14.3% 22.9% 17.1% 31.4% 31.4% 37.1% 31.4% 16.0% 65.7% 20.0% 5.7% 8.6% 34.3%
2024 KC 42.9% 21.4% 14.3% 21.4% 35.7% 35.7% 35.7% 28.6% 24.4% 78.6% 14.3% 7.1% 0.0% 21.4%
2025 KC 45.8% 19.8% 21.4% 13.0% 33.6% 35.6% 37.1% 27.3% 17.3% 70.3% 20.6% 3.8% 5.3% 29.5%
2026 KC 47.1% 18.4% 23.0% 11.5% 35.6% 40.2% 34.5% 25.3% 17.9% 58.6% 21.8% 8.0% 11.5% 41.4%
RP MLB Percentile 67 72 41 60 43 38 67 48 45 21 64 19 13 19
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 46.1% 18.7% 21.7% 13.5% 34.1% 36.6% 36.2% 27.2% 17.7% 66.3% 20.6% 5.6% 7.5% 33.6%

Steven 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%
2023 KC .220 .344 .294 .314 .235 .381 .267 .436 92.7 90.6 15.7 12.5% 34.3% 19.4%
2024 KC .056 .049 .071 .071 .219 .219 .281 .282 90.3 88.4 14.1 0.0% 21.4% 16.7%
2025 KC .213 .280 .244 .273 .181 .246 .211 .255 88.0 85.4 14.1 17.9% 29.5% 20.6%
2026 KC .219 .336 .237 .326 .233 .340 .284 .438 87.5 92.4 13.5 50.0% 41.4% 24.7%
RP MLB Percentile 68 38 78 47 55 33 45 12 56 21 52 1 19 48
RP MLB AVG .241 .316 .289 .320 .237 .319 .281 .362 87.7 89.3 13.3 18.4% 37.1% 24.6%
Career .208 .301 .239 .285 .209 .300 .244 .342 88.6 88.6 14.1 27.6% 33.6% 21.7%

Steven 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
2023 KC 42.6% 57.0% 40.6% 21.4% 25.3% 16.0% 74.7% 84.1% 53.3% 16.4% 10.2% 26.6% 14.3% 52.5% 0.39 47.1%
2024 KC 51.2% 68.3% 53.7% 32.5% 22.7% 24.4% 77.3% 90.3% 46.2% 14.6% 12.2% 26.8% 17.1% 67.1% 0.56 61.0%
2025 KC 54.2% 65.4% 50.0% 23.5% 24.3% 17.3% 75.7% 80.6% 58.0% 15.4% 12.1% 27.6% 20.6% 59.8% 0.45 53.3%
2026 KC 49.5% 64.6% 50.7% 29.6% 33.5% 17.9% 66.5% 76.5% 42.7% 13.9% 17.0% 30.8% 15.9% 59.5% 0.59 51.5%
RP MLB Percentile 91 56 81 32 92 45 92 92 97 15 93 78 25 64 79 52
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 50.5% 63.9% 48.9% 25.8% 27.8% 17.7% 72.2% 80.1% 50.0% 15.0% 13.6% 28.6% 17.7% 58.9% 0.50 52.0%

Steven Cruz Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2023 KC 42.6% 33.2% 23.4% 43.4% 27.0% 27.5% 45.5% 27.9% 48.8% 5.3%
2024 KC 51.2% 31.7% 24.4% 43.9% 32.9% 28.0% 39.0% 23.2% 52.4% 8.5%
2025 KC 54.2% 39.6% 25.5% 34.9% 36.3% 29.4% 34.3% 30.4% 44.1% 8.6%
2026 KC 49.5% 37.2% 25.2% 37.6% 43.6% 25.2% 31.2% 35.0% 39.8% 6.4%
RP MLB Percentile 91 69 67 44 81 29 11 86 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 50.5% 37.3% 25.0% 37.7% 37.3% 27.5% 35.2% 31.3% 43.7% 7.3%

Steven 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%
2023 KC 56.6% 20.9% 23.0% 9.4% 50.0% 45.2% 15.2% 23.2% 26.8%
2024 KC 52.4% 9.8% 37.8% 11.6% 66.7% 61.1% 23.3% 22.6% 12.9%
2025 KC 62.3% 12.0% 26.3% 18.3% 61.4% 45.5% 18.5% 16.6% 22.5%
2026 KC 59.7% 12.6% 29.4% 14.4% 65.3% 54.2% 15.9% 21.1% 26.1%
RP MLB Percentile 57 36 51 37 77 74 6 10 92
RP MLB AVG 58.5% 12.3% 29.7% 14.5% 60.9% 50.1% 21.1% 26.5% 19.3%
Career 59.9% 13.5% 27.5% 15.2% 61.3% 49.2% 17.3% 19.7% 23.7%

Steven Cruz PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2023 KC 244 4.74 43.4% 14.8% 41.8% 1.6% 4.5% 1.9 +2 5.07
2024 KC 82 5.33 51.2% 14.6% 34.1% 17.1% 6.1% -3.9 -4 2.08
2025 KC 642 4.95 45.5% 18.8% 35.7% 9.8% 7.3% -5.5 +1 2.93
2026 KC 548 4.99 47.7% 17.7% 34.6% 13.1% 5.1% 4.4 0 3.13
RP MLB Percentile 45 56 59 57 65 65 35 35 54 64
RP MLB AVG 591 4.94 45.9% 17.4% 36.8% 9.1% 4.6% 0.9 0 3.52
Career 1,516 4.95 46.3% 17.5% 36.2% 10.1% 6.0% -3.0 -1 3.23
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