# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nelson-cruz-q1133784
# Generated: 2026-08-15T11:04:42.054Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nelson-cruz-q1133784"
name: "Nelson Cruz"
slug: "nelson-cruz-q1133784"
description: "Nelson Ramón Cruz Martínez, nicknamed \"Boomstick\", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals, and San Diego Padres. Cruz is a seven-time MLB All-Star. Known for his power hitting, he won four Silver Slugger Awards and two Edgar Martínez Awards."
tagline: "Dominican baseball player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nelson_Cruz_2014.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1980-07-01"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           50.99
  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.662476
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/ncboomstick23"
    handle:    "ncboomstick23"
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    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/ncboomstick23/"
    handle:    "ncboomstick23"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nelson Cruz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Cruz"
    title: "Nelson Cruz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Cruz_(baseball%2C_1980)"
    title: "Nelson Cruz (baseball, 1980)"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Cruz"
    title: "Nelson Cruz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nelson Cruz (baseballista)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Cruz"
    title: "Nelson Cruz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nelson Cruz"
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    title: "Nelson Cruz"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump