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Jose Cruz

11/4/2005

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Cruz agreed to a one-year, $3.21 million deal for 2006. The outfielder will return to the Dodgers, who acquired him from Boston last August. Cruz was a key contributor after the trade, batting .301 with 22 extra-base hits, 22 RBIs and a .532 slugging mark in 47 games as a Dodger. Overall in 2005, in 115 games with Arizona, Boston and Los Angeles, Cruz was a .251 hitter with 18 homers and 50 RBIs. The deal includes a club option for 2007.

8/10/2005

Cruz has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later. The Sox acquired the outfielder from the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 30 for two minor leaguers, but he appeared in only four games for Boston, going 3-for-12 at the plate with no home runs and zero RBI.

8/9/2005

After just 10 days with the club, Cruz was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Monday. The outfielder was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 30 for two minor leaguers, but appeared in only four games for Boston, going 3-for-12 at the plate with no home runs and zero RBI.

7/30/2005

The Boston Red Sox acquired outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night, in exchange for minor league infielder Kenny Perez and minor league righthander Kyle Bono. Cruz had been designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks a few days ago, after batting .213 with 12 home runs and 28 RBI in 64 games.

7/28/2005

Cruz has been designated for assignment by the Arizona Diamondbacks after seeing his batting average dip to a dismal .213. The outfielder, who was acquired from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays prior to the start of the 2005 campaign, has struggled since returning from a strained lower back in early May. The injury forced him to miss 27 games. Shawn Green is expected to take over in center field for Arizona, while Chad Tracy will shift from first base to right.

6/14/2005

Cruz sat out Arizona's 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox Monday. The outfielder said the bulging disk in his lower back continues to flare up, causing him pain in his right leg and sometimes making it difficult to play. The current status of his back may mean another day or two off before he returns to the Arizona lineup. Cruz is batting .227 with eight homers and 20 RBI this season.

5/20/2005

Cruz wasn't in the Arizona lineup on Thursday after suffering a strained right hip flexor in Wednesday's game against Houston. The Diamondbacks' center fielder apparently felt good enough to play on Friday, as he is penciled into the batting order for Arizona's game in Detroit. He is batting .302 with four dingers and 11 RBI in 14 games this season.

After sitting out Thursday's game with a strained right hip flexor, Cruz was back in Arizona's lineup on Friday.

5/13/2005

Cruz notched the 12th multihomer game of his major league career, belting two solo shots in Thursday's victory over the Colorado Rockies. Since returning earlier this week after a stint on the disabled list, the Diamondbacks' outfielder has gone 4-for-9 with a double, two home runs, two RBI and four walks.

Cruz missed a month of action with a strained lower back, but now healthy, he should get the majority of the starts in center field for Arizona going forward.

5/10/2005

Cruz was expected to spend a couple more days on a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Tucson, but he was activated from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Monday's matchup with the Washington Nationals. The Diamondbacks' center fielder, who missed exactly a month with a strained lower back, went 1-for-1 with four walks in his return. Infielder Matt Kata was optioned to Tucson to open a spot on the roster for Cruz.

As long as he can stay healthy, Cruz should see the majority of the starts in center for Arizona. For the year, he is batting .333 with two home runs and seven RBI.

5/9/2005

Cruz returned to the field on Sunday, playing five innings in a game with Triple-A Tucson as part of his rehab assignment. The Diamondbacks' outfielder, who is recovering from a strained lower back, should spend at least a couple more days with the minor league club, but hopes to be activated from the disabled list by the end of the week. Prior to the injury, Cruz was batting .294 with two home runs and seven RBI in five games.

Cruz should step back into the Diamondbacks' starting lineup eventually, but the team might choose to ease him back into the role, giving him a chance to regain his timing. Quinton McCracken and Luis Terrero have been filling in during his absence.