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Nelson Cruz, Padres agree to deal

Nelson Cruz, Padres agree to deal
San Diego Padres

Author: Shaun O’Neill and Andrew Simon

Published on: 2023-01-11 15:31:00

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SAN DIEGO — Padres manager Bob Melvin penciled in 13 names at designated hitter in the starting lineup last season. This year, San Diego is looking to rely heavily on just two veterans.

The Padres and free agent Nelson Cruz on Wednesday agreed on a one-year, $1 million deal for 2023, a club source said. The 42-year-old slugger gives the Padres a right-handed-hitting DH complement to lefty-swinging Matt Carpenter, who signed a one-year deal last month.

The Padres have not officially announced the deal with Cruz, which is pending a physical.

Cruz is poised to surpass Rickey Henderson as the oldest position player in Padres history. Henderson was 42 years, 286 days old on Oct. 7, 2001, when he collected career hit No. 3,000 in Tony Gwynn’s final MLB game. Cruz could match Henderson on April 13, when the Padres open…

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