Nelson Cruz Becomes Oldest Player To Hit 30 Home Runs

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Nelson Cruz Becomes Oldest Player To Hit 30 Home Runs 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Wed Sep 8, 2021 12:24 pm

Nelson Cruz homered twice on Tuesday night to become the oldest player in Major League history to have a 30-homer season.

Cruz hit a two-run homer in the third inning and a solo drive in the fifth for the Tampa Bay Rays, giving him 447 in his career and his eighth 30-homer season.

He passed David Ortiz (38 in 2016) and Darrell Evans (34 in 1987), who were both 40 when they hit the mark.

\"That\'s definitely a privilege. David Ortiz means so much to baseball, also he\'s Dominican,\" said Cruz, another star from the Dominican Republic. \"So, it\'s an honor to be by his side.\"

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Re: Nelson Cruz Becomes Oldest Player To Hit 30 Home Runs 

Post#2 » by KGdaBom » Thu Sep 9, 2021 6:01 pm

They didn't give his age. Kind of a big omission for this article.

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