BRADENTON, Fla. – The call up was unexpected, but deserved. After just six days in Class AAA, Oneil Cruz was being promoted to the majors for the final two games of the season.
“Those last two games are something I will never forget,” Cruz told me via interpreter Mike Gonzalez before Saturday's spring training game. “It was such a beautiful experience."
In his final swing of the season, he also got a hold of his first big-league homer, grabbing a changeup at the ankles and putting it in the seats in right-center:
“That’s a home run I’ll never forget about,” Cruz said.