The Seattle Mariners lost another veteran player when free-agent designated hitter Nelson Cruz agreed to terms with the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
Cruz, 38, hit 163 home runs over the past four seasons with the Mariners and provides the Twins with power they’ve been looking for. In the last five years, he’s has more homers (203) than any other player in Major League Baseball.
During that time, Cruz hit at least 40 homers in a season three times. When Brian Dozier hit 42 homers in 2016 it was the first time a Twins player reached 40 since Harmon Killebrew in 1970.