Cruz Homers in First Game For Tampa Bay

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Jul 24, 2021 | 7:36 AM

In this Sept. 27, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Twins' Nelson Cruz, center, smiles in the dugout after the Twins clinched the AL Central championship with the Chicago White Sox's loss during the tenth inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Twins are bringing back designated hitter Nelson Cruz on a one-year, $13 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The agreement was reached late Tuesday and confirmed Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending completion of a physical exam.(AP Photo/Craig Lassig, File)

(Cleveland, OH) — It didn’t take long for Nelson Cruz’s bat to heat up for his new team. Forty-one-year-old Cruz hit a home run in his second at-bat for the Rays in a 10-5 win at Cleveland Friday night.

The solo shot was his first hit as a Ray and put them up 4-0 at Progressive Field. He now has 20 homers this season.

The Minnesota Twins traded Cruz Thursday to Tampa Bay as part of a four-player deal.