Thursday, February 26, 2015 SPORTS East Oregonian Page 3B MLB 0RQFDGDDUULYHV Cruz steps into power-hitting role with Mariners at Red Sox training facility By JOSE M. ROMERO ers, he faced the Mariners often as Associated Press DQ$/:HVWULYDO+HDOVRUHSUHVHQW- Associated Press ed the Dominican Republic twice in PEORIA, Ariz. — Few Mariners the World Baseball Classic, playing FORT MYERS, Fla. were happier to see Nelson Cruz in with Seattle teammates Robinson ² <RDQ 0RQFDGD DUULYHG Seattle’s clubhouse than Felix Her- Cano and Fernando Rodney in 2009 Wednesday at the spring train- nandez. and 2013. ing headquarters of the Boston The Mariners’ ace knows how “They’re the leaders,” Cruz said Red Sox, another step toward GLI¿FXOW DQ RXW &UX] FDQ EH 1RW of Cano and Hernandez. “They’re completion of a hefty contract only has Cruz broken up a Hernan- the head of the team, and I don’t for the 19-year-old Cuban. dez no-hit bid, the slugger is tied know anyone better to follow then The Red Sox and Moncada’s with the Yankees’ Mark Teixeira for those two guys.” agent reached an agreement most home runs against the 2010 Cy NOTES: The Mariners held their earlier this week on a deal with <RXQJ$ZDUGZLQQHUZLWK¿YH ¿UVWIXOOVTXDGZRUNRXW:HGQHVGD\ a $31.5 million signing bonus, a “He reminded me of those with position players taking batting record for an under-23 interna- things,” Cruz said Wednesday. “It’s practice. ... LHP Danny Hultzen tional amateur player. Moncada fun. Anytime you compete with one pitched his second bullpen session had physical exams scheduled of the best pitchers in the game, you of the spring in his return from sur- this week in both Florida and want to be your best. That’s what I gery on his throwing shoulder that Boston, before the contract can GLGHYHU\WLPH,IDFHGKLP´ caused him to miss the entire 2014 EH¿QDOL]HG+LVUHSUHVHQWDWLYH And the Mariners paid a hefty AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File season. ... McClendon said one mes- 'DYLG+DVWLQJVVDLGHDUOLHUWKLV sum for the best home run hitter in In this Dec. 4, 2014, file photo, Nelson Cruz poses for photos as sages he wanted to share with entire week he hoped the deal would baseball last season, signing Cruz to he displays his new Seattle Mariners jersey after he was officially WHDPEHIRUHWKHZRUNRXWLVWKDWHYHQ EH¿QDOL]HGE\)ULGD\ a four-year, $57 million free-agent introduced by the team in Seattle. 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Newly-acquired Red Sox chairman Tom Wer- that the Mariners missed in 2014, hitter’s career numbers at pitch- he will struggle to hit as many home Rickie Weeks will play mainly left ner said there’s still not a signed when Kendrys Morales and Corey er-friendly Safeco aren’t smashing runs in Seattle. ¿HOG LQ FDPS 0F&OHQGRQ VDLG deal in place with Moncada. +DUWHDFKEDUHO\KLWDERYHDQG — nine home runs, 19 runs batted ³,WU\WRKLWOLQHGULYHV,IWKH\JR Weeks had been a second baseman The Red Sox will pay $63 combined for only 13 homers and LQDYHUDJHLQJDPHV²EXW out, they go out. All I can do is what with Milwaukee, his former team. million to get him, due to a 100 45 RBIs. the Mariners aren’t worried. I can do,” he said. Another newcomer, OF Justin Rug- percent tax required by Major Cruz, coming off a 2013 season “This guy’s a good hitter. 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