Nelson Cruz indications 1-day agreement to retire with Seattle Mariners

Nelson Cruz finished his tasks tossing out the ritualistic veryfirst pitch before the Seattle Mariners opened the season versus the Boston Red Sox and strolled over to a little stand set up behind home plate.

There, Cruz signed a ritualistic one-day agreement enabling him to retire as a member of the Mariners company before Thursday night’s season opener.

Cruz revealed his retirement following last season. He invested parts of 19 seasons in the majors with 8 various companies. His longest stint was the 8 seasons he invested with Texas early in his profession.

But Cruz invested 4 prominent and impactful seasons in Seattle from 2015-18. He was a three-time All-Star in Seattle, led the league with 119 RBIs in 2017 and hit 163 homers in his 4 seasons — more than he hit in parts of 8 seasons with Texas.

Cruz stated a unique connection with Seattle is why he chose to have his retirement associated with the Mariners.

“I constantly determined myself as a Mariner, even however I played more years as a Ranger,” Cruz stated.

Cruz completed his profession with 464 home runs, a .274 batting average and 1,325 RBIs. He appeared in 49 videogames last season with San Diego in his last year.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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