Francisco Cruceta

Quick Facts

Full Name	Francisco Cruceta
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 4, 1981(1981-07-04)
Age	43
Birthplace	La Vega
Country	Dominican Republic
Birth City	La Vega Province
Horoscope	Cancer

Francisco Cruceta Biography

Francisco Cruceta is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 4, 1981 in La Vega, La Vega Province, Dominican Republic. Francisco Alberto Cruceta (born July 4 1981) is a professional pitcher of baseball for the Saraperos de Salillo in the Mexican Baseball League. The player has been in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers and in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the Samsung Lions.

Cruceta was a part of the Mariners during the 2006 spring training however, he began the season with Tacoma in which he played 28 games and posted 13-9 that included an ERA of 4.38 and was the top pitcher in his team in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in strikeouts. In a game in the series against Colorado Springs Sky Sox Colorado Springs Sky Sox in the final days of May Cruceta pitched eight innings of shutout which allowed only two hits and no walks and striking out eleven. Cruceta was able to continue pitching with vigor however, he was not selected to be a part of an appearance on the PCL All-Star team which was criticized by the Rainiers director, Dave Brundage, who said Cruceta “dominant” and said that he was “snubbed.” The Mariners invited Cruceta to pitch in September to take the spot start, however, Cruceta was not able to make it out of the opening innings in the game against Kansas City Royals, giving five runs, which included an ominous grand slam in only one inning. The Mariners director Mike Hargrove: “It was one of those nights. He’ll pitch again. Out of the bullpen.” Cruceta pitched three relief appearances, dishing three runs over five innings of work however, at the close of the season, he was released. In the end, the Texas Rangers claimed Cruceta and transferred him to Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks.

Cruceta was expected to compete for the vacant spots in the Tigers bullpen during spring training 2008, left by Joel Zumaya and Fernando Rodney after they suffered shoulder injuries. Cruceta’s chances of making the Tigers bullpen was dealt a blow when his visa was withheld, allegedly due to his suspension in 2007. After two months of waiting, Cruceta was granted his visa on April 9, allowing for him to come to the U.S. from his native Dominican Republic. After returning to the United States, Cruceta was brought up to the Tigers on April 30, 2008, when Jason Grilli was traded to the Colorado Rockies. Cruceta made 13 appearances for the Tigers, going 0–3 with an ERA of 5.40. On June 3, Cruceta was designated for assignment; after clearing waivers, he joined the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. He became a free agent at the end of the season.

Cruceta signed with the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2009 season. He showed fine performances in his first Korean pro league season, going 9–10 with a 4.36 ERA as a starting pitcher.

Cruceta came back to Buffalo during his 2005 campaign, however doubts arose about his position. He was not a great starter, and his attempts to make him an reliever pitcher had mixed outcomes. The manager Marty Brown was open in his critique of Cruceta’s attempts to transition into a reliever and admitted that when he saw Cruceta start the game in mid-August “You could see he felt more comfortable in that starting role than out of the bullpen. That’s a real positive for him.” A few days after the start it was announced that the Indians made him an assignment. In the meantime, the Seattle Mariners claimed him off waivers and transferred him to Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.

Francisco Cruceta Net Worth

Francisco Cruceta is one of the richest Baseball Player from Dominican Republic. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Francisco Cruceta 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Cruceta had been signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent on the 20th of May 1999. The next three seasons playing for the DSL Dodgers in the Dominican Summer League as well as the Dominican Summer League. In the season he finished just 0-4 with a 1.50 ERA. In 2002 the Dodgers introduced Cruceta up to Single-A South Georgia Waves, where he was 8-5 with an 2.80 ERA and three complete games. On July 28of 2002 the Dodgers were in the midst of a pennant race traded Cruceta along with Terry Mulholland and Ricardo Rodriguez to the Cleveland Indians for veteran pitcher Paul Shuey. They Indians were assigned Cruceta for the single-A Kinston Indians.

Cruceta was named in place of injury-stricken CC Sabathia in the starting rotation and made his MLB debut with the Detroit Tigers on September 21 the 21st of September, 2004. Cruceta allowed five runs over four innings however he did not take part in the final score when the Indians made a comeback and beat their Tigers 8-7. He pitched in a final game during the season, but this time he gave four runs on five hits in three/3 innings on the 26th of September, 2004 losing 6-2 against Minnesota Twins. Minnesota Twins, where Cruceta was sacked.

In 2007, Cruceta was suspended for 50 games at the start of the season for violating the minor league ban on steroids. When he returned though, he performed well for the Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks, going 3–0 in 25 games, with a 3.02 ERA, while striking out 60 batters in ​65 ⁄3 innings. He also pitched well in a winter league stint in the Dominican Winter League for Gigantes del Cibao going 1–1 with a 1.08 ERA. These performances impressed the Detroit Tigers, who signed him on November 30, 2007.

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Facts & Trivia

Francisco Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Dominican Republic. Francisco Cruceta celebrates birthday on July 4 of every year.