Tony Cruz (baseball)

Tony Cruz
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 48
Catcher
Born: August 18, 1986 (1986-08-18) (age 25) Palm Beach, Florida
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 24, 2011 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2011–present)

Arnoldi Anthony "Tony" Cruz (August 18, 1986 in Palm Beach, Florida) is a Minor League Baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Career

From Okaloosa-Walton College and Middle Georgia College, Cruz was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round (802nd overall) of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.

On May 23, 2011, Cruz was called up for the first time when Gerald Laird was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right index finger fracture.^[1] On May 24, 2011, Tony Cruz made his major league debut as a starter. He went 3 for 5 with 2 singles and a double. He was optioned to the minors on August 12.^[2]

References

^ Rains, B.J. (2011-05-23). "Laird headed DL". FS Midwest. http://www.foxsportsmidwest.com/05/23/11/Laird-headed-DL-/landing_stlcardinals.html?blockID=527354&feedID=8745. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
^ http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/08/cardinals-designate-raul-valdes-for-assignment-.html

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
MiLB.com player profile

St. Louis Cardinals current roster

Active roster	4 Yadier Molina \| 7 Matt Holliday \| 12 Lance Berkman \| 15 Rafael Furcal \| 16 Bryan Anderson \| 19 Jon Jay \| 19 Matt Carpenter \| 21 Allen Craig \| 23 David Freese \| 26 Kyle Lohse \| 27 Tyler Greene \| 29 Chris Carpenter \| 30 Jason Motte \| 33 Daniel Descalso \| 34 Marc Rzepczynski \| 35 Jake Westbrook \| 38 Mark Hamilton \| 41 Mitchell Boggs \| 43 Shane Robinson \| 46 Kyle McClellan \| 47 Pete Kozma \| 48 Tony Cruz \| 50 Adam Wainwright \| 52 Eduardo Sánchez \| 54 Jaime García \| 55 Skip Schumaker \| 56 Adron Chambers \| 59 Fernando Salas \| 62 Lance Lynn \| 56 Adron Chambers \| 63 Maikel Cleto \| 65 Brandon Dickson \| 68 Adam Reifer \| 84 Zack Cox \| -- J. C. Romero \| -- Carlos Beltran

Coaching Staff	Manager 22 Mike Matheny \| Bench Coach -- Mike Aldrete \| 1st Base Coach -- Chris Maloney \| 3rd Base Coach 11 José Oquendo \| Hitting Coach 25 Mark McGwire \| Pitching Coach 18 Dave Duncan \| Bullpen Coach 36 Derek Lilliquist \| Bullpen Catcher 58 Jeff Murphy

Persondata
Name	Cruz, Tony
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Date of birth	August 18, 1986
Place of birth	Palm Beach, Florida
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