Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Cruz shine sau bakwai na MLB All-Star, sau hudu na Silver Slugger Award, kuma sau biyu na Edgar Martinez Award. An kira shi Mafi Kyawun Player (LCS MVP) na 2011 American League Championship Series
, wanda ya buga gidaje shida kuma ya yi rikodin gudu 13 da aka buga (RBI), duka bayanan MLB don jerin wasannin postseason guda. A ranar 5 ga Agusta, 2013, MLB ta dakatar da Cruz na wasanni 50 saboda sa hannu a cikin badakalar wasan ƙwallon ƙafa na Biogenesis.