Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: E fitu taimi na filifilia ai Cruz e avea ma tagata taalo o le MLB All-Star, e fa taimi na ia manumalo ai i le Silver Slugger Award, ma e lua taimi na ia manumalo ai i le Edgar Martinez Award. Na faaigoaina o ia o le Tagata Taalo Sili ona Taua (LCS MVP) o le
2011 American League Championship Series, lea na ia taia ai le ono home runs ma faamaumauina 13 tamoʻe na taia i totonu (RBI), o faamaumauga MLB uma e lua mo se tasi faasologa o le postseason. I le aso 5 o Aukuso 2013, na faʻamalolo ai Cruz mo le 50 taʻaloga e le MLB ona o lona aʻafia i le Biogenesis baseball scandal.