Dreams come true: At 32 years old, Puerto Rican Fernando Cruz made his big league debut [Video]

Constancy shows that everything is possible and today more than ever Puerto Rican pitcher Fernando Cruz is aware of that, who spent more than seven years in the minor leagues and made his debut this Friday in style when he was called up to the Cincinnati Reds big team .

The Reds rewarded Cruz’s great campaign in Triple-A by leaving a record of 2.89 effectiveness with 32 saves and 66 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched by promoting him to the first team and not only that but also calling him to come to work from the mound now.

And he did it in a big way because in this Friday’s game against the Colorado Rockies he debuted with a couple of strikeouts and a fly ball, with which he tied the scoreless in the sixth inning that he He launched.

Cruz’s story is striking because he has been “wandering” around baseball since 2015 when he was watching action with the Chicago Cubs minor league teams.

In addition, he also had stints in the winter leagues of Puerto Rico (Indios de Mayagüez, Cangrejeros de Santurce, Criollos de Caguas), the Dominican Republic (Tigres del Licey), Mexico (Mariachis de Guadalajara, Charros de Jalisco) and even a brief participation in Venezuela with Caribes de Anzoátegui (2017-2018).

Apparently in Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell could use this game as a ‘set up’, being a very interesting card for the bullpen of the team that is currently in fourth place in the American League Central Division.

Now Cruz’s task will be to finish the season in a big way in order to secure a spot on the roster of 32 ahead of the season 2023 of the Major Leagues.