2026 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
5.22
WHIP
1.43
K
39
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in February of 2026.
Slated to open Wednesday's game
Cruz will serve as the Royals' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
Analysis
He'll draw his second start of the season, though Cruz is expected to work just one or two innings before giving way to the bullpen. Randy Dobnak hasn't been used since making a four-inning relief appearance last Thursday against the Rays, so the Royals could turn to him to cover multiple frames out of the bullpen once Cruz exits the contest.
He'll draw his second start of the season, though Cruz is expected to work just one or two innings before giving way to the bullpen. Randy Dobnak hasn't been used since making a four-inning relief appearance last Thursday against the Rays, so the Royals could turn to him to cover multiple frames out of the bullpen once Cruz exits the contest.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Steven Cruz generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Steven Cruz generally pitch?
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8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-9%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .201 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 9 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .221 | 30 | 13 | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .243 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 8 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .220 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .183 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .235 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .100 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-17%
ERA on Road
2026
-36%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 4.34 | 1.12 | 45.2 | 8.3 | 3.5 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.60 | 1.31 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2026Home | 4.34 | 1.34 | 18.2 | 11.6 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2026Away | 6.75 | 1.59 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 5.9 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.94 | 1.06 | 23.2 | 6.1 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.45 | 1.32 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 0.30 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Steven Cruz compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.44K/9
12.0BB/9
4.9HR/9
2.8Fastball
98.2 mphERA
5.22WHIP
1.43BABIP
.280GB/FB
1.08Left On Base
81.6%Exit Velocity
81.9 mphBarrels/BBE
5.9%Spin Rate
2206 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.3%Swinging Strike
15.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Drawing opener assignment Friday
Cruz is listed as the Royals' opener for Friday's game against the White Sox.
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Tagged with loss in extras
Cruz (0-1) was tagged with the loss Friday against the Cardinals after allowing an unearned run on one hit and one walk across two-thirds of an inning.
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Back in majors
The Royals recalled Cruz from Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
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Sent back to Omaha
The Royals optioned Cruz to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
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Summoned from minors
The Royals recalled Cruz from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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