2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
14.40
WHIP
2.20
K
7
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in February of 2026.
Sent back to Omaha
The Royals optioned Cruz to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
Analysis
Cruz has struggled with consistency since being recalled to the big leagues at the beginning of the month, allowing eight earned runs over five innings despite going unscored upon in three of his five appearances. He'll aim to right the ship in the minors; meanwhile, Eli Morgan will come up from Omaha to fill the vacancy in Kansas City's bullpen.
Cruz has struggled with consistency since being recalled to the big leagues at the beginning of the month, allowing eight earned runs over five innings despite going unscored upon in three of his five appearances. He'll aim to right the ship in the minors; meanwhile, Eli Morgan will come up from Omaha to fill the vacancy in Kansas City's bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
22
Last 10 Games
22
Last 5 Games
22
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?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
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7th
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
-55%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .200 | 30 | 14 | 19 | 5 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .219 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 4 |
| 2026vs Left | .375 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026vs Right | .167 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-18%
ERA on Road
2026
-78%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 4.70 | 1.01 | 30.2 | 6.5 | 3.2 |
| Since 2024Away | 3.86 | 1.36 | 25.2 | 9.5 | 3.9 |
| 2026Home | 7.36 | 1.36 | 3.2 | 9.8 | 4.9 |
| 2026Away | 33.75 | 4.50 | 1.1 | 20.3 | 13.5 |
| 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 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
-11%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-100%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .245 | 32 | 10 | 24 | 1 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .218 | 37 | 18 | 27 | 4 |
| 2026vs Left | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | .400 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025vs Left | .250 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .200 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | .247 | 28 | 9 | 21 | 1 |
| 2024vs Right | .212 | 28 | 15 | 22 | 3 |
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
1.75K/9
12.6BB/9
7.2HR/9
7.2Fastball
96.8 mphERA
14.40WHIP
2.20BABIP
.297GB/FB
0.75Left On Base
55.6%Exit Velocity
82.3 mphBarrels/BBE
15.2%Spin Rate
2172 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.2%Swinging Strike
12.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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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Sent down to Triple-A
The Royals optioned Cruz to Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
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Scoreless spring outing
Cruz allowed no hits or walks across 1.1 scoreless innings in Monday's Cactus League loss to the Guardians.
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Returns from IL
The Royals activated Cruz (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Friday.
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Pitching well in rehab assignment
Cruz (shoulder) struck out two and gave up a hit and no walks over 1.1 innings in a rehab appearance for Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.
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