The Tigers selected Cruz's contract from Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
After beginning the year with an .856 OPS at Double-A Erie, Cruz reached Triple-A for the first time in early July, slashing .286/.428/.458 across 243 plate appearances. The 27-year-old will now receive a spot on the 40-man roster following his breakout campaign and will thereby be protected from the Rule 5 Draft.
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Tigers' Trei Cruz: Moves up to Triple-A
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The Tigers promoted Cruz from Double-A Erie to Triple-A Toledo on Sunday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Cruz will move up to Triple-A after slashing .275/.402/.454 with seven home runs and nine stolen bases in 323 plate appearances with Erie. The 27-year-old logged starts at shortstop, third base and center field during his time at the Double-A level.
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Tigers' Trei Cruz: Off to hot start at Double-A
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Cruz (elbow) has slashed .321/.426/.541 with five home runs and two stolen bases across 129 plate appearances with Double-A Erie.
Cruz was shut down in mid-August last season after suffering an elbow injury that required an internal brace surgery, but the 26-year-old has made a speedy recovery. He didn't require a stint on Erie's IL to begin the season and doesn't seem to be operating with any restrictions defensively, as he's made 12 starts at shortstop, 11 at third base and five in center field. Given how well he's performed at the plate thus far, a promotion to Triple-A Toledo could soon be in the cards.
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Tigers' Trei Cruz: Lands on injured list
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Cruz was placed on the 7-day injured list Monday with an undisclosed injury, Emily Waldon of The Athletic reports.
The specifics of Cruz's injury remain unclear, but he'll be forced to sit at least the next seven days after being placed on the injured list.
