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Omar Cruz
- El Paso Chihuahuas - AAA
- LHP
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- Bats: L / Throws: L
- Age: 27
- Rule 5 Eligible: On 40-Man Roster
- Acquisition Method: Draft
Scouting Report
Despite being 26 years old, Omar Cruz is a newer addition to the farm in San Diego. Cruz was actually signed by the Padres as an international free agent out of Mexico at the age of 18. After two seasons in the lower levels of the minors, Cruz was shipped off to Pittsburgh as part of a package in a three-team trade that yielded the Padres Joe Musgrove from the Pirates. After three seasons in Pittsburgh's organization, Cruz became eligible in the 2023 Rule 5 draft, which led to a reunion between Cruz and the Padres. After spending seven seasons in the minors, Cruz made his MLB debut early in 2025 in a two-game stint out of the bullpen.
Cruz worked exclusively as a starter through 2021 before transitioning to the bullpen full-time in 2022, where he appears to remain for the remainder of his big league career. He's primarily a two-pitch pitcher, featuring a low-90s fastball and an excellent changeup as his primary put-away pitch. The changeup works in the high 70s to low 80s and is one of the better off-speed pitches in Minor League Baseball. He sells it very well off the fastball and earns plenty of whiffs with it. However, the arsenal is heavily dependent on its success, as there isn't anything special about the fastball, and he lacks a feel for a breaking pitch. He can certainly serve as a valuable mid-leverage platoon reliever at the next level.
Monthly Splits
| Split | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Outs | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.30 | 1.67 | |
| Two Outs | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.1 | 4 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .286 | 1.80 | 0.33 | |
| Runners at 1st & 2nd | ELP | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -.-- | -.-- |
| One Out | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | 10 | -- | -- | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .526 | 4.33 | 3.00 | |
| Ahead in Count | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | 5 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .357 | 1.67 | 4.00 | |
| Batting Seventh | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | 1.00 | -.-- | |
| Runners at 1st & 3rd | ELP | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 6.00 | 1.00 |
| Batting Sixth | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 2 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 2.25 | 2.00 | |
| Batting Ninth | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| Bases Loaded | ELP | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| Batting Eighth | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| On Grass | 1 | 0 | 11.17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | .326 | 2.07 | 1.29 | |
| Day Games | 0 | 0 | 10.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .357 | 2.00 | 0.80 | |
| Extra Innings | SA | -- | -- | 4.50 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
| Home Games | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .250 | 2.25 | 2.50 | |
| Away Games | 1 | 0 | 12.71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .370 | 1.94 | 0.80 | |
| Behind in Count | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | 6 | -- | -- | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 3.00 | 1.00 | |
| Runner at 3rd | SA | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Runner at 2nd | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 | 1.80 | 2.00 | |
| Leading Off Inning | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.33 | 2.50 | |
| Ninth Inning | ELP | -- | -- | 13.50 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .600 | 6.00 | 0.00 |
| May | SA | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .375 | 1.80 | 0.50 |
| April | 1 | 0 | 9.39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .258 | 1.83 | 1.60 | |
| Scoring Position | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.1 | 6 | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .375 | 3.00 | 1.00 | |
| Third Inning | ELP | -- | -- | 13.50 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .429 | 3.75 | 1.00 |
| vs Right | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | 11 | -- | -- | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .478 | 3.75 | 1.50 | |
| Fourth Inning | -- | -- | 20.25 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |
| Fifth Inning | -- | -- | 4.91 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .154 | 0.82 | 1.00 | |
| Runner at 1st | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | 0.60 | 1.00 | |
| Reliever | 1 | 0 | 11.17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | .326 | 2.07 | 1.29 | |
| Bases Empty | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.2 | 7 | -- | -- | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 1.93 | 1.67 | |
| Sixth Inning | SA | -- | -- | 40.50 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 4.50 | 1.00 |
| Night Games | 1 | 0 | 12.27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .267 | 2.18 | 2.50 | |
| March | ELP | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 9.00 | -.-- |
| Late / Close | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 1.50 | 2.00 | |
| vs Left | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.2 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .150 | 0.88 | 1.20 | |
| Batting Third | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 2 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 7.50 | 1.00 | |
| Batting Second | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 3.00 | 2.00 | |
| Batting Fifth | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 4 | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 6.00 | 0.00 | |
| Batting Fourth | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 1.80 | 0.25 | |
| Batting First | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| First Half | 1 | 0 | 11.17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | .326 | 2.07 | 1.29 |
| Season | Team | LG | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 1 | 1 | 1.91 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 605 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 59 | .221 | 1.32 | 0.63 |
| 2018 | A-PA1 | AZL | ROK | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 30 | .231 | 1.20 | 0.55 |
| 2018 | TRI | NWL | A(Short) | 1 | 0 | 2.01 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 435 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 29 | .211 | 1.43 | 0.72 |
| 2019 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 2 | 3 | 2.73 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 46 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 963 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 76 | .228 | 1.16 | 0.18 |
| 2019 | TRI | NWL | A(Short) | 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | .167 | 1.43 | 0.67 |
| 2019 | FW | MID | A(Full) | 2 | 2 | 2.76 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 811 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 62 | .236 | 1.12 | 0.15 |
| 2021 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 6 | 7 | 3.44 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.1 | 87 | 45 | 38 | 10 | 1599 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 98 | .235 | 1.24 | 0.66 |
| 2021 | GBO | A+ E | A+ | 3 | 3 | 3.45 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 471 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 38 | .168 | 1.08 | 0.59 |
| 2021 | ALT | AA NE | AA | 3 | 4 | 3.44 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.2 | 70 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 1128 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 | .260 | 1.30 | 0.68 |
| 2022 | ALT | EAS | AA | 3 | 3 | 5.03 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62.2 | 61 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 1128 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 69 | .251 | 1.42 | 0.76 |
| 2023 | ALT | EAS | AA | 1 | 4 | 3.94 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 838 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 44 | .220 | 1.44 | 0.92 |
| 2024 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 6 | 2 | 3.96 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 86.1 | 69 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 1480 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 118 | .216 | 1.22 | 0.99 |
| 2024 | SA | TEX | AA | 5 | 0 | 3.59 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 47.2 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 805 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 70 | .205 | 1.03 | 1.25 |
| 2024 | ELP | PCL | AAA | 1 | 2 | 4.42 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38.2 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 675 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 48 | .231 | 1.45 | 0.75 |
| 2025 | ELP | PCL | AAA | 5 | 5 | 4.75 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83.1 | 76 | 52 | 44 | 9 | 1502 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 88 | .241 | 1.57 | 0.67 |
| 2026 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 1 | 0 | 11.17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 210 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | .326 | 2.07 | 1.29 |
| 2026 | SA | TEX | AA | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .227 | 0.88 | 1.00 |
| 2026 | ELP | PCL | AAA | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 117 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .429 | 3.75 | 2.00 |
| Date | Team | OPP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | ELP | @ SAC | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 9.00 | -.-- |
| 2026-04-05 | ELP | @ TAC | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .625 | 5.00 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-08 | ELP | vs ABQ | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .556 | 4.50 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-11 | ELP | vs ABQ | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .417 | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| 2026-04-14 | ELP | @ RR | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .375 | 2.70 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-21 | ELP | vs RNO | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 3.75 | 2.00 |
| 2026-04-26 | SA | vs AMA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | 0.50 | 2.00 |
| 2026-04-30 | SA | @ TUL | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | 0.50 | 1.33 |
| 2026-05-03 | SA | @ TUL | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 | 0.88 | 1.00 |
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