Globe iconLogin iconRecap iconSearch iconTickets icon

Nelson Cruz hit a homer with a broken bat because his #Boomstick cannot be stopped

Nelson Cruz is a strong man. He's proven that time and time again throughout his career, making cavernous stadiums look like Little League fields with his home run heroics. 
Consider his arrival to Seattle's Safeco Field, largely considered a "pitcher's park." In his first season with the M's in 2015, Cruz clubbed 44 homers (17 of them at Safeco), and had amassed 31 this season heading into Monday night's hard-fought 7-5 win over the Yankees.
In the eighth, Cruz gave the M's a much-needed insurance run with a solo shot to left field. The catch? He broke his bat on the swing, because again, he's very strong: 

We've recently seen Giancarlo Stantonadd to his resume of ridiculousness with a broken-bat double of his own, but this homer definitely raises the stakes.

BarberJordan
beephero
AP_702417634020
NYC