13 photos of Nelson Cruz being the best at dugout celebrations

Few MLB players have perfected the dugout celebration like Nelson Cruz. True, he's had a lot of practice: After leading the league in home runs in 2014, he's flirted with the dinger title all year and currently sits one behind Chris Davis. That means he's spent a lot of time running around the bases and into the dugout to be embraced by his teammates. As a result, he's gotten very, very good at spreading pure joy.

So, we compiled a photographic ode to Cruz's dugout celebrations this season. Cherish them: 

The key to any good dugout celebration is palpable emotion ... 

... and Cruz is just so good at looking so happy:

Almost disconcertingly so:

Cruz has the kind of talent that makes his teammates and coaches want to celebrate as soon as possible:

He's excellent at giving hugs, too:

And a lot of high fives:

A sometimes overwhelming number of high fives:

So many high fives that Cruz doesn't even have to look to hand them out:

He's developed a precognitive sense for when celebratory showers are headed his way:

But don't think he hogs all the celebrating for himself:

One time, he got Felix Hernandez to celebrate for him:

In short, Cruz is one of MLB's MVCs (Most Valuable Celebrators), and we have the photo evidence to prove it.