Cruz named winner of Outstanding DH Award
(MLB.com Seattle Mariners)

Nelson Cruz didn`t have to venture far to find the perfect role model for how to succeed as a designated hitter. Major League Baseball announced Thursday that the 37-year-old Cruz has been selected as the 2017 winner of the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, named after the man who has been Cruz`s hitting coach with the Mariners for the past two and a half years.