According to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz joined an elite club of power-hitters Wednesday when he hit his sixth home run of the season.
The Rangers have only played eight games and Cruz has homered in six of those games — a feat that hasn’t been accomplished by any major league hitter since 1952. Alex Rodriguez had six homers through eight games back in 2007, but had a multi-homer effort along the way.
Cruz is batting a ridiculous .444 this season with a .515 on-base percentage and a 1.259 slugging percentage. He has two doubles, a triple and 12 RBI. The Rangers, meanwhile, are trying to improve to 5-3 tonight in Cleveland.