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Watch: Nelson Cruz crushes 435-foot homer to center

Nelson Cruz hammered a two-run shot off A’s lefthander Sean Manaea a whopping 435 feet to centerfield on Wednesday.
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Nelson Cruz hammered a two-run shot off A’s lefthander Sean Manaea a whopping 435 feet to centerfield on Wednesday.

During the fifth inning, Cruz took a 1–0 pitch deep to put the Mariners ahead 4–2, recording an exit velocity of 112 mph.

The homer was Cruz’s fifth of the season.

​– Kenny Ducey

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