José Luis Cruz Jr. (born April 19, 1974), is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder and coach. He played college baseball for the Rice Owls from 1992 to 1995 and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons from 1997 to 2008.

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2025年3月23日 · One of the cornerstones of Rice’s rise to prominence in college baseball, José Cruz Jr. was named the 22nd head baseball coach at Rice on June 9, 2021. He became the Bixby Family Head Baseball Coach when the position was endowed through a gift by Bob and Betty Bixby in October of 2022.

José Cruz Jr. Bio. Fullname: José Luis Cruz Jr. Nickname: Cheito; Born: 4/19/1974 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico; Draft: 1995, Seattle Mariners, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 3; College: Rice; Debut: 5/31/1997; Relationship(s): father of Trei Cruz grandfather of Antonio Cruz nephew of Tommy Cruz nephew of Hector Cruz son of Jose Cruz

2025年3月13日 · Rice Athletics fired baseball head coach José Cruz Jr. on March 13, less than a month into the season. The baseball team is 2-14 and on a 10-game losing streak, losing three games to Yale over the weekend and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi on Monday.

2025年3月13日 · The Owls posted a 63-126 record under coach José Cruz Jr. in just over three years. Cruz was not just an alum of the program, but also a Houston-native who played for the Astros.

José Cruz was born on Friday, April 19, 1974, in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Cruz was 23 years old when he broke into the major leagues on May 31, 1997, with the Seattle Mariners. José Cruz stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.

2022年1月6日 · Cruz, the son of former Astros star outfielder José Cruz, was an All-American outfielder at Rice University before a 12-year big league career in which he won a Gold Glove and clubbed 204 home runs, including 34 for the Blue Jays in 2001. He returned to Rice to complete his degree in 2013.

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2012年1月4日 · José Luis Cruz Jr., a switch-hitting major-league outfielder for 12 years, grew up around baseball. “It’s pretty much been baseball all my life,” said Cruz as he reflected on his adolescence as the son of major leaguer José Cruz Sr.