The Padres non-tendered Cruz on Friday.
Cruz gave up two runs over 3.2 innings during his brief stint with the Padres in April, but most of his time was spent at Triple-A El Paso, where he put up a 4.75 ERA and 1.58 WHIP over 83.1 innings. He'll now have a chance to join another organization that can offer a clearer path back to the majors, though he likely wouldn't serve as anything more than a middle reliever.
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Padres' Omar Cruz: Returned to El Paso
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The Padres optioned Cruz to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday.
Cruz got his first big-league call Sunday since being optioned to El Paso on April 5, but the left-hander didn't take the mound during his three-game stint in San Diego. He'll cede his spot on the 26-man roster to make room for Kyle Hart to start Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
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Padres' Omar Cruz: Sent to Triple-A
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The Padres optioned Cruz to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
Cruz was unlikely to be available for at least a few days after tossing 2.2 innings and 68 pitches in relief in Saturday's 7-1 loss to the Cubs, so the Padres elected to swap him off the active roster for a fresh bullpen arm in right-hander Logan Gillaspie, whose contract was selected from Triple-A. San Diego designated left-hander Tom Cosgrove for assignment to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for Gillaspie.
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Padres' Omar Cruz: Recalled from Triple-A
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The Padres recalled Cruz from Triple-A El Paso on Thursday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Cruz was optioned to minor-league camp in mid-March but wound up cracking the Opening Day roster. He'll be making his major-league debut when/if he gets into a game.
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Padres' Omar Cruz: Could be on Opening Day roster
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Cruz is working out with the Padres at Petco Park on Wednesday and could be included on their Opening Day roster, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Cruz was optioned to minor-league camp in mid-March, but it looks like he will wind up making the team after all. The left-hander would be making his major-league debut if he gets into a game.
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Padres' Omar Cruz: Optioned to minor-league camp
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The Padres optioned Cruz to Triple-A El Paso on Thursday.
Cruz reached Triple-A for the first time last season, where he logged a 4.42 ERA and 1.47 WHIP over 38.2 frames. He performed a bit better in the Cactus League, surrendering just one run in five innings, but San Diego will need a larger sample size from him at El Paso before granting him a bullpen spot.
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Pirates' Omar Cruz: Returns to action for Altoona
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Cruz (elbow) struck out two and allowed one earned run on two hits in his return from Double-A Altoona's 7-day injured list Saturday.
Cruz was sidelined for about a month with an elbow injury. For the season, the 23-year-old lefty owns a 5.47 ERA and 1.44 WHIP across 52.2 innings with Altoona.
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Pirates' Omar Cruz: Placed on injured list
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Cruz was placed on the 7-day minor-league injured list with an elbow injury Thursday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
Cruz has been at Double-A Altoona to begin the season, and he's posted a 5.51 ERA, 57:23 K:BB and 1.45 WHIP in 50.2 innings over 17 appearances (five starts). The severity of the 23-year-old's elbow issue isn't yet clear, but he'll be forced to miss at least a week.
