Nelson Cruz hit a homer with a broken bat because his #Boomstick cannot be stopped
Consider his arrival to Seattle's Safeco Field, largely considered a "pitcher's park." In his first season with the M's in 2015, Cruz clubbed 44 homers (17 of them at Safeco), and had amassed 31 this season heading into Monday night's hard-fought 7-5 win over the Yankees.
In the eighth, Cruz gave the M's a much-needed insurance run with a solo shot to left field. The catch? He broke his bat on the swing, because again, he's very strong:
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