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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Padres adding veteran nelson cruz as potential power bat 36783b96 47a0 4b19 8052 77e520140a2e - The Untold Story

SAN DIEGO — The Padres have added a big name with little risk.

The team and veteran designated hitter Nelson Cruz have agreed on a one-year contract that will pay Cruz $1 million for the 2023 season.

The right-handed hitting Cruz fills out the Padres' designated hitter platoon, as the hope is he will combine with left-handed hitter Matt Carpenter, the 37-year-old who signed a one-year, $6.5 million contract (with a $5.5 million player option for another year) last month.

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