Naykel Yoel Crúz
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Naykel Yoel Crúz is a Cuban baseball player.
The record here covers 7 seasons in the Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2019 and 2023. Most of that was with Matanzas, 6 seasons of it, with the remainder for Centrales. He appears in 4 postseason campaigns.
He is credited with 27 wins against 13 losses, an earned run average of 4.00, and 276 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 3.24, in 2023 (83.1 IP). His most wins in a season was 7, in 2023.
Career summary
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.910 |
| 2019-20 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 0 | 5.19 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 8.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 2019-20 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 5.87 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1.220 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1.500 |
| 2020-21 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 4 | 5.12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 70.1 | 62 | 43 | 40 | 6 | 47 | 54 | 1.550 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 0 | 2.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1.380 |
| 2021-22 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 3 | 3.74 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 65.0 | 60 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 45 | 59 | 1.620 |
| 2022 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 2 | 3.68 | 22 | 1 | — | 2 | 51.1 | 50 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 36 | 50 | — |
| 2022-23 | Centrales | Cuban Elite League | 2 | 0 | 4.63 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 11.2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | — |
| 2023 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 2 | 3.63 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22.1 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.570 |
| 2023-24 | Matanzas | Cuban Elite League | 0 | 0 | .00 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 2023 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 2 | 3.24 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 83.1 | 61 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 58 | 73 | 1.430 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 25 | 13 | 4.06 | 106 | — | — | 4 | 317.0 | 270 | 165 | 143 | 19 | 206 | 262 | 1.500 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Elite League | 2 | 0 | 2.95 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 18.1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1.364 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 70.1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 65.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 22.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83.1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 317.0 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 2 | .976 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
International appearances
- 2023 — World Baseball Classic (Cuba 3–3)
Transactions
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was Naykel Yoel Crúz born?
Naykel Yoel Crúz's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Naykel Yoel Crúz play for?
Naykel Yoel Crúz appears for Centrales, Matanzas across 7 recorded seasons.
Sources and licences
- Season leaders computed from the season lines held in this database, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- (retrieved 2026-08-29)
