3:22 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) was designated for assignment by the Padres on Tuesday.

10:41 AM - Nelson Cruz (SD) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.

3:49 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) is not in the lineup Wednesday versus the Pirates.

4:55 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) isn't in the Padres' lineup Saturday against the Nationals, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

4:16 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Rays.

6:53 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) (hamstring) was activated Tuesday from the 10-day injured list, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

4:06 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) (hamstring) has gone 3-for-8 with a home run and two RBI through two rehab appearances with Triple-A El Paso.

3:08 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) (hamstring) is will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday with Triple-A El Paso.

6:47 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to June 1, with a right hamstring strain.

12:08 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) is dealing with some hamstring soreness after tweaking his leg while running out a grounder during Wednesday's game versus the Marlins, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

3:55 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) is out of the lineup again Friday versus the Yankees.

12:56 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) is out of the lineup Thursday against the Nationals.

6:34 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) is absent from the lineup Friday versus the Dodgers and right-hander Dustin May.

1:39 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

5:51 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) is serving as the Padres' designated hitter and batting fifth Thursday against the Brewers.

10:45 AM - Nelson Cruz (SD) (eye) is starting at designated hitter and batting fourth in Friday's Cactus League opener versus the Mariners, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

4:15 PM - Nelson Cruz (SD) (eye) agreed Wednesday with the Padres on a one-year deal, Hector Gomez of Z101Digital.com reports.

12:10 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) eye surgery went well, the veteran announced on his personal Twitter page Tuesday.

4:16 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) who isn't starting Wednesday against the Mets, will undergo surgery on his left eye around the end of October, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.

2:03 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't starting Wednesday against the Mets.

7:54 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

2:37 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets.

4:56 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't starting Monday against the Mets.

10:35 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

5:49 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) will sit for the second half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Phillies.

10:55 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't starting the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

5:13 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't in the lineup for the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies.

10:57 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't starting the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

2:42 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Atlanta, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

3:46 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Atlanta.

3:52 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) is on the bench Monday versus Atlanta.

11:30 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

3:08 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't starting Saturday against the Marlins.

3:51 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't starting Friday against the Marlins.

10:11 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't starting Wednesday against Atlanta.

4:34 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Atlanta.

4:17 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't in the lineup Monday against Atlanta.

11:19 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

1:18 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Marlins.

3:55 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (eye) is not in Friday's lineup against the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

5:31 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) manager Dave Martinez said that Cruz, who is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles is dealing with left eye inflammation, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

5:31 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) manager Dave Martinez said that Cruz, who is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles is dealing with left eye inflammation, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

3:49 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles after exiting early in Tuesday's 4-3 loss due to blurred vision, the Associated Press reports.

3:49 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles after exiting early in Tuesday's 4-3 loss due to blurred vision, the Associated Press reports.

5:25 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) isn't starting Friday against the Phillies.

5:25 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) isn't starting Friday against the Phillies.

3:05 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (knee) is starting at designated hitter and batting fourth Tuesday against the Mets.

3:05 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (knee) is starting at designated hitter and batting fourth Tuesday against the Mets.

2:05 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (knee) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

12:32 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. According to the Associated Press, is recovering from a right knee contusion suffered in Friday's 7-3 loss to New York.

2:46 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) isn't starting Saturday against the Mets.

9:29 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Padres.

9:57 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Monday's 5-4 victory over the Cubs.

10:37 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, according to Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com.

3:17 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (shoulder) is starting at designated hitter and batting third in Friday's series opener versus the Padres.

11:56 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (shoulder) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

11:56 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (shoulder) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

3:41 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (neck) is back in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

3:41 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (neck) is back in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

3:19 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (neck) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Bobby Blanco of MASN Nationals reports.

3:19 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (neck) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Bobby Blanco of MASN Nationals reports.

3:55 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies.

3:55 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies.

2:18 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

2:18 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

6:20 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers,

5:43 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (quadriceps) is starting at designated hitter and batting fifth Friday versus the Diamondbacks.

11:19 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (quadriceps) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

3:20 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) is out of the lineup Saturday against Atlanta due to a quadriceps injury, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

1:32 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) isn't starting Saturday's game against Atlanta.

11:19 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI in a 5-4 loss Thursday against Atlanta.

1:42 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (illness) will serve as the Nationals' designated hitter and cleanup batter in Thursday's game in Philadelphia, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

5:08 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (illness) isn't starting Wednesday against the Phillies.

7:12 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Phillies for undisclosed reasons, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

9:07 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in a 3-2 loss to the Rangers on Saturday.

11:30 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Brewers.

5:46 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (back) is starting Friday against the Brewers.

10:46 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) was scratched from Thursday's lineup against the Marlins due to back tightness, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

6:36 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) was scratched from Thursday's lineup against the Marlins for an undisclosed reason.

7:12 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (ankle) went 0-for-1 with three walks in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the Mets.

11:52 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (ankle) is starting Wednesday's game against the Mets.

5:51 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (ankle) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

1:25 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 3-for-7 with two doubles, two walks, three RBI and two runs between both ends of Saturday's doubleheader with the Rockies.

3:08 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (ankle) will bat cleanup as the designated hitter Monday against the Dodgers, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.

5:31 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) sustained a sprained ankle in the fourth inning of Sunday's win over the Brewers, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

3:42 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (illness) will bat cleanup and serve as the designated hitter Tuesday against the Marlins.

4:59 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Marlins due to an illness, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

8:42 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 1-for-3 with a walk, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Mets.

9:36 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Angels.

6:47 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (back) is hitting cleanup and starting at designated hitter Friday against the Angels, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.

2:31 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (back) is available off the bench Thursday against the Rockies, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.

1:02 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (back) isn't starting Thursday against the Rockies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

6:29 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (back) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

11:43 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) was removed from Tuesday's win over the Rockies due to back stiffness, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

3:22 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 1-of-4 with a hime run, two walks and two RBI's in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Nationals.

10:38 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBI in Friday's 7-2 win over the Pirates.

11:53 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) (groin) is starting at designated hitter and batting third in Wednesday's contest against the Braves, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

11:28 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) was held out of Tuesday's blowout loss to Atlanta due to groin tightness, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

7:02 PM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against Atlanta for unspecified reasons.

10:18 AM - Nelson Cruz (Wsh) went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's win over the Mets.