The Padres selected Cruz to their 40-man roster Tuesday.
Cruz's addition to the 40-man roster will prevent him from being selected by another organization during December's Rule 5 Draft. However, he only managed a 4.42 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in his first season at Triple-A, so a promotion to the major leagues may still be a ways away.
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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.
