{"id":5048492,"date":"2019-07-12T01:16:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T05:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/?p=5048492"},"modified":"2019-07-12T01:16:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T05:16:19","slug":"nelson-cruz-living-an-immigrants-american-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/2019\/07\/12\/nelson-cruz-living-an-immigrants-american-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Cruz: Living An Immigrant&#8217;s American Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &nbsp;Minnesota Twins&#8217; Nelson Cruz, a Dominican Republic native, became a naturalized U.S. citizen last October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram alignright wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bo9ufTdAqRp\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cruz proudly shared the news in an Instagram post in which he held a U.S. flag along with his citizenship document while stylishly dressed and sporting stars and stripes shoes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cruz\u2019s baseball journey is a particular version of the immigrant\u2019s American Dream. The opportunity to migrate to this country and make a better life is one many Latinos have pursued. Professional baseball has provided the work opportunity for Cruz and countless others to pursue that dream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a U.S. citizen, he plans to continue giving back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven without being a citizen I found it important to give back wherever I was because improving our surroundings and offering opportunities benefits everybody. We can only strive to get better, and I try to do my part,\u201d Cruz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nelson Cruz on an 18-inning game and his all time #Latino team | La Vida Baseball Live\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZiavNrUib00?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dominican slugger Nelson Cruz speaks to La Vida Baseball&#8217;s Jennifer Mercedes about his work with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boomstick23.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BOOMSTICK23 FOUNDATION.<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavidabaseball.com\/nelson-cruz-us-citizen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRUZ GAINS NEW APPRECIATION FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY<\/a> by  <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavidabaseball.com\/author\/adrian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adrian Burgos, Jr<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Publisher&#8217;s Note:<a href=\"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> CTLN<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavidabaseball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Vida Baseball <\/a>are<a href=\"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/ctln-partners-with-la-vida-baseball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> partners<\/a> in providing users with the best baseball coverage of where the sport and Hispanic, Latino culture intersect.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &nbsp;Minnesota Twins&#8217; Nelson Cruz, a Dominican Republic native, became a naturalized U.S. citizen last October. 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