Promising Puerto Rico righty with a clean strike-throwing debut
In the 2025 season, Angel Cruz showed a tiny but intriguing sample for Northeastern: one perfect inning at Boston College, where he struck out the first two batters he faced and logged his first two career strikeouts. The 2026 notes still list him as a sophomore right-hander, and his background is the real separator—Puerto Rico national-team and scout-team experience, plus multiple Pitcher MVPs, suggest a pitcher who competes with polish and edge. He looks like a fit for teams valuing upside, poise, and developmental runway more than instant volume.
