Michael De La Cruz
Michael (Pichardo) De La Cruz
Born: May 15, 1993
Tamboril, DO
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
Career: 2013-2025
Michael (Pichardo) De La Cruz compiled a career batting average of .246 with 30 home runs and 260 RBI in his 600-game career with the Blue Jays, Vancouver Canadians, Lansing Lugnuts, Dunedin Blue Jays, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Buffalo Bisons, Amarillo Sod Poodles, Reno Aces, Tigers, Toledo Mud Hens, Erie SeaWolves, San Antonio Missions and Oaxaca Guerreros. He began playing during the 2013 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | 13 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .133 | .235 | .200 | .435 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | 47 | 164 | 142 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 23 | .232 | .323 | .310 | .633 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 65 | 239 | 211 | 20 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 41 | .242 | .318 | .313 | .631 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 41 | 149 | 133 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | .241 | .309 | .391 | .700 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 7 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .500 | .577 | .773 | 1.350 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 58 | 222 | 199 | 27 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 47 | .246 | .308 | .332 | .639 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 13 | 52 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .200 | .288 | .244 | .533 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 14 | 50 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .186 | .286 | .349 | .635 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 52 | 192 | 162 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 33 | .278 | .379 | .444 | .823 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Reno Aces | 23 | 48 | 43 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .256 | .333 | .535 | .868 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AA | AACE | Amarillo Sod Poodles | 14 | 59 | 50 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | .300 | .390 | .520 | .910 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Tigers | 6 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .417 | .667 | 1.083 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 20 | 76 | 60 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | .200 | .368 | .333 | .702 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 100 | 406 | 355 | 49 | 91 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 67 | .256 | .330 | .369 | .699 | 131 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 71 | 273 | 235 | 27 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 37 | .209 | .306 | .255 | .562 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | 55 | 191 | 159 | 30 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 33 | .277 | .372 | .409 | .781 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 600 | 2208 | 1913 | 260 | 471 | 105 | 11 | 30 | 260 | 33 | 17 | 251 | 384 | .246 | .332 | .360 | .692 | 688 | 41 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | C | 13 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .986 | 5.538 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7.1 |
| 2014 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | C | 43 | 339 | 32 | 4 | 1 | .989 | 8.628 | 6 | 46 | 10 | 17.9 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | C | 60 | 413 | 40 | 6 | 5 | .987 | 7.550 | 18 | 51 | 19 | 27.1 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 1B | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 3B | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.111 | ||||
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | C | 27 | 195 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .986 | 7.778 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 22.7 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2017 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | C | 7 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.571 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 20.0 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | C | 48 | 308 | 26 | 2 | 4 | .994 | 6.958 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 30.3 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | C | 13 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.538 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 29.4 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 11 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.818 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 40 | 348 | 24 | 4 | 0 | .989 | 9.300 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 17.9 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 2021 | AA | AACE | Amarillo Sod Poodles | 1B | 7 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 9.143 | ||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Reno Aces | C | 7 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 7.429 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Reno Aces | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2022 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | C | 14 | 138 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .986 | 1.357 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 30.8 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | ||||
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Tigers | C | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2023 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | C | 42 | 428 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .995 | 1.476 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 18.0 |
| 2023 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 1B | 26 | 190 | 15 | 3 | 31 | .986 | 7.885 | ||||
| 2023 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 2B | 21 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 10 | .980 | 2.381 | ||||
| 2023 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2024 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | C | 30 | 240 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .984 | 8.167 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 25.8 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 2024 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 2B | 19 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 8 | .952 | 3.158 | ||||
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | 1B | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 3.286 | ||||
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | OF | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | RF | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | 2B | 5 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 3.800 | ||||
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | C | 33 | 211 | 19 | 3 | 2 | .987 | 6.970 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 48.0 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Totals | 495 | 3203 | 305 | 42 | 97 | .988 | 7.087 | 54 | 278 | 88 | 24.0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | Gulf Coast League | Blue Jays | TOR | August 2, 2013 | August 29, 2013 |
| 2014 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Vancouver Canadians | TOR | June 14, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
| 2015 | A | Midwest League | Lansing Lugnuts | TOR | April 11, 2015 | September 7, 2015 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | April 21, 2016 | August 25, 2016 |
| 2017 | A | Midwest League | Lansing Lugnuts | TOR | April 7, 2017 | May 12, 2017 |
| 2017 | AA | Eastern League | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | TOR | May 18, 2017 | June 7, 2017 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | June 10, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | May 5, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | April 6, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
| 2021 | AA | AA Central | Amarillo Sod Poodles | ARI | May 30, 2021 | June 19, 2021 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA West | Reno Aces | ARI | July 2, 2021 | September 29, 2021 |
| 2022 | R | Florida Complex League | Tigers | DET | June 28, 2022 | July 5, 2022 |
| 2022 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | DET | July 24, 2022 | September 18, 2022 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | September 6, 2022 | September 6, 2022 |
| 2023 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SDN | April 7, 2023 | September 17, 2023 |
| 2024 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SDN | April 6, 2024 | September 15, 2024 |
| 2025 | Ind | Mexican League | Oaxaca Guerreros | April 19, 2025 | August 7, 2025 |
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