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Fernando Cruz’s baseball odyssey took 15 years to make the majors — here’s why he never quit

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Fernando Cruz spent the first 14 years of his career without making the big leagues.

Cruz was released twice and eight seasons out of affiliated baseball altogether.

Cruz has played in independent leagues in Puerto Rico , Venezuela , the Dominican Republic and Mexico .

Cruz: "The game kept giving me chances to walk away from it".

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