Chicago Fire veteran Joe Miñoso exits in Season 15 to wrap Cruz’s arc

Veteran Chicago Fire star Joe Miñoso, who has played Cruz since the show’s first season, is leaving the NBC drama in Season 15 and will appear in a handful of early episodes to wrap Cruz’s arc. The exit comes as the series adds Da’Vinchi as a new regular firefighter, while leads Kinney and Mayo re-signed and a new showrunner, Victor Teran, takes over after Andrea Newman’s 14-season exit. The Season 15 update follows a Season 14 finale cliffhanger that touched Cruz’s family storyline and a major emergency at Firehouse 51.