Watch: Oneil Cruz flaring up a 108.7 mph home run off Cy Young frontrunner
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Oneil Cruz had the common consent with him as the 2022 season started, he was considered amongst the top-25 prospects. The flourishing growth Cruz had picked up after getting called up on June 20th, has been a fixture in the Pirates line-up. Now that must be agitating for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they do not generally end up on the losing side of trade.
Los Angeles Dodgers were entangled in their deadline acquisition of Tony Watson from Pittsburgh Pirates. Oneil Cruz, who was one of the pieces that went to Pittsburgh in the Tony Watson trade that helped bolster LA’s bullpen for their run to the World Series. Here, with the Pirates, he has emerged as the shortstop of the future.
On Sunday, the 6’7” Oneil Cruz reminded everyone why he is considered enterprising star. In his first at-bat against NL Cy Young favorite Sandy Alcantara, Cruz nearly left the yard with a massive home run to right field at PNC Park.
Miami Marlins gets the better of Pittsburgh Pirates as Oneil Cruz gives Pirates pocket-size hope
“We want to win,” Greg Allen said. “Regardless of how close we were, we didn’t win today. There’s only one emotion that we feel about that and that’s probably frustrated we weren’t able to come out on the other side of that. Sure, you can look at some positives. That’s definitely what we’ll take away, the positives of being able to battle back. … But at the end of the day, we fell short. That’s really all that matters.”
The Los Angeles Dodgers must have been watching Oneil Cruz like a hawk, as they could only get a three-month rental skill out of Watson, traded to the Giants after 2017. On the other hand, Cruz is proving to be a future multi-time All-Star.
The 23-year-old Cruz has the potential to be a five-tool stud for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 460 minor league games, the towering shortstop with a cannon arm slashed .275/.341/.458. “Whatever’s going to get broken is going to get broken,” said Oneil Cruz when impressed the Major League fans playing for the Pirates.
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