“A freak accident”: Oneil Cruz currently galvanizing MLB, previously killed 3 in Dominic Republic in a wrecking car accident

“A freak accident”: Oneil Cruz currently galvanizing MLB, previously killed 3 in Dominic Republic in a wrecking car accident

Oneil Cruz

Oneil Cruz plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates and but he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in July 2015 as an international free agent for a $950,000 signing bonus. The 23-year-old shortstop was the third-ranked prospect in MLB.com’s prospect list when he met with a deadly car crash in the Dominican Republic in which three people were killed.

Oneil Cruz in 2020 crashed while driving a motorcycle three people on Sánchez Highway near Los Mercaditos de Paya, Baní, according to reports, including ESPN. A report was written with the Department of Transit Safety and Ground Transportation.

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“The Pirates are aware of the tragic accident in the Dominican Republic involving Oneil Cruz,” Pittsburgh Pirates senior vice president of communications Brian Warecki said in a statement.

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“We have been in contact with Oneil and he is cooperating fully with the local authorities. We will provide an update as more information becomes available.”

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Oneil Cruz’s journey from car crash to Major League Baseball’s top future stars

Oneil Cruz
Oneil Cruz

ESPN said that Dominican Republic police put Oneil Cruz in Jail on September 22, 2020, around 1 o’clock in the morning, after crashing his car that killed 3 people. The reports were that 3 people who were riding on the motorcycle all died in the accident. As per Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, there was no evidence of any amount of alcohol.

Jason Mackey said that Oneil Cruz’s bail was set at 2 million pesos ($34,000) during the court hearing after the accident. Aside from that, he had to go to court once a month. Cruz started playing professionally with the DSL Dodgers 1 in 2016. He played in 55 games and hit .294 with 23 RBIs.

On August 24, 2022, Oneil Cruz hit the hardest-hit ball in the Stat cast era. The ball was a recorded at 122.4 MPH.

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