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Oneil Cruz

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Oneil Cruz
Cruz with the Indianapolis Indians in 2021
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 15
Shortstop
Born: (1998-10-04) October 4, 1998 (age 25)
Nizao, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
October 2, 2021, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through April 13, 2024)
Batting average.241
Home runs22
Runs batted in67
Teams

Oneil Cruz (born October 4, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

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Career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Cruz signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in July 2015 as an international free agent for a $950,000 signing bonus.[1] Cruz made his professional debut in 2016 with DSL Dodgers 1, batting .294 with 23 runs batted in (RBIs) in 55 games. He began the 2017 season with the Great Lakes Loons.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On July 31, 2017, the Dodgers traded Cruz and Angel German to the Pirates in exchange for Tony Watson.[2] He was then assigned to the West Virginia Power. In 105 games between the two clubs, he slashed .237/.297/.350 with 10 home runs and 44 RBIs.

In 2018, he played for the West Virginia Power, batting .286 with 14 home runs and 56 RBIs in 103 games, earning South Atlantic League All-Star honors.[3]

Cruz began 2019 at Class A-Advanced level with the Bradenton Marauders, before suffering a right foot fracture on April 27.[4] After missing two months due to the fractured foot,[5] Cruz was assigned to the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Pirates on June 24.[6] On July 28, Cruz was promoted to the Double-A Altoona Curve.[7][8] He hit .298 in 73 games for the 2019 season across the three teams.

Cruz was added to the Pirates 40-man roster following the 2019 season.[9] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] Cruz split the 2021 minor league season between Altoona and the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, hitting a combined .310/.375/.594 with 17 home runs, 47 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases.[11]

On October 2, 2021, Cruz was promoted to the active roster for the first time to make his MLB debut.[12][13] He appeared in two Major League games in the 2021 season and hit his first career home run on October 3 in Pittsburgh.[14]

On March 29, 2022, it was announced that Cruz would not make the team out of spring training, and was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the year.[15] Over five spring training games, he batted .333 with two home runs.[16] He was recalled to make his season debut on June 20 against the Chicago Cubs, where he collected two hits, two runs, and four RBIs.[17]

On August 24, 2022, Cruz hit the hardest-hit ball in the Statcast era against Atlanta Braves pitcher Kyle Wright. The ball was recorded at 122.4 miles per hour (197.0 km/h).[18]

On April 10, 2023, Cruz fractured his left fibula while sliding home plate, which was blocked by White Sox catcher Seby Zavala while attempting to score from third base on a ground ball. He was expected to miss four months,[19] but after multiple setbacks, he was ruled out for the entire season.[20]

Personal life

Cruz is the son of retired minor leaguer Rafael Cruz. The elder Cruz named his son after his favorite player, former New York Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neill.[21]

On September 22, 2020, Cruz was involved in a deadly vehicle crash in the Dominican Republic in which three people were killed. The accident occurred when his Jeep collided with a motorcycle carrying the three deceased that was traveling with no lights in the same direction that Cruz was traveling. Cruz survived the fatal accident without serious injury.[22]

Cruz is unusually tall for a shortstop. He is listed as 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) and 215 pounds (98 kg). The only taller major league shortstop was 6-foot-7-inch (2.01 m) Joel Guzmán, who played nine innings for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2007. There have been four 6-foot-5-inch (1.96 m) major leaguers who started some games at shortstop — Archi Cianfrocco, Elly De La Cruz, Troy Glaus, and Michael Morse.[8]

References

  1. ^ Stephen, Eric (July 2, 2015). "Dodgers sign 9 international prospects on Day 1". True Blue LA.
  2. ^ Minami, Craig (July 31, 2017). "Dodgers acquire left-handed reliever Tony Watson from Pittsburgh for two minor leaguers". SB Nation. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. ^ Kahn, David (August 28, 2018). "Cruz and Mitchell Tabbed as SAL Annual All Stars | Power". Milb.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Dreker, John (April 28, 2019). "Oneil Cruz Placed on Injured List with a Right Foot Fracture - Pirates Prospects".
  5. ^ RotoWire Staff (April 29, 2019). "Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Suffers serious injury". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Dreker, John (June 24, 2019). "Oneil Cruz Set to Return to Action - Pirates Prospects".
  7. ^ Dreker, John (July 28, 2019). "Pirates Promote Oneil Cruz to Altoona - Pirates Prospects".
  8. ^ a b Dykstra, Sam (July 30, 2019). "Pirates promote Cruz to the Double-A Altoona". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Berry, Adam (November 20, 2019). "Bucs add top prospects Hayes, Cruz to 40-man". MLB.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  11. ^ Mackey, Jason (October 1, 2021). "Sources: Pirates expected to promote Oneil Cruz for Saturday's game". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Gorman, Kevin (October 2, 2021). "Pirates to promote top prospect Oneil Cruz, giving fans 1st glimpse of 6-foot-7 shortstop". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  13. ^ Crouse, Jake (October 2, 2021). "Bucs call up No. 3 prospect Oneil Cruz". MLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  14. ^ "Oneil Cruz 2021 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  15. ^ "Pirates option top prospect Oneil Cruz to Triple-A Indianapolis in latest round of spring cuts". March 29, 2022.
  16. ^ "Analysis: Pirates' decision to keep Oneil Cruz in minors frustrating for fans, difficult to untangle".
  17. ^ "Oneil dazzles in '22 debut, displays 'unreal' tools". mlb.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  18. ^ "WOW! Oneil Cruz Just Set a New MLB Exit Velocity Record!". Bleacher Nation. August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  19. ^ delos Santos, Justice (April 12, 2023). "Oneil out 4 months after surgery on broken ankle". MLB.com.
  20. ^ "Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Ruled out for 2023 return". CBSSports.com. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  21. ^ Mackey, Jason. "Off The Bat: Oneil Cruz honors namesake — a Yankees legend — with his passion and humility". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  22. ^ Adams, Steve (September 25, 2020). "Latest On ONeil Cruz". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

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