While the numbers haven’t been quite what Pirates fans would have liked from Oneil Cruz, the rookie shortstop has shown the ability to do things on the baseball field that simply have not been done before.
Cruz — a 6-foot-7 middle infielder — already holds the Statcast record (started in 2015) for the fastest-recorded throw from the infield at 97.8 mph. On Wednesday, it was time for Cruz to move atop the record list with his bat.
