Pittsburgh Pirates fans haven’t had much to get excited about in recent years, but Oneil Cruz might be the one to change all of that.
The 6-foot-7 shortstop (!!!) played a couple games in 2021 and was back with the big club on Monday to make his 2022 debut. And oh man, he certainly knew how to make an impression.
In the third inning of the Pirates’ game against the Cubs, Cruz fielded a grounder off the bat of Willson Contreras and unleashed the hardest throw across the infield we’ve seen this MLB season. The throw was clocked at 96.7 mph and it looked like a laser beam making its way across the diamond.
