The Latest Breaking News from Oneil Cruz

After recent home run binge, tables turn on Pirates during blowout loss to Brewers

PITTSBURGH — As much fun as the Pirates’ previous two games had been, with Bryan Reynolds and Michael Perez delivering back-to-back three-homer performances, Friday’s 19-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers represented the other end of the spectrum.

Tribune News Service · Jul 2, 2022

Power display — especially three homers from Michael Perez — carries Pirates over Brewers

PITTSBURGH — Somewhere between impossible and a suggestion to seek medical help rests what transpired Thursday during the Pirates’ 8-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park.

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2022

Pirates again see game shift late, continuing frustrating road trip

WASHINGTON — This road trip has been nothing short of brutal for the Pirates. A 10-inning loss at Tropicana Field on Friday. Then blowing a 5-3 lead and watching the Tampa Bay Rays walk it off against David Bednar a day later.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

Pirates impress again in 7-1 win over Cubs

PITTSBURGH — It’s begun to feel like the Pirates, and especially their young players, are trying to outdo one another lately.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

Betting/Fantasy Baseball Notebook: Rookies, Veteran Speed, Big Apple Dominance

Top prospects make their mark, a veteran making waves on the bases and dominance in the Big Apple.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 21, 2022

Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz wowed baseball fans with a blistering 96.7 mph throw from shortstop

An absolute LASER.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 21, 2022

Oneil Cruz Gives the Pirates Hope for a Brighter, More Fun Future

There has never been an MLB player quite like the 6’7” shortstop, and his 2022 debut lived up to the hype.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 21, 2022

Worth the wait: Oneil Cruz shines — along with Bligh Madris — during Pirates' rout of Cubs

PITTSBURGH — After a two-month wait that featured talk of team control, service time and development, with Pirates fans understandably eager to see the freakishly talented prospect return to Pittsburgh and bring with him a glimmer of hope, Oneil Cruz’s first big league game was disrupted by, of all things,…

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022

Pirates to Call Up Top Prospect Oneil Cruz

The 6’7” shortstop is considered among the most exciting prospects in baseball.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 19, 2022

Jason Mackey: Why the Pirates shouldn't wait a minute longer to promote prospect Oneil Cruz

ST. LOUIS — If Oneil Cruz doesn't make his much-anticipated 2022 Pirates debut by the end of this homestead — a smile plastered across his face, limbs flying everywhere and hopefully a baseball or two deposited in the Allegheny River — it's time to start asking some questions.

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022