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Oneil Cruz has come out of the gates a better defensive shortstop
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Pirates SS Oneil Cruz fractures left ankle, out indefinitely
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Oneil Cruz's 416-foot home run not enough in Pirates' 4-2 loss to
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Pirates Oneil Cruz rehab from broken ankle nears midway point
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Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz remains upbeat as rehab from broken
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Oneil Cruz is the first 6-foot-7 shortstop you've ever seen. He
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He's a unicorn:' Oneil Cruz's Pirates debut lives up to the exictement
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Oneil Cruz discusses left ankle injury and recovery
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6'7 Shortstop Oneil Cruz Is Both An Alien And An Electric Factory
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Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz remains upbeat as rehab from broken
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Pirates SS Oneil Cruz out for 4 months after surgery on fractured
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Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz remains upbeat as rehab from broken