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Oneil Cruz will not return for Pirates in 2023 season
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MLB Has a Real-Life Create-a-Player in Pirates' Rookie Oneil Cruz, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Pirates' Oneil Cruz shows off cannon arm, clocks fastest throw in MLB this season
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Oneil Cruz, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop sensation, is like if Giannis Antetokounmpo played baseball.
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WATCH: Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz rockets 122.4-mph single for hardest MLB hit ever recorded
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Oneil Cruz: The 6'7 Shortstop Prospect Destined For Stardom : r/fantasybaseball
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Pirates promote top prospect Oneil Cruz, giving 1st glimpse of 6-foot-7 shortstop
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One of baseball's best young players has sky-high goals
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Baseball Roundup: Pirates SS Oneil Cruz fractures ankle in collision
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Ji Hwan Bae's 1st career homer helps Pirates top Red Sox 4-1