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WATCH: Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz rockets 122.4-mph single for
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Oneil Cruz is a physical specimen 👀 #oneilcruz #pirates
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Analysis: Pirates' decision to keep Oneil Cruz in minors
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Oneil Cruz is the first 6-foot-7 shortstop you've ever seen. He
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Oneil Cruz is 6ft 7in and can blast a baseball 122mph. But can he
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Pirates' Oneil Cruz makes fastest throw by infielder in Statcast era
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Oneil Cruz beginning to display promising future - Bucs Dugout
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Pirates' Oneil Cruz made MLB history with 97.8 mph throw from short
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Joe Starkey's mailbag: Is Oneil Cruz the most talented Pirates
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Pirates Rookie O'Neil Cruz Records Hardest Hit in Statcast History
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Steve Sarkisian knows how much Texas football needs a better pass rush
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