Perrotto: Impressive Homer Aside, Oneil Cruz Shows Growth as Hitter (+)

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Mar 30, 2023
Pittsburgh Pirates, Oneil Cruz
Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz reacts after reaching first base on an Andrew McCutchen single during the sixth inning of an opening day baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Thursday, March 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

CINCINNATI – Oneil Cruz hit an impressive home run on his first opening day in the major leagues.

That shouldn’t come as a real surprise. That’s what the Pittsburgh Pirates 24-year-old shortstop does.

Cruz has gone deep 18 times in his nascent 90-game career.

Yet while Cruz’s 425-foot homer off a 101.3-mph heater from Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene went viral on social media Thursday, it really wasn’t the most impressive thing he did.

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