Pittsburgh Pirates middle fielder Oneil Cruz, recognized extra for delivering hard-hit homers than producing them in amount, was added Tuesday to subsequent week’s Dwelling Run Derby in Atlanta.
He’s the fifth participant named as a participant in Monday’s occasion at Truist Park, which hosts the All-Star Sport an evening later. Additionally competing are Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr., Minnesota’s Byron Buxton, Seattle’s Cal Raleigh and Washington’s James Wooden.
Cruz, 26, had 15 homers coming into Tuesday evening’s sport at Kansas Metropolis. He hit a career-best 21 final season.
When the 6-foot-7 Cruz hits a homer, he typically hits it exhausting. On Might 25 in opposition to visiting Milwaukee, he hit a ball measured at 122.9 mph into the Allegheny River, the best exit velocity on a house run since Statcast started monitoring in 2015.
He additionally confirmed off his arm Sunday with a 105.2 mph throw to nail Seattle’s J.P. Crawford on the plate. That was the second-hardest thrown ball to provide an outfield help recorded by Statcast.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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