Oneil Cruz is a Dominican professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He made his MLB debut in 2021.
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He is named after Paul O’Neill, who was his father’s favorite player. His father, Rafael Cruz, played three seasons in the minors, and his brother Homer Cruz has also played in the minors.
Cruz signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in July 2015 as an international free agent for a $950,000 signing bonus. Cruz made his professional debut in 2016 with DSL Dodgers 1, batting. 294 with 23 RBIs in 55 games.
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Is Oneil Cruz faster than tyreek Hill?
Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz rockets 122.4-mph single for hardest MLB hit ever recorded. Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz came into 2022 as one of the game’s top prospects for many reasons, including his nearly unmatched ability to hit the baseball hard.
So far in 2022 for the Pirates, Oneil Cruz has hit a home run 434ft/132.3m at 113.9mph/183.3kph, hit a single 122.4mph/197kph, thrown a ball to first base at 97.8mph/157.4kph.
His sprinting speed of 31.5 feet per second is faster than that of NFL top WR Tyreek Hill (31.4 feet per second).


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