Oneil Cruz bringing unmatched power to 2025 Home Run Derby
Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz on Tuesday announced his intention to participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby.
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Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz on Tuesday announced his intention to participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby.
The Pirates are 0-5 to start their nine-game road trip headed ahead of the All-Star Break.
Cruz will be the first Pirates player to participate in the Home Run Derby since Josh Bell in 2019.
The Royals beat the Pirates 9-3 on Monday night.
Pittsburgh wasted another strong start by All-Star Paul Skenes.
Skenes is the first Pirates player to be selected for the All-Star Game in each of his first two Major League seasons.
The Pirates came out on the losing end of a pitchers' duel on Saturday night in Seattle.
The Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Friday.
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling investigation.
The Pirates shut out St. Louis over a three-game series, winning 5-0 Wednesday to extend their winning streak to a season-high six.
Skenes was out with the grounds crew before he took the mound on Tuesday at PNC Park.
The Pirates' Henry Davis drove in the game's only run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and preserved the lead in the ninth.
The Pirates cruised past the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 to match a season high with their fourth straight victory.
Santana will serve a three-game suspension.
Oneil Cruz hit a pair of two-run homers, Tommy Pham and Bryan Reynolds also went deep and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 12-1 to complete a three-game sweep.
