Oneil Cruz| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2025 proj | 541 | 140 | 72 | 21 | 76 | 51 | 181 | 22 | 0.259 | 40.6 |
| 2025 | 86 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 0.256 | 71.6 |
| 2024 | 541 | 140 | 72 | 21 | 76 | 51 | 181 | 22 | 0.259 | 40.6 |
| 2023 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0.250 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 331 | 77 | 45 | 17 | 54 | 28 | 126 | 11 | 0.233 | 23.3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 1.6 |
| Date | News |
| 4/25/25 | Pirates' Oneil Cruz On Pace for Historic 40/40 Season. Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz is turning heads across Major League Baseball with a red-hot start to the season, putting himself on pace for a historic achievement. If Cruz maintains this torrid pace over the remaining 121 games — accounting for his current rate of playing time — he would finish the season with an eye-popping 44 home runs and 69 stolen bases. If Cruz keeps this pace, his numbers that would place him in one of baseball's most exclusive fraternities: the 40/40 club. Only six players in MLB history have ever achieved the feat of 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season, with Shohei Ohtani being the most recent in 2024. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
| 4/24/25 | Pirates Blow Lead, Drop Series Finale to Angels. The Pittsburgh Pirates took an early lead, but failed to hold on, losing 4-3 to the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. The Pirates won the first two games of the series, 9-3 on April 22 and 3-0 on April 23, meaning they missed the chance for their first sweep of the season. Center fielder Oneil Cruz began the game with a leadoff home run, crushing a ball into right field, giving the Pirates an immediate 1-0 lead. Right fielder Bryan Reynolds grounded out after Cruz, but designated hitter Andrew McCutchen hit a deep shot that Angels center fielder Jo Adell just missed with his glove, allowing McCutchen to get in for a double. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
| 4/24/25 | [Sports Illustrated] - Best MLB Home Run Prop Bet Picks Today (Target Bobby Witt Jr., Tyler Soderstrom). Wednesday’s Daily Dinger picks were a rousing success, as Pittsburgh Pirates star Oneil Cruz went yard, cashing a +350 wager. Now, I’m aiming to carry the mome Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
| 4/24/25 | Oneil Cruz crushes a home run, extending the Pirates' lead over Angels. Oneil Cruz crushed a home run, extending the Pittsburgh Pirates' lead over Los Angeles Angels. Source: https://www.foxsports.com/watch/fmc-i50pqax2vu34uj... |
| 4/24/25 | Oneil Cruz crushes a home run, extending the Pirates' lead over Angels. Oneil Cruz crushed a home run, extending the Pittsburgh Pirates' lead over Los Angeles Angels. Source: https://www.foxsports.com/watch/fmc-i50pqax2vu34uj... |
| 4/22/25 | Two Pirates Starters Return to Lineup vs. Angels. The Pittsburgh Pirates start their west coast trip by bringing back two of their starters into the lineup vs. the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Park in Anaheim, Calif. The Pirates bring back Oneil Cruz and Enmanuel Valdez into the starting lineup, both who started on the bench vs. the Cleveland Guardians in the series finale at PNC Park on April 20. Cruz heads back to center field and will leadoff for the sixth time in the past eight games. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/two-pittsburgh... |
| 4/20/25 | Pirates Make Five Changes vs. Guardians. The Pittsburgh Pirates made five changes to the starting lineup in their series finale vs. the Cleveland Guardians at PNC Park. Oneil Cruz, who leadoff five of the past six games and played designated hitter last time out, is not in the lineup. This is his fourth start in the past five games and he will hit third in the lineup. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
| 4/19/25 | Pirates Start New Designated Hitter vs. Guardians. The Pittsburgh Pirates will start someone new at designated hitter in the second game vs. the Cleveland Guardians at PNC Park. Oneil Cruz takes over at designated hitter for the first time this season, as he has only played in center field when he's started. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
| 4/18/25 | MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates edge Washington Nationals. The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz hit a solo home run in the first inning. The Pirates stand at 8-12; the Nationals are 7-12. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/mlb-pittsburgh-pirates-... |
| 4/17/25 | Pirates win 1-0 on leadoff homer for 2nd time since 1900 as Oneil Cruz sparks victory over Nationals. Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run, Andrew Heaney pitched 7 1/3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 on Thursday. Cruz hit a grand slam in Wednesday's 6-1 win and has four home runs this season. Pittsburgh won 1-0 on a leadoff homer for only the second time since 1900 after Carlos García's drive off the Marlins' Chris Hammond on Sept. 14, 1993, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Ryan Borucki and Dennis Santana preserved the Pirates' first shutout this season, with Santana earning his second save. Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/... |
| 4/16/25 | Oneil Cruz's grand slam powers Pirates past Nationals. Oneil Cruz hit his first career grand slam and Bailey Falter threw seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the visiting Washington Nationals 6-1 on Wednesday. Henry Davis homered and drove in two runs for Pittsburgh, and Falter (1-2) faced the minimum 21 batters. Pittsburgh led 1-0 before scoring five runs during an eventful seventh inning. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/oneil-cruz... |
| 4/14/25 | Pirates Unveil First Lineup vs. Nationals. The Pittsburgh Pirates unveiled their first starting lineup ahead of their four-game series vs. the Washington Nationals at PNC Park. Oneil Cruz will start again in center field after dealing with a finger injury that kept him out for three straight games. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
| 4/11/25 | Pirates Outfielder Misses Second Straight Start. A Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder is not in the starting lineup for the second straight game as they start their weekend series. Oneil Cruz will miss his second straight start for the Pirates as they face the Cincinnati Reds in their series opener at Great American Ball Park on April 11. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pir... |
| 4/09/25 | Pirates' Oneil Cruz injury seems real even if team won't say it. Oneil Cruz is the Pittsburgh Pirates' most important position player. Cruz wasn't even called on to hit for the 0-for-5 Andrew McCutchen in a key spot late in the game. It's almost certain Cruz is hurt, despite the Pirates not saying so. This started on Tuesday night, when Cruz took a fastball off his left hand in the seventh inning against the Cardinals. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/pittsburgh-pir... |
| 4/01/25 | Pirates' Oneil Cruz, Isiah Kiner-Falefa Combine For Historic Start to Season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have been far and away the most dangerous team on the basepaths this season, with two main players leading the way. Entering Tuesday's contest against the Tampa Bay Rays, center fielder Oneil Cruz led all of MLB with five stolen bases. According to OptaSTATS, Cruz and Kiner-Falefa are the first pair of teammates in MLB's modern era to combine for at least nine stolen bases and 10 walks in their team's first five games of a season. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/... |
| 3/28/25 | Pirates top Marlins 4-3 in tight contest. Local News Pirates top Marlins 4-3 in tight contest Updated on: March 28, 2025 / 10:19 PM EDT / AP CBS News Live CBS News Miami Live Oneil Cruz hit a two-run home run, Andrew McCutchen added an RBI double and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Friday night. Cruz walked to lead off the fourth inning, stole second base and advanced to third on an error. Joey Bart walked before Andrew McCutcheon hit a double to left, driving in Cruz. Bart scored on a sacrifice fly by Adam Frazier to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead. David Bednar came on to pitch for the Pirates in the bottom of the ninth and walked Matt Mervis before Otto Lopez hit a two-run home run to make it a one-run game. Bednar Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/pirates-beat-ma... |
| 3/27/25 | Marlins beat Paul Skenes, Pirates in walk-off victory. It was Miami's first walk-off victory on Opening Day. It was Fortes' first triple since 2022, and it was misplayed by center fielder Oneil Cruz, who played shortstop until last year. The ball hit the wall on the fly, and Cruz could have held Fortes to a double, but the outfielder got too close to the fence and the ball rolled past him. Stowers then hit the winner off of closer David Bednar . Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/marli... |
| 3/11/25 | Yankees pitching prospect debuts new pitch, finds positives in blowout loss. Yankees pitching prospect Cam Schlittler gave up six earned runs on seven hits, including this long home run from Pirates DH Oneil Cruz, in Tuesday's loss to Pittsburgh. Max Goodman | NJ.com By Max Goodman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com BRADENTON, Fla. — With Will Warren a favorite to round out the Yankees ' injury-riddled rotation and Chase Hampton out for the year after underging Tommy John surgery, right-hander Cam Schlittler enters this season as one of the top-ranked pitching prospects in the upper levels of the farm system. Schlittler is ranked 12th in the Yankees' system by MLB Pipeline and 14th by Baseball America . There are a handful of arms ahead of him in those rankings — namely a Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/03/yankees-pitchin... |
| 3/09/25 | Fantasy baseball: Why it's risky for owners to draft Oneil Cruz. roto rage Jarad Wilk Fantasy baseball: Why it's risky for owners to draft Oneil Cruz By Jarad Wilk Published March 9, 2025, 8:52 a.m. ET Oneil Cruz is an exciting, young player, but is a risky player to pick for your fantasy baseball team, The Post's Jarad Wilk writes. Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. See Also Pete Alonso opens up to The Post about 'liberating' mindset after Mets contract saga You can gamble on just about anything and everything nowadays. You can bet on the length of the national anthem at the Super Bowl, whether a player will hit Source: https://nypost.com/2025/03/09/sports/fantasy-baseb... |
| 2/08/25 | Ambulance Chasers: Shaquille Oneil Cruz Is A Slam Dunk in 2025. We. Are. Back! Round 2 of my Ambulance Chases takeover is underway as Grey has not halted access to WordPress (yet). Last week’s piece covered injured players I am actively fading this season which you can find here. My thought process is somewhat simple on buying into “bounce-backs” or players on the upward swing post-injury. Please, blog, may I have some more? Source: https://razzball.com/ambulance-chasers-shaquille-o... |
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