Certain players across Major League Baseball just seem built for Statcast, the sport’s state-of-the-art tracking technology. Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz has proven over the years he’s one of them.

The Pirates' Oneil Cruz had the hardest-hit ball since Statcast started tracking in 2015, a home run that left the bat at 122.9 mph and splashed into the Allegheny River.

It broke Cruz’s previous exit velocity record since Statcast began tracking the statistic ... Yankees in 2017 and matched by Stanton in 2021. Oneil Cruz just hit this ball 122.9 mph.

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz made a poor play in center field early in the series opener vs. the Texas ...

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz entered Sunday holding the record for the hardest-hit ball in the Statcast era. He's broken his own record. Cruz launched a ball 122.9 miles per hour off ...

Oneil Cruz Hits 122.9 Mph Home Run, Hardest-Hit Ball Since Statcast Started Tracking in 2015 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz had the hardest-hit ball since Statcast started tracking in ...

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz recorded the hardest hit ball in the Statcast era on Sunday, launching a solo home run against Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Logan Henderson to begin the ...

“I feel like it’s Oneil Cruz.” Advertisement Cruz, the Pirates’ 6-foot-7, 240-pound center fielder, was at it again Sunday, hitting a home run 122.9 mph, the hardest-hit ball since ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz had the hardest-hit ball since Statcast started tracking in 2015, a home run off Milwaukee's Logan Henderson on Sunday that left the bat at 122.9 mph ...