Pirates OF Oneil Cruz Joins Historic Company With Multi-HR Explosion

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Oneil Cruz has been going through an up-and-down season to say the least, but the Pittsburgh Pirates’ young star still found a way to make history at the plate on Sunday. Cruz went yard twice in the Pirates’ 12-1 win over the New York Mets, helping his team complete the sweep with two-run bombs in the first and seventh innings. According to Underdog Fantasy’s Justin Havens, Cruz is only the third Pirates player this century to post a 15-home run, 25-stolen base season, and he did it with three months to spare. Starling Marte achieved the feat three times – in 2015, 2018 and 2019 – while Andrew McCutchen did so in both 2010 and 2013.

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