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Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz takes important step in recovery by starting running program
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Oneil Cruz homers into Allegheny in win over Mets
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Cruz crushes walk-off homer, 04/24/2022
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Checking in on Oneil Cruz' winter - Bucs Dugout
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Oneil Cruz homers in Pirates' loss to Braves
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Oneil Cruz makes impact in MLB debut
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Oneil Cruz injury sparks bench-clearing White Sox-Pirates brawl (Video)
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Ji Hwan Bae's first career triple helps rally the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4
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Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz (15) celebrates with Rodolfo Castro (14) as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher JoJo Romero during the
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Oviedo bests Kopech, Cruz injured as Pirates top White Sox - Newsday
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Pirates' Oneil Cruz broke Statcast — again! 'It sounded like a bomb went off' - The Athletic
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Do our best to get back': Despite setback, Oneil Cruz hopes to play for Pirates this season
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With no specific return date in mind, Pirates Ke'Bryan Hayes, Oneil Cruz continue to rehab injuries
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Pirates spoil Taillon's return to Pittsburgh, top Yanks 5-2 - Seattle Sports
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An Open Letter to Oneil Cruz - South Side Sox