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Oneil Cruz homers, plates two to lead Pirates

Oneil Cruz

PIT Center Fielder #15

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Oneil Cruz went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two RBI on Thursday evening, leading the Pirates to a 2-0 victory over the White Sox.

Cruz opened the scoring in the ballgame with a 433-foot (117.4-mph EV) blast off of Erick Fedde to open the fourth inning. He also added on a valuable insurance run with an RBI single off of Bryan Hudson in the eighth. The dynamic 27-year-old is having an outstanding all-around season at the plate, slashing .276/.362/.486 to go along with 18 homers, 62 RBI, 89 runs scored and 27 stolen bases in only 367 plate appearances across his 84 games.

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Oneil Cruz walked three times with an RBI and a run scored in Pittsburgh’s 5-2 win over the Giants.

He added his 26th stolen base of the season in the sixth inning. It’s his second three-walk game of the season. Cruz has stuffed the stat sheet in 78 games this year, with 17 homers. If he hadn’t missed a large chunk of time, he’d probably be regarded as one of the best fantasy picks this year as he’s rebounded nicely from 2025’s .200 batting average. He’s now hitting .270/.362/.483 on the season.
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PIT Center Fielder #15

Oneil Cruz went 4-for-6 and knocked in four runs against the Giants on Tuesday.

An unusual night for Cruz; his hits were all singles, and only one, a 106-mph grounder, was a hard-hit ball. It’s both his fifth career four-hit game and four-RBI game. He’s batted .311 with three homers and 12 RBI in 12 games since coming off the injured list.
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PIT Center Fielder #15

Oneil Cruz went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk to power the Pirates to a 1-0 win over the Padres on Tuesday.

One swing was all it took to win this one. The game remained scoreless into the ninth after an incredible pitcher’s duel between Paul Skenes and Michael King. With two outs and Padres’ closer Mason Miller on the mound, Cruz crushed a changeup for a solo home run to right field to give the Pirates the lead with what would be the game-winning run. The 27-year-old outfielder is up to 17 homers, 49 runs scored, 52 RBI, and 22 steals while slashing .260/.348/.491 across 310 plate appearances.
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PIT Center Fielder #15

Oneil Cruz went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI against the Dodgers on Saturday.

With two runners on in the first inning, Cruz laced a triple on a sharp line drive to right field, plating two runs for the Pirates. It was his first triple of the season and third extra-base hit in four games since returning from the injured list. The 27-year-old outfielder is hitting .266/.355/.494 with 16 homers, 48 runs scored, 51 RBI, and 22 steals across 299 plate appearances.
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PIT Center Fielder #15

Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer in an extra-inning loss to the Dodgers on Friday.

Cruz — who was traded from the Dodgers to the Pirates for something called Tony Watson — tied the game at 4-4 with his 16th homer; a two-run shot against Kyle Hurt. The 27-year-old’s power production has been limited because of injury, but he’s been productive as seen in a .266/.356/.490 slash.
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PIT Center Fielder #15

Oneil Cruz went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run against the Tigers on Tuesday.

Cruz’ home run was his 15th of the year. He hit a two-run shot off Keider Montero in the fifth inning. Cruz was playing in his first game since suffering a hand injury on June 7. He’s hitting .265 with an .832 OPS and 46 RBI this year.
Oneil Cruz

PIT Center Fielder #15

Oneil Cruz is in center field and hitting fifth against the Tigers on Tuesday.

Cruz is back in Pittsburgh’s lineup for the first time since June 7. The electrifying 27-year-old fantasy standout sat out Monday’s series opener against Detroit after being activated from the injured list. He wound up missing more than two months with multiple non-displaced fractures in his left hand. He’ll wind up sitting against the occasional lefty, but has made enough progress against them this season that it won’t happen every single time down the home stretch.
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Pirates activated OF Oneil Cruz from the 60-day injured list.

He’s back, except he’s not starting tonight against lefty Framber Valdez. Cruz, who missed more than two months with a hand fracture, went 3-for-22 over six games on his rehab assignment. Although he’s clearly not at his best just yet, it’s probably worth getting him back into fantasy lineups anyway and hoping he steals some bases right away. His return figures to push Jake Mangum to a corner and result in some DH time for Bryan Reynolds and Esmerlyn Valdez. Ronny Simon, who had been DHing a lot, was sent down to open up a spot.
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Oneil Cruz (hand) went 0-for-3 with a walk in a minor league rehab game for Double-A Altoona on Tuesday.

The Pirates decided to extend Cruz’s rehab assignment after he was reevaluated earlier this week. The 27-year-old center fielder is working his way back from multiple non-displaced fractures in his left hand that sent him to the injured list in early June. There’s a decent chance he’s ready to return to Pittsburgh’s lineup later this week.
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Oneil Cruz (hand) went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts for Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday.

Cruz played seven innings in center field on Sunday and will now be evaluated by the Pirates. His results haven’t been great in Triple-A, but if the organization deems that he’s healthy enough to return, we could see Cruz back in the lineup this week.

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Cardinals sent RHP Peter Strzelecki outright to Triple-A Memphis.

The 31-year-old right-hander was designated for assignment earlier in the week and passed through waivers unclaimed. He’ll now have the option to accept the outright assignment or hit the open market.
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Giants activated OF Victor Bericoto from the 10-day injured list.

Bericoto had been shelved since late August due to a bone bruise in his right knee that he suffered after running into the outfield wall in Boston. He’ll replace the injured Nate Furman (oblique) on the Giants’ bench.
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Giants placed INF Nate Furman on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to September 16, with a right oblique strain.

The Giants had been hopeful that Furman would be able to play through the issue, but after a couple of days it made more sense to sit him down and let the injury heal properly. Victor Bericoto was activated from the injured list in a corresponding move on Friday night.
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Giants recalled RHP Duncan Davitt from Triple-A Sacramento.

Davitt will get his first opportunity to show the Giants what he can do after he was plucked off of waivers from the Braves earlier in the month. the 26-year-old hurler holds a 4.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and a 1/1 K/BB ratio over two innings in two appearances at the MLB level this season.
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Giants placed RHP Logan Webb on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 15, with a right middle finger blister.

That will unfortunately end the 29-year-old right-hander’s season prematurely. Webb finishes the 2026 campaign with a 4.31 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a 134/41 K/BB ratio over 160 2/3 innings in his 27 starts. He obviously has plenty of time to overcome the blister issue before the start of the 2027 season.
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Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Friday that Jazz Chisholm Jr. (thumb) is doing well and is expected to be activated from the injured list during the team’s upcoming homestand.

Chisholm has been shelved since September 9 due to a right thumb sprain. It sounds like he’s making considerable progress in his recovery though and could only be days away from a return to the Yankees’ lineup.
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Byron Buxton underwent a successful right hip arthroscopy surgery on Friday.

The 32-year-old outfielder had a labral repair with decompression and a cam resection procedure. Everything went according to plan, and Buxton is expected to be fully recovered and ready to go in time for spring training.
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Diamondbacks sent RHP Derek Law outright to Triple-A Reno.

Law had been designated for assignment on Wednesday and passed through waivers unclaimed. The 36-year-old hurler pitched very well in seven appearances for the Diamondbacks, posting a 1.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a 5/2 K/BB ratio over nine innings of work. He’ll continue to operate as extra bullpen depth.
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Cardinals released INF Ramón Urías.

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Diamondbacks released OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

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