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Pirates' Oneil Cruz launches 122.9 mph home run, hardest-hit ball in MLB's Statcast era

The Pittsburgh Pirates are slogging through a difficult 2025 season, going into Sunday's MLB slate with a 19-34 record. Only the Colorado Rockies (9-43) are worse among the 15 National League teams.

Yet despite their ineptitude, the Pirates have two of the most dazzling talents in baseball, players who can achieve feats rarely seen in the sport. Pitcher Paul Skenes, the National League Rookie of the Year, is one of them. The other is center fielder Oneil Cruz, who did something MLB hasn't seen in at least 10 years during Sunday's matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.