It was another fun weekend in MLB. Let’s hit some highlights!
He’s Here
Cruz, MLB.com’s No. 22 prospect, announced his season debut with a 2-for-5, two-run, four-RBIs game to lead the Pirates to a 12-1 rout against the Cubs.
The Statcast darling impressed by immediately setting records.
His infield assist throw while fielding a Wilson Contreras groundout was clocked at 96.7 mph. That’s the fastest-thrown ball of any infield assist this season and the third-fastest in the Statcast era (since 2015).
He also clocked the three-fastest sprint speeds by a Pirate this season—yes, all in his first gam—and the hardest-hit ball this season for the club (112.