The Pirates’ Oneil Cruz had the hardest-hit ball since Statcast started tracking in 2015, a home run off the Brewers’ Logan Henderson on Sunday that left the bat at 122.9 mph and splashed into the Allegheny River.
Cruz’s leadoff drive to right in the third inning on a 92.2 mph fastball traveled 432 feet and cut the Pirates’ deficit to 3-1 in a 6-5 loss.
Cruz had the previous hardest-hit ball, a 122.4 mph single Aug. 24, 2022. Giancarlo Stanton had the prior hardest-hit home run at 121.8 mph when he played for the Miami Marlins, a drive off Gio Gonzalez at Washington on Aug. 9, 2017.
the Pirates now head West where they will begin a series against the Arizona Diamondback on Memorial Day. The radio pregame begins at 7:45pm EDT and can be heard on WESB Sports/B107.5FM.
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