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Oneil Cruz lives up to hype in first Pirates game of the season
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He's a unicorn:' Oneil Cruz's Pirates debut lives up to the exictement
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Oneil Cruz sparks win in 2022 Pirates debut
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Oneil Cruz sparks win in 2022 Pirates debut
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Oneil Cruz sparks win in 2022 Pirates debut
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Oneil Cruz meets his namesake, former Yankees star Paul O'Neill
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Tempers flare in Pirates game, as Oneil Cruz suffers ugly injury
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Oneil Cruz walk-off staves off Pirates' 100th loss for another day
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Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz breaks MLB Statcast with hardest hit