Pirates' Cruz Crushes Record-Breaking Homer

0:00On April 23rd, Pittsburgh pirates pulled off an 8-4 comeback win over the Texas Rangers last night in Arlington. The big moment came from O'Neill Cruz, who crushed the hardest hit homer in the majors this year. A three-run blast at 116.9 miles per hour that kissed the top of the foul pole in the ninth. That shot kept a wild ninth where the pirates grabbed the lead first. Nick Gonzalez scored on a chopper to third after a bad throw pulled the catcher out of position. Cruz then delivered his liner, the second hardest hit ball ever at Globe Live Field since it opened in 2020. Pirates fans got more to celebrate with Brian Reynolds notching his 500th career RBI on a single in the fifth, part of a three-run inning. Reynolds now ties Bobby Bonilla for most RBI's by a pirate switch hitter, and he scored the team's first run too. On the ranger side, starter Jack Lider gave up four runs in five innings on his 26th birthday week, still chasing a win since late March.

1:00Josh Jung kept his hot streak with an RBI in his sixth straight game. Gregory Soto snagged his first win as a pirate after a blown save, and Dennis Santana locked it down with a perfect ninth. Next up, Jacob DeGrom takes the hill for Texas against Pirates Rookie, Bubba Chandler, and the series finale tonight. MLB News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on the diamond. I'm Corey with the story.