Oneil Cruz will stay in the Pittsburgh Pirates lineup, but will play in a different position vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Cruz will serve as the designated hitter for the first time this season,

Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz had the hardest-hit ball since Statcast started tracking in 2015, a home run off Milwaukee’s Logan Henderson on Sunday that left the bat at 122.9 mph and splashed into the Allegheny River.

In a season full of ups and downs, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz is quietly chasing one of baseball’s rarest achievements that would put him in legendary company.With every towering home run and stolen base,