Oneil Cruz Hits The Hardest-hit Ball In The Statcast Era At 122.4 Mph

Oneil Cruz hit the ball harder than anyone else

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The Pittsburgh Pirates youngster hit a single that left the bat at 122.4 mph in a 14-2 loss to Atlanta on Wednesday

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With one on and two outs in the third inning, Cruz came in to face Kyle Wright of the Braves

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He turned on a 91 mph fastball that Cruz smacked off the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field

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Giancarlo Stanton smashed a 122.2 mph ball in 2017 and again in 2018

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Cruz told that he didn't think he hit the ball that hard

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