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INJURY ALERT Out | Hand | Since Jun 8, 2026
Oneil Cruz

Oneil Cruz

OF/DH • Pittsburgh Pirates Proj Rank N/A Actual 56 137 ADP • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
250.264144445.350.472218.44
Compare to same point last season
392.207185158306.39834

Oneil Cruz | Fantasy Outlook

Oneil Cruz nearing a mid-August return from left hand injury

Oneil Cruz remains sidelined with left hand metacarpal fractures, though he is nearing a mid-August return. The fourth-place Pirates sit at 58-62 and have gone 3-7 over their last ten games. Cruz's imminent activation will provide a massive spark to an offense eagerly awaiting his dynamic presence.

Before his June injury, Cruz batted .264 with 14 home runs and 17 stolen bases across 64 games. This output validates his baseline projections and confirms his elite power-speed profile is sustainable. Fantasy managers can expect him to resume his category-boosting ways immediately.

Pittsburgh has a six-game slate this week facing Miami and Boston. He will likely miss the early part of the week while finalizing his rehab, but managers must hold him through upcoming favorable matchups like facing Janson Junk and his 4.63 ERA. Hold.

Updated 2 days ago

Oneil Cruz Fantasy

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
06/07 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 264 1
06/06 @ATL 0 0 0 0 1 3 264 5
06/05 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 265 -2
06/04 @HOU 2 0 0 0 0 2 269 5
06/03 @HOU 2 0 2 0 1 2 263 8
06/02 @HOU 2 1 1 3 0 0 258 8
05/31 MIN 0 0 2 1 0 2 255 5
05/30 MIN 1 1 1 3 2 1 258 13
05/29 MIN 1 1 1 2 0 1 258 8
05/28 CHC 0 0 0 0 0 1 257 1
05/27 CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 260 -2
05/26 CHC 3 0 1 1 1 0 265 8
05/25 CHC 2 0 0 0 0 0 255 3
05/24 @TOR 1 1 1 1 0 0 250 5
05/23 @TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 -1
05/22 @TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 252 -1
05/21 @STL 1 0 1 0 0 0 257 1
05/20 @STL 0 0 0 0 0 1 259 1
05/19 @STL 2 0 0 1 0 1 264 3
05/17 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 259 0
05/16 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 259 -2
05/15 PHI 2 0 1 2 1 1 265 7
05/14 COL 1 0 1 1 0 0 260 4
05/13 COL 0 0 0 0 0 1 262 0
05/12 COL 3 0 2 0 0 0 266 7
05/10 @SF 1 1 2 1 1 1 255 9
05/09 @SF 3 0 3 0 1 0 256 7
05/08 @SF 1 0 1 0 0 1 247 3
05/07 @ARI 0 0 0 0 1 1 245 3
05/06 @ARI 0 0 0 0 1 0 250 2
05/05 @ARI 0 0 0 0 0 0 257 0
05/03 CIN 2 0 0 1 1 0 264 6
05/02 CIN 2 0 2 1 0 0 257 4
05/01 CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 254 0
04/30 STL 1 0 2 0 0 1 256 3
04/29 STL 0 0 0 1 0 1 256 2
04/28 STL 2 1 2 1 0 0 265 7
04/25 @MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 259 -3
04/24 @MIL 0 0 0 1 0 0 271 1
04/23 @TEX 1 1 1 1 0 0 284 5
04/22 @TEX 1 1 1 3 0 0 286 6
04/21 @TEX 1 0 1 0 1 0 290 4
04/19 TB 0 0 0 0 0 1 292 -1
04/18 TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 302 2
04/17 TB 1 1 1 2 0 1 313 7
04/16 WAS 2 0 1 1 2 0 316 9
04/15 WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 310 -1
04/14 WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 328 -2
04/13 WAS 2 0 3 3 1 2 355 13
04/12 @CHC 1 1 1 1 1 1 339 7
04/11 @CHC 4 0 1 0 3 1 345 14
04/10 @CHC 1 0 0 0 1 1 300 4
04/08 SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 292 2
04/07 SD 1 0 0 2 0 0 295 3
04/06 SD 1 0 0 0 1 0 308 3
04/05 BAL 2 1 2 3 0 0 314 11
04/04 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 1 290 2
04/03 BAL 1 0 0 1 0 0 296 2
04/01 @CIN 2 1 2 3 0 0 304 10
03/31 @CIN 3 2 3 3 0 0 278 15
03/30 @CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 -1
03/29 @NYM 1 0 1 0 0 1 200 2
03/28 @NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 167 0
03/26 @NYM 1 0 1 0 0 0 200 0
Totals: 661445442130
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 PIT 2 3 1 2 3 0 0 .333 .333 .667 9
2022 PIT 76 68 17 40 53 9 23 .236 .294 .472 238
2023 PIT 9 8 1 7 4 3 7 .250 .375 .375 37
2024 PIT 145 140 21 71 76 22 51 .259 .324 .449 449
2025 PIT 134 94 20 62 61 38 64 .200 .299 .378 401
2026 PIT 63 66 14 45 44 21 30 .264 .350 .472 244
ON PACE 84 88 18 60 58 28 40 .264 .350 .472 326
3-YEAR AVG 96 81 14 47 47 21 41 .232 .314 .415 296
Career 429 379 74 227 241 93 175 .238 .317 .436

Cruz Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.235 .9 2.7 2.8 1.5 .333 .423 .755 2.5 0.7 0.1 4.2 19.0 2.5 1.3 7.8 0.0
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.237 .2 .6 .6 .3 .338 .445 .783 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.9 4.0 0.6 .3 1.7 0.0
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Depth Chart

Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Endy Rodriguez 5% 1%
Axiel Plaz 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Nick Gonzales 64% 55%
Jared Jones 53% 15%
Spencer Horwitz 11% 6%
Jacob Gonzalez 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Brandon Lowe 99% 85%
Konnor Griffin 56% 3%
Jared Triolo 3% 0%
NAME OWN START
Oneil Cruz 100% 10%
Bryan Reynolds 99% 89%
Ryan O'Hearn 58% 11%
Esmerlyn Valdez 40% 25%
Jake Mangum 33% 31%
Edward Florentino 2% 0%
Jhostynxon Garcia 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Paul Skenes 99% 80%
Braxton Ashcraft 87% 57%
Jared Jones 53% 15%
Bubba Chandler 43% 28%
Mitch Keller 11% 4%
Seth Hernandez 5% 0%
Carmen Mlodzinski 4% 4%
Hunter Barco 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Gregory Soto 44% 39%
Luke Weaver 35% 31%
Mason Montgomery 13% 11%
Camilo Doval 4% 4%
Kirby Yates 3% 1%
Lake Bachar 2% 2%
Isaac Mattson 1% 1%
Yohan Ramirez 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.256
3rd
R
602
4th
HR
145
10th
RBI
576
3rd
SB
103
8th
OBP
.333
4th
SLG
.410
7th
OPS
.743
5th
W
58
20th
SV
23
27th
ERA
4.32
21st
WHIP
1.32
19th
QS
37
20th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BrewersBrewers74-46.617-589458
CubsCubs70-50.5834622513
CardinalsCardinals60-60.50014522529
RedsReds57-61.48316487560
PiratesPirates58-63.47916.5602583

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Henry Davis7721028378302.176  
Endy Rodríguez4513520367206.267  
Shawn Ross2511120.200  
Rafael Flores Jr.122525120.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Spencer Horwitz82272377210371.265  
Jacob Gonzalez5214316345261.238  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Brandon Lowe1124427211125742.251  
Ronny Simon62036021.300  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Gonzales115437621336535.304  
Nick Yorke2776615160.197  
Davis Wendzel2400000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Konnor Griffin59225356252520.276  
Jared Triolo8523623571219.242  
Jack Brannigan1100000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Ryan O'Hearn96359549717691.270  
Bryan Reynolds1214448011815637.266  
Oneil Cruz642504566144421.264  
Esmerlyn Valdez51164284014380.244  
Jake Mangum99321449642721.299  
Tyler Callihan409513203151.211  
Billy Cook6645119025.200  
Jhostynxon Garcia194728020.170  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Marcell Ozuna7025122518290.203  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Paul Skenes259110134.21663.881.12  
Braxton Ashcraft231150132.11454.081.16  
Bubba Chandler23580116.11034.261.38  
Mitch Keller22680115.2895.291.38  
Carmen Mlodzinski2664297.1773.511.36  
Jared Jones1324059.0655.031.20  
Hunter Barco601014.2107.362.11  
José Urquidy50116.168.532.68  
Khristian Curtis10005.040.000.80  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Gregory Soto50531449.2603.811.13  
Kirby Yates3505331.1383.731.12  
Mason Montgomery4843347.0753.641.17  
Lake Bachar4012262.2673.731.07  
Dennis Santana4425241.2376.051.51  
Camilo Doval4831143.2444.331.37  
Yohan Ramírez4963167.1792.671.25  
Luke Weaver4321145.0451.800.84  
Isaac Mattson3600034.2334.931.56  
Chris Devenski30002.137.712.14  
Wilber Dotel1414026.2295.061.43  
Antwone Kelly30007.146.141.64  
Noah Murdock20003.040.002.00  
Evan Sisk3510040.0472.481.23  
Hunter Stratton30003.135.401.80  
Brandon Eisert3222034.1406.291.40  
Brandan Bidois1500015.2206.321.98  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-11 @MIAL 2-0Paul Skenes
Eury Perez
08-12 @MIA06:40 EDTCarmen Mlodzinski
Janson Junk
08-13 @MIA01:10 EDTBraxton Ashcraft
Tyler Phillips
08-14 BOS06:40 EDTCarmen Mlodzinski
Jake Bennett
08-15 BOS07:15 EDTBubba Chandler
Sonny Gray
08-16 BOS01:35 EDTJared Jones
Patrick Sandoval

Player Timeline

Jun 9th

Oneil Cruz Scratched with Recurrent Left Hand Discomfort; Day-to-Day

May 30th

Oneil Cruz Homers in Back-to-Back Games as Pirates Get Early Lead

May 29th

Oneil Cruz Launches 450-Foot Home Run for the Pirates

May 10th

Oneil Cruz Hits 10th Home Run to Put Pirates Back on Top

May 3rd

Oneil Cruz Clutch Hit Lifts Pirates to Break Scoreless Tie in 8th

May 1st

Oneil Cruz Jokes With Punxsutawney Phil in Viral MLB Moment

Apr 23rd

Oneil Cruz Crushes Homer Off the Top of the Foul Pole

Apr 22nd

Oneil Cruz Hits Home Run Off the Top of the Foul Pole

Apr 17th

Oneil Cruz Makes Rare MLB History for Pirates Through First 19 Games

Apr 16th

Oneil Cruz Launches Hardest-Hit Ball of MLB Season at 119 MPH

Apr 12th

Oneil Cruz Opens Scoring with Early Home Run at Wrigley

Apr 11th

Oneil Cruz Extends Hitting Streak to 10 Games

Mar 31st

Oneil Cruz Launches 444-Foot Home Run

Mar 17th

MLB Breaking: Pirates’ Oneil Cruz Returns to Lineup Today

Mar 9th

Oneil Cruz Crushes a Fast, Long Home Run (Video)

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