Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz will compete in Monday’s Home Run Derby. 

Cruz, 26, leads the Pirates with 15 home runs this season. He slugged a career-high 21 in 2024. 

kAm%9:D J62CVD w@>6 #F? s6C3J H:== 368:? 2E g A]>] |@?52J 😕 pE=2?E2] k^Am

kAmrCFK 😀 E96 7:7E9 4@?7:C>65 4@>A6E:E@C 😕 E96 6G6?E[ ;@:?:?8 pE=2?E2VD #@?2=5 p4Fñ2 yC] W?:?6 9@>6CD 😕 a_adX[ |:??6D@E2VD qJC@? qFIE@? Wa_X[ $62EE=6VD r2= #2=6:89 WbdX 2?5 (2D9:?8E@?VD y2>6D (@@5 WabX] %96 {@D p?86=6D s@586CDV %6@D42C w6C?2?6K H@? E96 6G6?E 😕 a_ac] k^Am

kAmrCFK H:== 36 E96 7:CDE !:C2E6 E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 😕 E96 w@>6 #F? s6C3J D:?46 y@D9 q6== 😕 a_`h 2?5 E96 D6G6?E9 @G6C2==E] p=D@ C6AC6D6?E:?8 E96 !:C2E6D 😕 E96 4@?E6DE H6C6 q@33J q@?:==2 W`hh_X[ q2CCJ q@?5D W`hhaX[ y2D@? q2J Wa__dX[ p?5C6H |4rFE496? Wa_`aX 2?5 !65C@ Á=G2C6K Wa_`bX]k^Am

kAm%9:D J62C[ rCFK =625D |2;@C {628F6 q2D632== H:E9 9:D 2G6C286 6I:E G6=@4:EJ @7 he]` >:=6D A6C 9@FC] w:D `aa]h\>A9 9@>6 CF? |2J ad 😀 E96 92C56DE\9:E 32== 😕 E96 $E2E42DE 6C2 WD:?46 a_`dX] rCFK 92D 9:E D:I @7 E96 `_ 32EE65 32==D 8@:?8 “g >A9 @C 9:896C E9:D D62D@?] k^Am

kAm$:?46 a_aa[ rCFK 92D 9:E `a @7 E96 ac 92C56DE\9:E 32==D] w:D =@?86DE 9@>6 CF? E9:D J62C H6?E ceb 766E pAC:= ab 2E E96 {@D p?86=6D p?86=D] k^Am