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Oneil Cruz
CF
PIT
2026 season
- GP
- 97
- AVG
- .280
- HR
- 20
- RBI
- 67
- R
- 65
- SB
- 30
- OPS
- .854
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @DET | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | @DET | L 7-8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs STL | W 2-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs STL | W 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs KC | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs KC | W 6-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs KC | W 8-5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs MIL | W 7-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs MIL | L 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 15 | vs MIL | L 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 13 | @CHC | W 4-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | @CHC | L 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | @CHC | L 2-12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | @CWS | W 2-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | @CWS | W 4-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | @CWS | W 9-3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs LAA | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | vs LAA | L 1-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 4 | vs LAA | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 3 | vs SF | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | vs SF | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 1 | vs SF | W 13-12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 30 | @STL | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 29 | @STL | W 6-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 28 | @STL | L 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 26 | @SD | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 25 | @SD | W 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 24 | @SD | W 3-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 23 | @LAD | L 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 22 | @LAD | L 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 21 | @LAD | L 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 19 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 18 | vs DET | W 4-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 7 | @ATL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6 | @ATL | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jun 5 | @ATL | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 4 | @HOU | W 5-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 3 | @HOU | L 9-11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jun 2 | @HOU | W 10-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 31 | vs MIN | W 9-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| May 30 | vs MIN | W 10-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| May 29 | vs MIN | W 6-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 28 | vs CHC | L 2-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 27 | vs CHC | L 4-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May 26 | vs CHC | W 12-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 25 | vs CHC | W 2-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 24 | @TOR | W 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 23 | @TOR | L 2-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 22 | @TOR | L 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 21 | @STL | W 6-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May 20 | @STL | W 7-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 19 | @STL | L 6-9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| May 17 | vs PHI | L 0-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 16 | vs PHI | L 0-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May 15 | vs PHI | L 9-11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| May 14 | vs COL | W 7-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 13 | vs COL | L 4-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| May 12 | vs COL | W 3-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 10 | @SF | L 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| May 9 | @SF | W 13-3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| May 8 | @SF | L 2-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 7 | @AZ | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| May 6 | @AZ | W 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May 5 | @AZ | L 0-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 3 | vs CIN | W 1-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2 | vs CIN | W 17-7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 1 | vs CIN | W 9-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 30 | vs STL | L 5-10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 29 | vs STL | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 28 | vs STL | L 7-11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 25 | @MIL | W 6-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 24 | @MIL | W 6-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23 | @TEX | L 1-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 22 | @TEX | W 8-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 21 | @TEX | L 1-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 19 | vs TB | W 6-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 18 | vs TB | L 7-8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 17 | vs TB | W 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 16 | vs WSH | L 7-8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | vs WSH | W 2-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 14 | vs WSH | L 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 13 | vs WSH | W 16-5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 11 | - | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 8 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 6 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 3 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 30 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 29 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| Sep 28 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Latest news
Cruz (knee) is absent from the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Tigers.
Cruz was forced to exit Saturday's game with a left knee injury. The good news is an MRI came back negative, per Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com, but there's no reason to push Cruz to play during the regular-season finale. He will finish the 2026 campaign having slashed .280/.368/.486 with 20 home runs and 30 stolen bases over just 97 contests.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 27
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Cruz was removed from Saturday's game against the Tigers due to an apparent injury, Dominic Campbell of SI.com reports.
Cruz's knee seemed to be bothering him after his foot got stuck in the grass while he made a sliding catch in the first inning, and he was eventually taken out of the game in the third. The Pirates should provide more information on his status in the near future, but with just one game left on the schedule after Saturday, Pittsburgh may opt to keep him on the sidelines no matter what.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 26
Cruz is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Cardinals.
The lefty-swinging Cruz will retreat to the bench as the Cardinals send left-hander Matthew Liberatore to the bump. Jake Mangum will patrol center field and will bat ninth for the Pirates.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 23
Cruz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Brewers.
Cruz took Logan Henderson yard to lead off the fourth inning to record his 19th home run of the season. It was only his second time going deep in September, though Cruz has still managed to hit .333 with three steals, 12 RBI and five runs through 14 games this month.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 17
Cruz went 3-for-4 with a home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's 2-0 win over the White Sox.
Cruz knocked in both runs that were scored in the contest, drilling a solo homer to center field in the fourth inning and adding an RBI single in the eighth. He was also the only player to record multiple hits in the low-scoring affair. Cruz's long ball was his first since Aug. 25, though he did bat a healthy .326 during the 12 games between homers. Due to a hand fracture that sidelined him for two months this summer, he's played in just 84 contests this year but has put up big numbers, posting a career-best .848 OPS with 18 home runs, 56 runs, 62 RBI and 27 stolen bases.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 11