Buccos Cove

Last season, the Pittsburgh Pirates saw one of their top prospects make his Major League debut in Ke'Bryan Hayes. For 2021, the Pirates are hoping that O'neil Cruz can come up and be just as successful this season. Whenever a top prospect finally takes the next step to the Big Leagues, it can be an exciting time for the fan base. Pittsburgh Pirates fans got a taste of that last season when Ke'Bryan Hayes made his Major League debut on September 1st, 2020. Hayes took off and set himself up to be the everyday first baseman in 2021, and now the Pirates are looking for more of their prospects to do the same. The next Pirates' top prospect ready to make that jump to the Major Leagues is infielder/outfielder O'neil Cruz. After being involved in a deadly car crash this off-season, where he was cleared of wrong-doing, Cruz is looking to get back to baseball and becoming a star for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Throughout his entire Minor League career, Cruz has played...

With the 2020 Minor League season being canceled and the MLB season being shortened, players have turned to the Dominican Winter League. Gregory Polanco and O'neil Cruz are two of the Pirates stars playing in the Dominican Winter League. Every year, some of the best players across professional baseball take their talents to the Dominican Republic. They participate in the Dominican Winter League where they get a chance to show off their skills and get some much-needed instruction. Two of the Pittsburgh Pirates players who are playing in the Dominican Winter League are Gregory Polanco and O'neil Cruz. Polanco struggled mightily in 2020, and Cruz is looking to bounce back after a pretty disastrous start to the off-season. Both players are looking to turn things around and the DWL gives them both a chance to improve their skills and get back on track. Gregory Polanco plays for the Leones del Escogido while O'neil Cruz plays for the Gigantes del Cibao. For Polanco, t...