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Oneil Cruz just hit a baseball harder than anyone else in the history of Earth … for a single, This is the Loop
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WATCH: Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz rockets 122.4-mph single for hardest MLB hit ever recorded
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Oneil Cruz, Pirates rookie, is the tallest shortstop in MLB history
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Oneil Cruz has hardest-hit ball recorded by MLB: 122.4 mph – WPXI
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This Dude Is a Three Digit Monster” - O'Neil Cruz Belted the Ball Out of the Ballpark at a Speed of 113.4 Mph, and Fans Are Loving It - EssentiallySports
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122.4 mph hit?!?!? Oneil Cruz SMASHES hardest hit of Statcast era!!!
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