As if having the worst baseball record wasn’t enough, the Pittsburgh Pirates won another brutal blow when one of their most sensitive clients worried about a twist of fate that killed three people.
When researchers in the Dominican Republic discovered that Oneil Cruz was driving under the influence of alcohol and on curfew when he crashed into a motorcycle on which two men and a woman were travelling on a road, the promising career of the 21-year-old was suddenly threatened.
The Pirates said in a statement that Cruz was “cooperating fully with local authorities” and that they would “provide an update as more data is available. “But the team did not provide any updates on Wednesday, when a virtual coercive hearing was postponed until Friday.
“Obviously, we care about the Pirates organization,” said Pirates director Derek Shelton. “I don’t think it’s fair in this scenario to comment until we have all the data available, because it’s a permanent scenario. Until this point arises”. , we will not make any further comments on this matter”.
The news sent shockwaves through PNC Park, even though Cruz is not on the primary league roster. MLB. com 6 feet and 7 inches is classified as the organization’s Number 3 prospectus and the number 60 in total, and as a member of the 40. On the list of players, he spent the summer at the educational camp of his choice in Altoona.
“I don’t have too much data yet, but I heard the news and it affected me a lot,” said Pirates right gardener Gregory Polanco, a Dominican compatriot who expected Cruz to sign up for the Pirates when the exchange field broke. It was complicated for me. When we got back from Cincinnati and saw the other boys who were there in Altoona with him, I asked them, ‘Where’s Oneil?They said, ‘No, he went back to the Dominican Republic. ‘this happened and I was like, wow. . .
“It crossed my mind. I made an appointment about him a few days ago, and now it’s over. It’s sad. These other young men and the little woman who lost her life, it’s sad. I don’t have much to say. (because) I don’t know the details. “
Cruz may be the third foreign emerging star the Pirates lost due to legal problems, following the arrests of third baseman Jung Ho Kang in 2016 and closer to Felipe Vazquez last September.
A star in South Korea, Kang temporarily a fan favorite after hitting Array287 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs and finishing third in the Rookie of the Year vote in 2015. His rookie season ended in injury, when Kang suffered a damaged leg and MCL towed. his left knee when Chris Coghlan of the Chicago Cubs slid him at base in September. But Kang reconnected 21 home runs with 62 RBIs the following season.
When Kang was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in December 2016 in South Korea, the Pirates learned that this was his third offense, which prevented him from obtaining a visa to return to the US. But it’s not the first time Until 2018, when he joined the team for the final. 3 games this season.
The Pirates named Kang their third initial purpose early last season, however, he fought after a long break and lost the task to Colin Moran. After hitting Array169 with 10 home runs, Kang designated for assignment on August 2 and was released two days later.
Vázquez of Venezuela, arrested last September for allegedly sending sexually particular photographs to a teenage girl, also accused of regulatory sexual assault on a minor, illegal contact with a minor and bribery of a minor.
Twice All-Star, Vazquez made 86 saves in four seasons with the Pirates, adding 37 in 2018 and 28 last season. The left-hander who nicknamed “Nightmare” for his 3-digit radar line remains in westmoreland County Jail.
Vazquez’s emergence as the nearest allowed the Pirates to take Tony Watson to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017 for Cruz and Angel German. Cruz had not reached the eldest, but was projected as a possible opener in the years to come. Continues.
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