Oneil Cruz of the Pittsburgh Pirates scores on a RBI triple in the fifth inning against the Chicago White Sox during inter-league play on Opening Day at PNC Park on April 7, 2023, in Pittsburgh.

Oneil Cruz (15) of the Pittsburgh Pirates scores on a RBI triple in the fifth inning against the Chicago White Sox during inter-league play on Opening Day at PNC Park on April 7, 2023, in Pittsburgh. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images/TNS)

When Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk last met with reporters, Oneil Cruz was about as close as a rehabbing baseball player can be to swinging a bat.

Now, he’s actually doing so.

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