Report: Pirates Believe Oneil Cruz Will Be Full Participant In Spring Training 2021
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington believes that Oneil Cruz will be with the team for Spring Training in 2021.
According to a report for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sports' Jason Mackey, Cherington says there's no information that leads him to believe Cruz won't be a full participant in Spring Training 2021.
Ben Cherington: There's no information that leads him to believe Oneil Cruz won't be a full participant in spring training 2021.
— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) September 30, 2020
It was learned on September 23 that Cruz had been driving while under the influence when he struck a motorcycle, killing three people.
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Cruz has been cooperative with authorities and appeared before a judge last week.
