Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz demonstrated his incredible power in his most recent outing vs. the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Cruz faced off against Royals right-handed starting pitcher Seth Lugo in the top of the fourth inning on July 8.

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz accepted an invitation on Tuesday to compete in Monday's Home Run Derby in Atlanta.

Even though Cruz has the fewest number of home runs (15) of any slugger in the derby, his exit velocity prowess makes him a must-watch. Cruz leads the majors in exit velocity at 108.3 mph, a statistic that measures how hard a player hits a baseball, and bat also in bat speed at 78.6 mph.