No Pete Alonso, no problem. The 2025 Home Run Derby got a massive power boost Tuesday, when Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz was announced for the event. Cruz will join a suddenly stacked group of power hitters at the event — which include Cal Raleigh, James Wood, Byron Buxton and Ronald Acuña Jr.

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz, known more for delivering hard-hit homers than producing them in quantity, was added Tuesday to next week's Home Run Derby in Atlanta.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Paul Skenes Had High Praise for Oneil Cruz Ahead of Home Run Derby Debut. Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz was announced Tuesday as the fifth participant in this year's Home Run Derby, bringing one of the game's biggest sluggers to the forefront of MLB's ultimate test of power.