{"id":104727,"date":"2025-07-24T20:37:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T00:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=104727"},"modified":"2025-07-24T20:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T00:37:52","slug":"yankees-ask-about-pirates-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/24\/yankees-ask-about-pirates-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Ask About Pirates Star, as Pirates Scout Yankees Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/em> insider Noah Hiles has learned that the New York Yankees have asked the Pittsburgh Pirates about Oneil Cruz<\/a>. In what may or may not have been a related matter, Pirates scouts were in Toronto on Tuesday night to observe Yankees starter Cam Schlittler<\/a>, according to MLB Marathon.<\/p>\n

Yankees Ask About Pirates Star, as Pirates Scout Yankees Prospect<\/h2>\n

Hiles further reports that Pirates general manager Ben Cherington isn\u2019t inclined to move Cruz. However, as the saying goes, everybody has a price. The Pirates would love to emerge from the deadline with one or more controllable, major league-ready hitters. Cruz could be moved if Cherington is overwhelmed by the return.<\/p>\n

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A few updates on this:<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f Just learned that the Yankees are one of many teams who have checked in on Oneil Cruz.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f I\u2019ve also been told the Pirates don\u2019t expect to trade Cruz before this year\u2019s deadline. https:\/\/t.co\/8wn35Iawbx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Noah Hiles (@_NoahHiles) July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n