Oneil Cruz is disappointed by the Pittsburgh Pirates\' decision to move him from shortstop to center field. He felt he\'d shown enough at the position to remain in the infield.
Cruz plans to reach out to Fernando Tatis, Jr., who made a similar move with the San Diego Padres. Tatis is now considered one of baseball\'s best right fielders.
\"Not good news, but not bad, at the same time,\" Cruz said through an interpreter. \"There\'s some things that you can\'t control as a player and that\'s what the organization decided in that moment. I\'m just going to do my best.
\"I haven\'t reached out to anybody yet. On my list is Fernando Tatis, for sure. He\'s the closest to me. At some point, I will give him a call just to ask for advice and see how his process was.\"
Cruz had 24 errors in 112 games at shortstop this season, second most in the majors behind Cincinnati Reds infielder Elly De La Cruz (26).
Via Associated Press