Oneil Cruz of the Pittsburgh Pirates forgot the number of outs and failed to run out a ground ball, resulting in his removal from the game by manager Don Kelly. Despite trailing in the game, Cruz's lack of effort on the double play prompted Kelly's decision, who stated it was necessary due to the player's diminishing energy. Cruz acknowledged his mistake and understood the reasoning behind the benching, while also revealing his struggles at the plate this month, batting just .156 after a strong start to the season.
Cruz said afterward he believed that was the third out of the inning.
DK had all the rights to do what he did, and I'll back him up on that,
It's difficult when you're going through that and trying to figure it out.
He knows the expectation. Right there, I feel we fell a little short.
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