Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Oneil Cruz ripped a line drive Wednesday with an exit velocity of 122.4 miles per hour, the hardest-hit batted ball in a Major League Baseball game during the Statcast era.

Batting with two outs in the bottom of the third inning, the 6-foot-7 Cruz rocketed a first-pitch fastball from Braves right-hander Kyle Wright high off the right-field wall at Pittsburgh's PNC Park.