Hardest-hit ball in Major League Baseball
- Who
- Oneil Cruz
- What
- 122.9 mile(s) per hour
- Where
- United States (Pittsburgh)
- When
- 25 May 2025
The hardest-hit ball in Major League Baseball traveled at an exit velocity of 122.9 mph and was hit by Oneil Cruz (Dominican Republic) of the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers on 25 May 2025.
Cruz’s home run was the hardest hit ball ever recorded by Statcast, which MLB began using to measure exit velocity in 2015. Cruz broke his own record for hardest hit ball, surpassing a 122.4 mph single on 24 August 2022.