Oneil Cruz's 513-foot Home Run Derby blast sent Kevin Brown into a delightful frenzy

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz blasted a 513-foot homer out of Atlanta's Truist Park on Monday night during the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby.

It's one of the most impressive homers you're likely to see this season, even if it was technically done in a non-game event specifically engineered to produce homers.

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However, Cruz even outdid the expectations for an event such as a home run derby. ESPN2's Statcast Edition broadcaster Kevin Brown absolutely flipped out over how much power Cruz put on his stunning homer.

Brown always has been one of the best in the business for broadcasting baseball, and he brings the heat with this sincerely jubilant call. Sometimes, it's just nice when somebody who genuinely loves something gets excited about it on live television.

There is no snark or cynicism here, just a guy experiencing genuine joy at getting to broadcast such a monster home run.

Oneil Cruz has Kevin Brown going wild on the Statcast broadcast.

"513! HE DID IT! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING! ONEIL CRUZ HAS BROKEN THE DERBY!" ⚾️💣📺🎙️ #MLB#HomeRunDerbypic.twitter.com/8FZRM3aWgA— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 15, 2025

While the main ESPN broadcast got lots of bad reviews, Brown's great call of Oneil's homer made his feed stand out.

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