Cruz blasts 463-foot homer, Heaney retires first 13 batters, and Pirates shut down Angels 3-0

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Oneil Cruz blasted a 463-foot home run to center field — the fourth longest in MLB this season — and Andrew Heaney retired the first 13 batters he faced to help the Pittsburgh Pirates shut down the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Heaney (2-1) struck out nine and allowed just one hit in six innings for his first win at Angel Stadium since being traded by Los Angeles in February.

Heaney struck out the first six batters he faced. He retired the side in order in the third and added two strikeouts in the fourth.

Travis d’Arnaud got the Angels' first hit in the fifth with a one-out double down the left-field line. Their second hit came with one out in the ninth before Dennis Santana earned his third save by getting Mike Trout to pop out.

Trout, who went 0 for 3 with a walk in the series opener, struck out three times for Los Angeles, which has lost seven of its last nine games.

Pittsburgh won its first road series of the season after a 9-3 victory Tuesday in the opener.

Bryan Reynolds hit a fly ball to right to drive in a run for his team-leading 13th RBI of the season.

Cruz added his sixth home run of the season in the fifth — the fifth home run allowed by Jack Kochanowicz this season in 25 innings. Cruz has 12 RBIs.

Kochanowicz (1-3) allowed eight hits and two earned runs in six innings.

The Angels turned three double plays and their 27 this season are the most in MLB.

Tommy Pham singled up the middle for an insurance run in the ninth after Adam Frazier's leadoff single and steal.

Trout has the longest home run in the majors this season at 484 feet, followed by Aaron Judge at 468 and Christian Yelich 465. Cruz moved past Kyle Schwarber's 462.

The Pirates will start RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (1-3, 7.41 ERA) in the series finale. The Angels will counter with LHP Tyler Anderson (2-0, 2.08 ERA).

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Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout watches after hitting a foul ball during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jack Kochanowicz delivers during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds reacts in the dugout after hitting a sacrifice fly to score a runner during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Andrew Heaney delivers during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz (15) high fives teammates in the dugout after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz runs the bases after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz (15) reacts after a hit during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz hits a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

MILAN (AP) — Crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli will be among the headline performers for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 6, joining the previously announced pop diva Mariah Carey, organizers said Sunday.

The opening ceremony will be centered in Milan’s landmark San Siro soccer stadium, featuring the Parade of Athletes and entertainment over the course of the three-hour spectacle that is expected to be the most widely viewed moment of the Games.

Reflecting the Milan Cortina Games' status as the most spread-out Olympics in history, elements of the opening ceremony will also be conducted in three other locations, allowing athletes from all far-flung disciplines to participate. Moments will be beamed to the televised audience from Cortina in the heart of the Dolomite mountains, Livigno in the Italian Alps as well as Predazzo in the autonomous province of Trento.

The ceremony will also include a tribute to the late Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who died in September at the age of 91. Armani has long designed the Italian team’s Olympic uniforms, and his legacy as one of the founders of Italian ready-to-wear is tightly tied to Milan, where he left his mark with the Armani theater, Silos museum and sponsorship of the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano basketball team.

Bocelli, a classically trained singer whose recordings include classical and pop music, has performed for the coronation of King Charles III and for the 75th anniversary of the Italian Constitution in Rome. In a career-spanning release titled “Duets” (30th Anniversary ), Bocelli sings in Italian, English, French and Spanish, collaborating with musicians ranging from Karol G to Chris Stapleton.

He will appear at the Olympic ceremony during a break from a world tour, according to his official calendar, traveling the next day to perform at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 7, followed by six other U.S. dates.

Bocelli’s performance “will constitute one of the most iconic moments of the event, uniting the spectacle with the essence of Olympic values,’’ organizers said in a statement, adding that Bocelli’s inclusion will “contribute a contemporary and global tone to the narrative.’’

Details about the ceremony, which is being produced by Marco Balich, a veteran of more than a dozen Olympic ceremonies, have been trickling out over recent months.

Carey, the first international star named to perform at San Siro, adds some American pop-star pedigree to the opening event. The six-time Grammy award winner announced her participation in an Instagram post saying, “Ci vediamo a Milano,’’ Italian for “See you in Milan.”

Italian actors Sabrina Impacciatore, who appeared in the second season of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” and Matilde De Angelis, who starred in the Netflix series “The Law According to Lydia Poet,’’ will also participate in the opening ceremony, organizers have announced.

A crowd of 60,000 spectators is expected with millions more watching on television.

Internationally acclaimed ballet star Roberto Bolle will headline the closing ceremony, which is slated for Verona’s ancient Roman Arena on Feb. 22.

FILE - Singer Andrea Bocelli performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)