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Elly De La Cruz garners massive praise from 12x All-Star MLB legend Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz enters the 2025 season with a high upside.
Athletics' two-way prospect reveals bold ambitions: "I want to be like Jacob deGrom and Elly De La Cruz" Shohei Ohtani may soon have a budding rivalry, as another two-way star is making his case in the minors for the Oakland Athletics.
1 DAY AGO • SPORTSKEEDA.COM
Tokyo, Bristol and the A's in Sacramento are among the dates to watch for the MLB season
Shohei Ohtani begins his second season with the Los Angeles Dodgers in his native Japan, taking on the Chicago Cubs in a pair of games at the Tokyo Dome3 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reds phenom Elly De La Cruz outlines his major focus in Spring Training Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz is coming off an impressive first full season in the majors last year, showing the potential to be...
4 DAYS AGO • SPORTSKEEDA.COM
'Goodness sakes': De La Cruz scores from second on his own double-steal GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Elly De La Cruz opened the bottom of the fourth inning Tuesday by effortlessly legging out an infield single with a burst...
4 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM
Elly De La Cruz Was Absolutely Delighted When Ben Rice Surprised Him With Perfect Spanish Yankees first baseman Ben Rice hilariously recalls surprising Reds' Elly De La Cruz with his ability to speak Spanish.
MARCH 4 • SI.COM
"Don't die in practice" - Elly De La Cruz offers amusing advice for 25-year-old Reds teammate Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz was among the ones happy seeing Matt McLain back in the lineup.
MARCH 4 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM
"Elly De La Cruz is locked in" - Ex-Mets pitcher predicts Reds star will have a huge impact this season Elly De La Cruz blasted onto the scene when he made his MLB debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2023. He quickly became one of the most exciti...
FEBRUARY 27 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM
Elly De La Cruz Had MLB Fans In Awe of How Easy He Made a Triple Look vs. Angels One of MLB’s most exciting players is back doing cool things again.
FEBRUARY 27 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Ex-Yankees coach urges Elly De La Cruz to mimic Aaron Judge's Mike Tyson-esque slugging technique Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz has the makings to become a hitter parallel to New York Yankees captain and reigning AL MVP Aaron...
FEBRUARY 27 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM
Reds' Elly De La Cruz homers from both sides of the plate in spring training
Budding Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz homered from both sides of the plate in a Saturday spring-training game.FEBRUARY 23
Elly De La Cruz is already in midseason form showing off the power in spring debut The Cincinnati Reds have a rising star in the making with Elly De La Cruz. De La Cruz showed off the power in the team's spring training ope...
FEBRUARY 23 • THEBIGLEAD.COM
Homers twice in spring debut De La Cruz went 2-for-2 with two solo home runs in Saturday's split-squad game against the Guardians.
Impact Not only did he homer twice, De La Cruz homered from both sides of the plate in his first Cactus League game of 2025. The 23-year-old is coming off an electric sophomore season in which he hit 25 homers with a league-leading 67 steals, and he tweaked his batting stance this winter to help address lingering swing-and-miss concerns. While he brings more batting-average volatility than most in the first round, the counting-stat upside is undeniable.
FEBRUARY 23 • ROTOWIRE
Elly De La Cruz Hit A HR From Each Side Of The Plate In The Same Game Because Of Course He Did Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz is one of the best athletes in baseball and he showed why today.
FEBRUARY 23 • OUTKICK.COM
Elly homers from BOTH sides of plate (859 feet) in spring debut GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz is not easing his way into Spring Training. That was made clear Saturday when the...
FEBRUARY 23 • MLB.COM
Spring Training Takeaways: Elly De La Cruz Homers Reds Split Opening Games in Arizona What a start!
FEBRUARY 22 • SI.COM
Elly De La Cruz spring training HRs: Reds star homers from both sides of the plate in first game of 2025 | Sporting News Reds star Elly De La Cruz couldn't have asked for a better start to his spring.
FEBRUARY 22 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Elly De La Cruz spring training HRs: Reds star homers from both sides of the plate in first game of 2025 | Sporting News Canada Reds star Elly De La Cruz couldn't have asked for a better start to his spring.
FEBRUARY 22 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Elly De La Cruz's Spring Training Is Off to Electric Start With Two Homers in Two At-Bats The Reds phenom has a sweet, sweet swing.
FEBRUARY 22 • SI.COM
Tweaks batting stance De La Cruz has tweaked his batting stance in hopes that it will help him cut down on strikeouts, Charlie Goldsmith of Charlie's Chalkboard reports.
Impact De La Cruz has opened up his stance a bit and is standing taller at the plate, with the goal of "being more in control with his forward movement," per Reds hitting coach Chris Valaika. The switch-hitting De La Cruz led the majors with 218 strikeouts in 2024, though he sported a respectable .259 average thanks to his quality of contact, speed and .359 BABIP. He could regress a bit in the average department in 2025 if he doesn't cut down on the swings and misses, but De La Cruz can still be elite in fantasy even if his average slips because he contributes so much elsewhere.
FEBRUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE
Reds manager to Elly De La Cruz: 'I want you to be the best player in baseball'
Reds manager Terry Francona says he wants Elly De La Cruz to be "the best player in baseball on the best team in baseball."FEBRUARY 15
Focused on reducing strikeouts De La Cruz said Friday that he wants to cut down on strikeouts this season, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports. He had a 31.3 strikeout percentage and 31.9 whiff percentage in 2024.
Impact De La Cruz is massively talented, but the 23-year-old shortstop has been prone to mistakes. He led MLB in strikeouts (218) and is working with new hitting coach Chris Valaika to improve in that area. Reds manager Terry Francona envisions De La Cruz improving in other areas, too. The dynamic infielder also led the majors in errors (29), times caught stealing (16) and non-stealing outs on the bases (15). Francona spoke about the growth of young players in general as they get more at-bats. "With young players as they accumulate at-bats, they get to that 1,200, you see them grow," the skipper said, noting how the game slows down for players. "It just makes it easier to make better decisions. That's what we want to do." De La Cruz enters the season with 1,006 career at-bats, which puts him in line to test Francona's theory in 2025.
FEBRUARY 15 • ROTOWIRE
Francona sets lofty goal for Elly as Reds star, skipper form strong bond GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Elly De La Cruz was waiting on deck to bat against teammate Carson Spiers during Friday's workout when the shortstop hear...
FEBRUARY 14 • MLB.COM
"I say top 3 because Shohei Ohtani exists" - MLB analyst makes bold prediction on Elly De La Cruz MLB analyst Greg Amsinger made a bold prediction for Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz, who is coming off a career year in 2024, lea...
FEBRUARY 12 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM
It's superhuman Elly as you've never seen him before (in Claymation!) CINCINNATI – It often feels like there is nothing that Elly De La Cruz can't do on a baseball field. In a new spot featuring the Reds' All-S...
JANUARY 30 • MLB.COM
