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Elly De La Cruz's Foul Ball Craters Into Reds Pitcher Hunter Gree As EDLC and Greene went at it during a Spring Training BP session, the former fouled a ball, far in the opposite direction, sending it to th...

FEBRUARY 21 • OUTKICK.COM

An Elly De La Cruz foul ball leaves a crater in a window on Hunter Greene's car at Reds camp

Elly De La Cruz and Hunter Greene faced off in Cincinnati Reds camp and it took a toll — on a window on Greene’s car

FEBRUARY 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Elly De La Cruz shatters Reds teammate Hunter Greene's car window with foul ball

Reds phenom Elly De La Cruz damaged teammate Hunter Greene's car with a foul ball during a live batting practice — with Greene pitching.

FEBRUARY 21

Greene faces Elly and all he gets is a shattered car window In his rookie season, Elly De La Cruz shattered quite a few Statcast records, and his teammates were all for it. But shatter a teammate's ca...

FEBRUARY 21 • MLB.COM

Elly De La Cruz Rips Foul Ball, Destroys Car Window of Teammate That Threw the Pitch Hunter Greene’s car window was smashed by an Elly De La Cruz foul ball while the two Reds stars squared off in batting practice.

FEBRUARY 20 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Reds' Elly De La Cruz projects 80 stolen bases in 2024: 'I like running' | Sporting News Canada The dynamic shortstop said he enjoys stealing bases more than hitting home runs.

FEBRUARY 20 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Reds' Elly De La Cruz projects 80 stolen bases in 2024: 'I like running' | Sporting News The dynamic shortstop said he enjoys stealing bases more than hitting home runs.

FEBRUARY 20 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

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FEBRUARY 20 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Reds' infield puzzle has one piece in place: Elly at shortstop GOODYEAR, Ariz. – The Reds have more everyday-type infielders than everyday positions for them to play. Because of that, moving around will...

FEBRUARY 13 • MLB.COM

The 2023 Flippy Awards: Ben Verlander picks his MVP, best bat flip, fan moment and more!

An incredible 2023 MLB regular season is in the books. Check out Ben Verlander's winners for best trade, best swag, MVP and more!

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Logs two steals in loss De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a walk and two steals in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Guardians.

Impact De La Cruz, whose second half slump prompted a drop in the order, has used his legs to make up for the shortcomings of his bat. Aside from the two home runs he hit Tuesday, the rookie has reached base safely six times and stolen six bases over the last five games. The two thefts leave him with 35 over 95 games.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Powers comeback win Tuesday De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 11-7 win over the Guardians.

Impact Hunter Greene dug an early hole in what was nearly a must-win game for Cincinnati, but De La Cruz led a five-homer barrage by the Reds offense to mount a comeback, launching a solo shot off Lucas Giolito in the fourth inning before crushing a Xzavion Curry curveball to right field in the ninth for two insurance runs. It's the first multi-homer game of De La Cruz's brief career, and the long balls snapped a 28-game power drought. The 21-year-old is slashing just .192/.306/.288 in September thanks in large part to a 31.4 percent strikeout rate, but he still has 13 home runs and 33 steals in his first 94 big-league games.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

If you thought last night's MLB slate was thrilling, there's more in store Tuesday night, as we anticipated, ended up being a most eventful evening of baseball, with the Phillies clinching a playoff spot, the Brewer...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • MLB.COM

Rally Reds beat Guardians to keep playoff hopes alive as Elly De La Cruz ends drought The Reds' heavily used bullpen, the culprit in some recent losses, stood strong Tuesday in relief of beleaguered starter Hunter Greene.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Elly De La Cruz clubs 2 HRs as Reds top Guardians Elly De La Cruz went deep twice for his first career multi-homer performance on Tuesday, lifting the visiting Cincinnati Reds to an 11-7 vic...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Elly De La Cruz homers twice, Reds boost slim playoff hopes with 11-7 win over Guardians

Rookie Elly De La Cruz had his first two-homer game and drove in four runs, Luke Maile had three RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds improved their slim playoff hopes with an 11-7 victory...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Picks up two more thefts De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs and two stolen bases in a loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Impact De La Cruz struck out three times in the contest, but he also thrilled after his only hit, following a second-inning single with a pair of steals before coming home to score on a fielder's choice groundout. The game was a pretty good synopsis of his rookie season thus far, as De La Cruz has posted a troublesome 34.3 percent strikeout rate while also notching 33 steals on 41 attempts. He's added a .231/.298/.394 slash line, 11 homers, 14 doubles, six triples, 36 RBI and 62 runs over 92 games.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Steals two bags De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Friday's 7-5 loss to Pittsburgh.

Impact De La Cruz's bat continues to slumber, but his legs refuse to take a break. Despite going 3-for-19 over the last seven games, the rookie stole five bases during that stretch. He's up to 31 steals through 91 games.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Riding pine Wednesday De La Cruz is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Twins.

Impact De La Cruz is hitting .161 with zero home runs and six steals in 17 games this month. Noelvi Marte is starting at shortstop while Christian Encarnacion-Strand mans the hot corner.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Dropped to ninth De La Cruz batted ninth and went 0-for-4 in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Mets.

Impact De La Cruz's slide down the batting order reached its lowest point since he was called up in June. A second-half slump finally prompted manager David Bell to drop the rookie this past week. In his last four starts, De La Cruz batted seventh, eighth (twice) and ninth. It was encouraging to see him knock a pair of hits Saturday after getting a day off Friday, but the 21-year-old's struggles continued Sunday. De La Cruz has batted .184 since the All-Star break.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets breather Friday De La Cruz isn't in the Reds' lineup Friday against the Mets.

Impact De La Cruz will take a seat Friday after going just 1-for-20 across his last seven games. Noelvi Marte will start at shortstop and bat sixth while De La Cruz regroups.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pinch hit for Thursday De La Cruz started at shortstop and walked twice before being removed for pinch hitter in Thursday's 8-2 loss to the Tigers.

Impact De La Cruz's second-half slump has impacted his spot in the batting order as well as potential usage. The infielder batted seventh against left-hander Tuesday, was not in the starting lineup Wednesday for the first time since being called up, then batted eighth against a right-hander and was removed for a pinch hitter when a lefty reliever entered. In fact, manager David Bell unloaded a string of right-handed batters off the bench to pinch hit in the eighth inning, a sign that he's looking for every edge while the Reds battle for a playoff spot. Until this week, De La Cruz had been off limits to such tactics, but a .181 average and .606 OPS since the break has affected the exciting rookie.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Batting eighth Thursday De La Cruz is starting at shortstop and batting eighth for Thursday's game in Detroit.

Impact De La Cruz didn't start Wednesday's game and a day later is in the lowest batting order position he's been in all season. The talented rookie homered and drove in six runs in the first game of a doubleheader versus the Angels back on Aug. 23, but in 20 games since then he's hit only .158/.256/.197 with a 32.2 percent strikeout rate.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Steals base in win De La Cruz entered Wednesday's game as a pinch runner and stole a base in a 4-3 win over the Tigers.

Impact De La Cruz, who has slumped during the second half of the season, was held out of the starting lineup against lefty Eduardo Rodriguez on Wednesday. The switch-hitter had snapped an 0-for-22 run against southpaws the previous day. De La Cruz ran for Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the sixth inning and stole his 27th base, then stayed in the game to play shortstop and went 0-for-1. De La Cruz is batting .181 since the All-Star break.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Getting day off Wednesday De La Cruz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Tigers.

Impact De La Cruz is sporting a .459 OPS with no home runs over his last 19 games, so it's probably not a bad time for him to recharge his battery. Noelvi Marte will play shortstop Wednesday.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE