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Reds' Marte removed with facial cut after hit by teammate De La Cruz's warmup throw

Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte sustained a facial cut when hit on the face with a throw by shortstop Elly De La Cruz when the rookies were tossing before a game against St. Louis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Speed helps in win De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-6 win over Seattle.

Impact De La Cruz scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Having been thrown out attempting to steal earlier in the game, the speedy and confident De La Cruz reached base on an infield single then stole second base. From there, he came in on Christian Encarnacion-Strand's walk-off single. The steal was De La Cruz's 25th in 32 attempts while in the majors. Including the minors, he's swiped 36 bags (caught 13 times).

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nabs 22nd steal De La Cruz went 0-for-4 with two walks, two stolen bases and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-7 extra-innings win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact De La Cruz has done a lot of things since rising to the majors, but he hasn't shown a lot of patience at the plate with a 7.2 percent walk rate and 34.3 percent strikeout rate. The infielder's pair of walks Saturday accounted for just the fourth time he's drawn multiple walks in a game. He's still finding a fair amount of success with a .248/.304/.447 slash line, 22 steals, 11 home runs, 33 RBI and 52 runs scored over his first 69 contests.

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Elly De La Cruz pokes Shohei Ohtani just to make sure he's real in hilarious moment Shohei Ohtani is an otherworldly talent that almost seems too good to be true, so Elly De La Cruz just had to make sure the two-way star is...

AUGUST 24, 2023 • NYPOST.COM

Drives in six in matinee De La Cruz went 2-for-5 with a triple, a home run, two runs scored and six RBI in a 9-4 win over the Angels during the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader.

Impact The rookie struck out in his other three at-bats, but he continues to do significant damage when he makes contact. De La Cruz took Tyler Anderson deep in the fifth inning for a three-run shot while hitting right-handed, then ripped a bases-loaded triple into the right-field corner in the seventh after switching around to the left side of the plate to face Dominic Leone. It's De La Cruz's fifth multi-hit performance in the last 11 games, a stretch in which he's produced a double, three triples, two homers, three steals, six runs and 11 RBI despite fanning 18 times in 45 at-bats.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Elly De La Cruz, Reds top Angels to open twin bill Elly De La Cruz hit a towering three-run homer, tripled and drove in a career-high six runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-4 victory ove...

AUGUST 24, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Reaches 20 thefts De La Cruz went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Angels.

Impact De La Cruz was off and running immediately, walking and stealing second in the first inning. The swipe was the 20th of the season for speedy De La Cruz, who achieved that milestone in 64 games. Combined with his work in the minors, De La Cruz has 31 steals (caught 12 times) in 102 games.

AUGUST 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mark Cuban lost out on billions in Uber money, and thank god football is almost here Plus, Elly De La Cruz’s inside-the-park home run, and more football

AUGUST 20, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Two hits in loss De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Toronto.

Impact De La Cruz's triple, which knocked in Matt McLain, turned into a Little League home run when Cavan Biggio's throw to the infield was ruled an error. De La Cruz has multiple hits in three of seven games and five RBI since dropping to third in the order.

AUGUST 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Elly-ctric! De La Cruz rushes from home to home with elite speed CINCINNATI -- In case you forgot Elly De La Cruz is one of the most electric players in baseball, he provided a reminder on Saturday evening...

AUGUST 20, 2023 • MLB.COM

Bounces back in nightcap De La Cruz went 2-for-5 with a home run in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh. He was 0-for-4 in the matinee.

Impact De La Cruz made amends for his four-strikeout performance in the afternoon loss, crushing a 442-foot homer to tie the game in the third inning. The outfielder has four hits in 14 at-bats with a triple, a home run and four RBI since being dropped from leadoff to third in the order. The home run was his 10th in 58 games for the Reds and 22nd in 96 combined contests in the minors and majors.

AUGUST 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Elly De La Cruz Joins Barry Bonds in MLB History With Incredible Rookie Feat De La Cruz’s latest accomplishment hasn’t been seen since Bonds’s rookie season.

AUGUST 14, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Who's more exciting: Shohei Ohtani or Elly De La Cruz? Can’t got wrong with either choice, because the highlights are dazzling

AUGUST 12, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Dropped in order, produces De La Cruz batted third and went 2-for-5 with a triple, three RBI and a run scored in Friday's 9-2 win over the Pirates

Impact For the first time since July 16, De La Cruz was not batting leadoff for the Reds. He'd slashed .207/.281/.414 in 22 games (21 starts) atop the order. In his first game out of three hole, De La Cruz delivered a two-run triple in the first inning and knocked in a run in the eighth. Reds manager David Bell told Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer that's he'll stick with reconfigured top of the order, which had TJ Friedl leading off followed by Matt McLain second.

AUGUST 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Off The Bat: Oneil Cruz on his time away from the game, what he's learned and upcoming battles with Elly De La Cruz Oneil Cruz spoke with the Post-Gazette about getting support at home while recovering, Carlos Santana, Elly De La Cruz and more.

AUGUST 11, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

McCoy: Is Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz out of place in leadoff spot? There is no doubt under God’s green outfield that Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz is an incredible talent.

AUGUST 10, 2023 • DAYTONDAILYNEWS.COM

Belts eighth homer De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday in a loss to the Cubs.

Impact De La Cruz smashed a 424-foot blast on the first pitch of the contest for his second leadoff homer of the campaign. Of the rookie phenom's eight long balls this season, four have come over his past 10 games. However, De La Cruz struck out twice Thursday, and he's posted a massive 42 percent strikeout rate over 18 contests since the All-Star break.

AUGUST 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to bench Wednesday De La Cruz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Impact The standout rookie will sit for just the third time since receiving the call to the majors in early June. Nick Senzel will enter the lineup at third base in place of De La Cruz, who heads to the bench after going 1-for-9 with six strikeouts and a walk between the first two games of the series in Chicago.

AUGUST 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

The Reds are coming, and Elly De La Cruz is leading their rookie revolution

Elly De La Cruz has sparked a youth movement in Cincinnati that's turned the 100-loss Reds into contenders almost overnight. And the clubhou...

JULY 31, 2023

C. notes: As deadline nears, it's no certainty that Reds actually make a deal Also in the notes: Joey Votto, Elly De La Cruz bouncing back; pinch-runners at third base; minors roundup.

JULY 31, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Homers in four-hit game De La Cruz went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 9-0 win over the Dodgers.

Impact De La Cruz had no trouble setting the table from the leadoff spot, and he also showed some power with his second-inning blast. Sunday's effort was already his third career four-hit game. The 21-year-old had gone 16 games without a multi-hit effort. He's now at a .277/.322/.473 slash line with seven homers, 20 RBI, 37 runs scored and 17 stolen bases through 46 contests.

JULY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Elly De La Cruz, Reds take another shot at Dodgers Cincinnati Reds rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz will come full circle when he visits Los Angeles for the start of his team’s three-game ser...

JULY 28, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Brewers scoreboard operator learns the hard way to not troll Elly De La Cruz

After the Brewers' scoreboard trolled Elly De La Cruz, the Reds phenom made them think better of it with a mammoth home run.

JULY 26, 2023

Milwaukee scoreboard crew on Elly De La Cruz: 'No further comment at this time' "The scoreboard crew has no further comment at this time," read Elly De La Cruz's "player trivia" on the video board as he came up for his s...

JULY 26, 2023 • CINCINNATI.COM

Elly De La Cruz hits 456-foot homer after being trolled by Brewers' scoreboard When Elly De La Cruz came up to bat in the third, the scoreboard listed under player trivia: \

JULY 25, 2023 • USATODAY.COM