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The Cincinnati Reds are getting ready for the 2025 campaign, and on Saturday, star shortstop Elly De La Cruz made his 2025 spring training debut for the team. After clubbing two home runs in the game, De La Cruz shared a confident message after the game, indicating that he is ready for the new season […]

As fans predict the record for the Cincinnati Reds for this upcoming season, the team will be led by rising star Elly De La Cruz who has taken baseball by storm. With the Reds hiring Terry Francona as their new manager, he has huge expectations for De La Cruz going into his third season in […]

Cincinnati Reds infielder Elly De La Cruz has already taken the MLB world by storm. But as he continues his career, one MLB analyst thinks Cruz hasn’t even come close to his ceiling. De La Cruz rose 39 spots in MLB Network’s 2025 Top 100 rankings, coming in at the No. 31 spot. However, the […]

On Tuesday, MLB The Show announced Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, and Gunnar Henderson as the cover athletes for the upcoming MLB The Show 25. This marks the first time in the franchise’s 20-year history that three players will share the cover of the popular video game series. The announcement followed a series of […]

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz said he is the newest MLB The Show cover athlete. So did Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson. De La Cruz broke his news in a video posted to social media on Monday where he expressed his excitement. Elly De La Cruz announces […]

The Cincinnati Reds and Elly De La Cruz are celebrating an amazing accomplishment. De La Cruz is now the first player in baseball to have at least 100 stolen bases and 30 home runs in his first two seasons, per Opta Stats. With this SB, Elly De La Cruz became the first player to have […]

The Cincinnati Reds have a superstar in Elly De La Cruz. He broke out last year after a mid-season call-up and his first full season has put him in exclusive territory. De la Cruz picked up his 60th stolen base and 22nd home run in Wednesday’s win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He spoke with […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are in the thick of the National League playoff race. The Cardinals made it clear they were all in on this season when the team upgraded at the trade deadline. Although St. Louis improved the starting rotation and the bullpen, they’ve gone just 10-13 since returning from the All-Star break. The […]

The Cincinnati Reds are three games below .500 and eight games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central. But Cincinnati’s games have become must-watch events thanks to the play of All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz, who’s wrecking Reds’ franchise records this season. On Monday De La Cruz became the youngest Reds’ player […]

Is Elly De La Cruz the most exciting player in all of Major League Baseball? The Cincinnati Reds shortstop is making a heck of a case for it. Ever since being called up to the big leagues last season, De La Cruz has been stealing bases, smacking the life out of baseballs and setting records […]

Cincinnati Reds’ superstar Elly De La Cruz is having an unforgettable sophomore season. De La Cruz leads MLB in stolen bases and set a franchise record with 45 steals before the All-Star Game. On Monday, De La Cruz set another franchise record when he became the youngest Reds player with four extra-base hits in a […]

The 2024 MLB All-Star Game was an exciting contest that the American League ended up winning by a score of 5-3. While Jarren Duran’s go-ahead two-run home run ended up stealing the show, there were tons of stories that emerged from this game. And unsurprisingly, one of them came from Cincinnati Reds star shortstop Elly […]

Cincinnati Reds star Rece Hinds continues to make history in his first week in the majors as records books continue to be re-written due to his eye-opening performances. In Saturday afternoon’s game where the Reds beat the Miami Marlins, 10-6, Hinds had his first multi home run game putting him in the company of nobody […]

Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz had a big couple of days. First, he was selected to his first Major League Baseball All-Star game. Then, in his first game since the announcement, De La Cruz pulled off a Cincinnati Reds franchise first Monday with a walk and steal of second, followed by a steal of […]

The 2024 All-Star game starting lineups are in, and baseball fans did right by the game’s stars, for the most part. The MLB continued its two-phase fan voting system that it instituted in 2019, with Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge each earning automatic starting spots as the top vote-getters in each league. Judge is currently […]

Elly De La Cruz is a force of nature. The Cincinnati Reds shortstop has been electrifying ever since he made his MLB debut last season. On the plate, De La Cruz brings a rare combination of speed and power that makes him tough to face. On defense, he’s got the athleticism to make plays from […]

In a little under two years, Cincinnati Reds superstar Elly De La Cruz has become one of the most recognizable names in all of MLB. While he has given the Reds a new breathe of life, a new contract extension for De La Cruz doesn’t seem to be coming into play immediately. Past April, extension […]

Every weekend in the MLB feels like a new opportunity. School and work are out, the stadiums are full and all 30 teams have the chance to make a statement. And at the end of 15 hard-fought matchups, we get to take a step back and assess where everyone is at the end of another chapter […]

Few players under 23 years of age have captivated the MLB landscape like Elly De La Cruz has. The Cincinnati Reds shortstop is off to a blistering hot start, posting a .980 OPS in 29 games. What he’s doing on the base paths is perhaps his most impressive feat. De La Cruz has 18 steals […]

Cincinnati Reds star infielder Elly De La Cruz continues to wow the baseball world with seemingly effortless highlight plays. Now, his Reds teammate Nick Lodolo is laying out just what make De La Cruz so special. "I mean, you see him on the field – he's got every tool in the bag."@Reds starting pitcher Nick […]

We recently unveiled our top five American League dark horse MVP candidates for the 2024 MLB season, so now it’s time for the National League. There are plenty of superstars in the NL, and players such as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Ronald Acuna Jr. will be among the favorites to win the award. Which […]

Although 2023 did not end with a playoff appearance for the Cincinnati Reds, it was a special season for the city and fan base. Hope was restored, as a path to sustained success was seemingly paved by the likes of Will Benson, Matt McLain, Spencer Steer, Andrew Abbott, Alexis Diaz and, of course, Elly De […]

Cincinnati Reds slugger star Elly De La Cruz announced himself to the big leagues last season, breaking all sorts of records just weeks after his debut. Heading into De La Cruz’s first full season in the MLB, he’s already showcasing his ridiculous power in spring training in Arizona. On Saturday, the Dominican smacked a mind-boggling […]

The Cincinnati Reds are currently preparing for the upcoming season and their Spring Training session on Tuesday might be one that the team will remember for quite some time. An interesting occurrence sprouted up involving third baseman Elly De La Cruz and pitcher Hunter Greene…well, Hunter Greene’s car in particular. In a showdown between the […]

Elly De La Cruz enjoyed a breakout season with the Cincinnati Reds in 2023 after first joining the club’s farm system back in 2018 and then making his team debut in June of this past year. De La Cruz produced several highlights throughout the campaign, leading Reds fans to have significant hope for the future […]

It is unreal what Shohei Ohtani has done for the MLB and baseball. The Los Angeles Angels superstar is able to use the bat with such efficacy while also being one of the best pitchers in the league. A lot of people have not seen this type of multi-dimensional talent since Babe Ruth but modern […]

Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz is already making waves at the MLB level. On Tuesday, De La Cruz passed MLB legend Barry Bonds for the fewest amount of games needed to reach 10 home runs and 20 stolen bases in his major league career. It took the Reds infielder just 64 games to […]

Just a few months after Elly De La Cruz’s debut, another one of MLB’s best prospects is set to join the Cincinnati Reds’ roster. Cincinnati is calling up their top-ranked prospect, Noelvi Marte, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. It remains to be seen if Marte will be a regular part of the lineup alongside Elly De […]

Although Elly De La Cruz is just two months into his MLB career, he has already reached elite Barry Bonds territory. De La Cruz achieved an epic home run-stolen bases feat only Bonds has accomplished faster on Sunday. Elly De La Cruz reached 10 home runs and 15 stolen bases in the first 58 games […]

Cincinnati Reds infielder Elly De La Cruz has already rewritten the franchise record books this early in his young MLB career. The 21-year-old Dominican and Jay Bruce are the only two Reds players who have pulled off a similar leadoff home run feat in the last 50 seasons, per ESPN Stats & Info. Elly De […]

The 2023 MLB trade deadline has come and gone. As usual, there are those team’s that came away as winners, bolstering their rosters for the second-half of the season. And then there are losers, the team’s which either made some questionable moves or didn’t do anything at all to help their team’s. In this article, […]

Elly De La Cruz has been one of the brightest spots of the Cincinnati Reds incredible 2023 season, and he showcased exactly why in Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers. In the third inning, De La Cruz absolutely hammered a baseball and it ended up going 456 feet and it left the Brewers stadium. De […]

Cincinnati Reds super rookie Elly De La Cruz is a gift that keeps on giving for his team. On Sunday, De La Cruz was electric again, as he hit a leadoff home run for the first time in his career during the Reds’ 7-3 home win against the Arizona Diamondbacks. And with that home run, […]

Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds has established himself as one of the most exciting young players in baseball since he was called up to the major leagues, and he made an incredible play on Wednesday by firing a 99.8 mph relay throw to home plate to gun down Wilmer Flores of the […]

The hype around the Cincinnati Reds, who lost 100 games last season and now lead the NL Central at the All-Star break, can largely be attributed to one man: rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz. De La Cruz has had such an incredible impact that he is already garnering superstar comparisons to some of the […]

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz is the real deal. The rookie has made a huge impact on the Reds ever since he barged into the big leagues last June. When he made his debut in Major League Baseball, Cincinnati was at just 28-33. FanGraphs also gave the Reds just a 19.7 percent chance […]

Elly De La Cruz is a problem, and the Milwaukee Brewers experienced that first-hand against the Cincinnati Reds. The star rookie stunned everyone watching when he made this stunning triple steal play. It was a play that epitomized just how insanely good De La Cruz has been in the majors ever since he was called […]

Elly De La Cruz continues to showcase more lighting than a thunderstorm. The Cincinnati Reds shortstop/third baseman is becoming one of MLB’s biggest stars for his unreal speed, power and energy. He wrote his name into the history books yet again with an amazing feat of base stealing against the division rival Milwaukee Brewers. After […]

Is there a more electrifying athlete than Elly De La Cruz anywhere in professional baseball? The rookie phenom from the Cincinnati Reds did his part to claim the title with an eye-catching performance not seen in the Major Leagues in more than 54 years. https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1677814124137312257 Elly De La Cruz of the @Reds is the only […]