Who is Elly De La Cruz? Facts and all you should know about Elly De La Cruz?
Elly Antonio De La Cruz (born January 11, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
On July 2, 2018, Elly De La Cruz signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent. He received a $65,000 signing bonus and made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Reds, hitting .285 in 43 games.
He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, De La Cruz played for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Reds and Single–A Daytona Tortugas, playing in 61 games and batting a cumulative .296/.336/.539 with eight home runs, 42 runs batted in (RBIs), and 10 stolen bases.
In 2022, he played for the High–A Dayton Dragons and Double–A Chattanooga Lookouts.
In 121 games, he hit .304/.359/.586 with career–highs in home runs (28), RBIs (86), and stolen bases (47). He was chosen to represent the Reds in the All-Star Futures Game. On November 15, 2022, the Reds added De La Cruz to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
De La Cruz was optioned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats to begin the 2023 season. In 38 games for Louisville, De La Cruz hit .298/.398/.633 with 12 home runs, 36 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases. On June 6, 2023, De La Cruz was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Nick Senzel. On June 7, he hit his first major league home run.
In a game against the Atlanta Braves on June 23, 2023, he hit for the cycle; he became the youngest player to do so since César Cedeño in 1972. On July 8, 2023, he became the first Reds player since 1919 to steal second, third and home in the same inning.
De La Cruz has a twin brother, Pedro.
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