De La Cruz, Elly and Cincinnati Reds

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.
Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz homers twice in Cactus League opener
In the bottom of the first inning, De La Cruz, who was hitting third, hit one of his trademark, high-arching, moonshot home runs in the Cincinnati Reds ' Cactus League opener against Cleveland Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie.
Elly De La Cruz Homers Twice as Reds Split Opening Games of Spring Training
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz hits a homer in the first inning of a Cactus League game between the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at the Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Ariz. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
What Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz says about speculation he becomes $1 billion player
Elly De La Cruz heard there buzz from the winter meetings, but the Cincinnati Reds' young All-Star said he's tuned out the billion-dollar noise.
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."
Elly De La Cruz's Spring Training Is Off to Electric Start With Two Homers in Two At-Bats
De La Cruz is hoping to build off a promising All-Star campaign in 2024. In 160 games last season, the shortstop led the big leagues in strikeouts (218) but also batted .259/.339/.471 with 25 homers and 67 stolen bases. He became the first player in MLB history to notch at least 100 stolen bases and 30 homers over his first two seasons.
WATCH: Elly De La Cruz homers twice in spring debut, leads Reds over Guardians
Elly De La Cruz is picking up where he left off. The Reds star shortstop homered twice in his spring debut -- one from each side of the plate -- on Saturday.
Elly De La Cruz sets Major Goal for 2025 as Cincinnati Reds aim for Playoff Push
Cincinnati Reds' shortstop Elly De La Cruz aims to reduce his league-high strikeouts in the 2025 season. After a stellar 2024 performance of 25 home r
Elly De La Cruz is already in midseason form showing off the power in spring debut
Spring training is underway, and fans are getting their first glimpses of their favorite teams before Opening Day next month.
Eric Davis, Elly De La Cruz, Barry Larkin, Jeimer Candelario talk baseball during spring practice
Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, former Reds great Eric Davis share wisdom with Elly De La Cruz, Jeimer Candelario at Cincinnati ...
Elly De La Cursed? Cincinnati Reds All-Star laughs off alleged 'MLB The Show' cover jinx
Will Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz avoid the "MLB The Show" cover jinx that curse theorists say got Aaron Judge, ...
Reds' Elly De La Cruz gets eye-opening career prediction from MLB Network
While Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz has already taken MLB by storm, the 23-year-old's future only looks brighter.
Topps shares Bryce Harper RIP Harambe bat knob card, Elly De La Cruz signing Logoman
The Reds' Elly De La Cruz signs a 2024 Dynasty Logoman superfractor (1/1) baseball card in a video shared by Topps.
Elly De La Cruz Reds LED neon bighead bobblehead available from FOCO
FOCO's new bobblehead of Elly De La Cruz is an LED neon bighead figure of the Cincinnati Reds phenom wearing his white ...
Elly De La Cruz Makes Subtle But Big Change Heading into 2025 Campaign
Heading into the 2025 season, Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz has made a subtle but important change as he looks to cut down on his strikeout rate and impr ...
Live updates: Elly De La Cruz dismisses talk of billion dollar contract
Cincinnati Reds spring training is really going to start gaining momentum as the first day of full-squad workouts being in ...