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Elly De La Cruz

Elly De La Cruz in sunglasses

Reds president makes a troubling revelation about Elly De La Cruz

Elly De La Cruz did not look like himself down the stretch of the season, and now we have a better idea of why that was the case. Cincinnati Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall appeared this week on “Reds Hot Stove League” …

Manny Machado lets a fly ball drop

Manny Machado exposes MLB rule flaw by wisely letting fly ball drop

San Diego Padres star Manny Machado showed some serious baseball IQ during his team’s game against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, and the heads-up play exposed a flaw in Major League Baseball’s rules. The Reds were leading 3-1 and had a …

Elly De La Cruz posing with his brother

MLB Network airs obscene photo featuring Elly De La Cruz

MLB Network had one slip past the censors on Thursday night. During Thursday’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta, Ga., an obscene photo featuring Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz made it onto …

Elly De La Cruz in the air

Elly De La Cruz made ridiculous flying catch in field

Elly De La Cruz made a ridiculous catch during his Cincinnati Reds’ big win on Sunday. The Reds crushed the Orioles 24-2 at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. Not only did Cincinnati’s lineup go wild, but their defense also shined. Long …

Noah Lyles wearing a Team USA singlet

MLB stolen base leader appears to challenge Noah Lyles to race

The fastest man in the world may soon be matching up against the fastest man in Major League Baseball. American sprinting star Noah Lyles, a six-time world champion in track and field as well as the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the men’s …

Elly De La Cruz in sunglasses

Photo of Elly De La Cruz standing next to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. surprises fans

Elly De La Cruz is apparently taller than a lot of people realize. The Cincinnati Reds shared a photo of their star shortstop De La Cruz posing with Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The Reds and the Blue Jays met on Monday for the …

Elly De La Cruz in sunglasses

Elly De La Cruz has awesome boast about his talent

Elly De La Cruz is not shy when it comes to boasting about his abilities, as evidenced by a great answer he gave in a recent interview. De La Cruz sat for an interview with Jeff Passan of ESPN recently, and Passan opened by asking who the most …

Elly De La Cruz being fitted with a sliding mitt

Fans loved Elly De La Cruz’s unique accessory on basepaths

Elly De La Cruz sure knows how to play to his team’s fanbase. The Cincinnati Reds star De La Cruz was spotted during Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Cubs wearing a very unique accessory. After reaching first base in the sixth inning, …

Elly De La Cruz steals second base

Elly De La Cruz pulled off awesome stolen base

The Colorado Rockies were a bit too relaxed at the start of their game against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night, and Elly De La Cruz made them pay. De La Cruz worked a walk off of Rockies starting pitcher Ryan Feltner in the bottom of the 1st …

Elly De La Cruz in sunglasses

Elly De La Cruz planning interesting move with Shohei Ohtani at All-Star Weekend

Elly De La Cruz is about to show off yet another one of his many talents — multilingualism. The Cincinnati Reds shortstop De La Cruz, who was just named to his first career All-Star team, revealed this week that he is planning an interesting …

Snoop Dogg in a jacket

Snoop Dogg had the best response to Elly De La Cruz’s awesome play

Snoop Dogg made an unexpected appearance in the Milwaukee Brewers’ broadcast booth on Saturday, and he had a great reaction to an outstanding play from Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Snoop was very confident that Brice Turang had an …

Paul O'Neill smiles during batting practice

Paul O’Neill brutally butchered Elly De La Cruz’s name during broadcast

Paul O’Neill struck out 1,166 times in his MLB career, and he added another one from the broadcast booth this week. The retired former All-Star O’Neill, who is now a television broadcaster for the New York Yankees on YES Network, was on …

The Chicago Cubs third base coach sending a runner

Cubs’ 3rd base coach commits big blunder in loss to Reds

A deranged send by Chicago Cubs third base coach Willie Harris did not end up paying dividends on Friday. The Cubs were trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth against the Cincinnati Reds but had runners at the corners with just one out and …

Elly De La Cruz in sunglasses

Did Elly De La Cruz make the fastest throw in MLB history?

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz may have set a new MLB record on Tuesday night on a play that produced a negative result for his team. De La Cruz fielded a ground ball off the bat of Xander Bogaerts during the bottom of the ninth inning of …

Elly De La Cruz during an interview

Elly De La Cruz surprises fans with latest interview

Shohei Ohtani is not the only MLB star doing away with an interpreter. Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz surprised fans this week with the latest interview he did. For the very first time, De La Cruz gave his interview entirely in English and …

Elly De La Cruz during an interview

Elly De La Cruz making big change to his swing this offseason?

Elly De La Cruz appears to be gearing up for his encore next season. Cincinnati Reds writer Bryce Spalding shared some videos this week of a new-looking swing from the Reds phenom De La Cruz. Most notably, De La Cruz seems to have done away with his …

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