For the first time in De La Cruz's career, he was intentionally walked three times in a single game. That was consequential in the Colorado Rockies' 3-2 victory over the Reds Friday, July 11.

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 14, 2025 Elly De La Cruz unleashed a 98.3 mph throw for the Reds in their 11-1 blowout win over the Tigers on June 14, 2025.

De La Cruz, whose name has a lyrical quality to match his game, also plays the game with a flair and obvious joy, celebrating each home run by slapping hands with third base coach J.R. House and ...

During an interview on “The Front Office” on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall stated that the team had reached out to Elly De La Cruz ’s camp ...

There's sure a lot to like about Elly De La Cruz, but his skills are being misused. Despite the occasional dazzling play at shortstop, he's still leading Major League Baseball in errors (9), again ...

De La Cruz hit 25 home runs last season, and he's already gone yard 12 times in 2025. There's potential for even more power in his game as he builds on his 6-foot-5, 200-pound frame and cuts out ...

Oneil Cruz owns the hardest-hit ball ever recorded in the Statcast era at a jaw-dropping 122.9 mph. However, De La Cruz isn’t far behind. Reportedly, he topped out at 119.2 mph in 2023. Moreover ...

An unheralded international signing in 2018, De La Cruz started to turn heads as a potential future star during the 2021 minor league season, then quickly gathered attention as an elite five-tool ...

De La Cruz has had a handful of his rare cards hit the market and rise in value after a 2024 season in which he hit 25 home runs and swiped 67 bases on his way to being an All-Star for the first ...

De La Cruz is an All-Star again. He's hitting .282 with 18 homers, 63 RBI (that's the 14th-most in baseball) and a top-25 OPS in baseball (No. 23 in MLB at .853). When teams take the bat out of ...