<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-checks-shohei-ohtani-hilarious-but-wholesome-moment');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds’ Elly De La Cruz checks if Shohei Ohtani is real in hilarious but wholesome moment');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Reds_news_Elly_De_La_Cruz_checks_if_Shohei_Ohtani_is_real_in_hilarious_but_wholesome_moment.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds’ Elly De La Cruz checks if Shohei Ohtani is real in hilarious but wholesome moment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-23T21:10:52-07:00">August 23rd, 9:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-23T21:10:52-07:00">August 23rd, 9:10pm</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>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 fans have their new star to root for. The level of play that the Japanese baseball legend sits atop is so insane that Cincinnati Reds star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-mlb-feat-barry-bonds" rel="noopener">Elly De La Cruz just had to</a> double-check if his eyes truly saw what happened or if it was all in his head.</p><p>The Reds and Angels were up against each other in a classic MLB Wednesday showdown. Shohei Ohtani had just scored a run and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-calling-prospect-elly-de-la-cruz-noelvi-marte" rel="noopener">Elly De La Cruz approached him</a> in the middle of the inning. The infielder just could not stop himself from poking the Japanese baseball star. This was to verify if he was at all real given the amount of talent that he has shown on the field. Both stars would laugh it off while De La Cruz giggled in amazement as<a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportWest/status/1694549108839547328" rel="noopener"> he got to check</a> Ohtani, via Bally Sports West.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Elly De La Cruz gotta check if Shohei is real 😂🦄<a href="https://twitter.com/Angels?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Angels</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoHalos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoHalos</a> <a href="https://t.co/JLcIHEhdr3">pic.twitter.com/JLcIHEhdr3</a></p><p>— Bally Sports West (@BallySportWest) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportWest/status/1694549108839547328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>The gesture seems funny given that Elly De La Cruz also had an unreal night in just the match prior. He had surpassed the legendary Barry Bonds. Elly now has fewer career games where he racked up 10+ HRs, and 20+ SB since 1900. It took him 64 games which is just one ahead of Bonds’ 65. Both of them are unicorns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds’ Elly De La Cruz checks if Shohei Ohtani is real in hilarious but wholesome moment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-mlb-feat-barry-bonds');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds’ Elly De La Cruz pulls off MLB feat only accomplished by Barry Bonds in last 123 years');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Reds-news-Elly-De-La-Cruz-pulls-off-MLB-feat-only-accomplished-by-Barry-Bonds-in-last-123-years.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds’ Elly De La Cruz pulls off MLB feat only accomplished by Barry Bonds in last 123 years</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-22T20:29:26-07:00">August 22nd, 8:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-23T07:39:57-07:00">August 23rd, 7:39am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz is already making waves at the MLB level. On Tuesday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-enters-extremely-exclusive-territory-only-1-other-player-had-reached-in-5-decades" rel="noopener">De La Cruz passed</a> MLB legend Barry Bonds for the <a href="https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1694164805609824517" rel="noopener">fewest amount of games needed</a> to reach 10 home runs and 20 stolen bases in his major league career. It <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-reaches-barry-bonds-territory-with-epic-hr-sb-feat" rel="noopener">took the Reds infielder</a> just 64 games to accomplish the feat.</p><p>It’s been quite an interesting journey to this point for the 21-year-old Elly De La Cruz. Born in 2002, he grew up in the Dominican Republic and signed with the Reds in 2018 as an international free agent at the age of 16. De La Cruz worked his way through Cincinnati’s minor-league system before finally getting the call up to the big leagues in June.</p><p>At 6’5″, De La Cruz stands as one of the tallest shortstops in the history of the league, and he’s also one of the fastest. In a game back in July, De La Cruz had an amazing sequence in which he stole second, third, and home in one prolonged sequence, setting social media ablaze in the process. He also hit for the cycle in a game against the Atlanta Braves on June 23rd. This new accomplishment is just the latest in what has been a highly impressive season for the youngster.</p><p>As for his team, the Reds currently sport a 64-61 record, good for third place in the National League Central, and just one game behind the Chicago Cubs for second place. While the playoffs might look like an outside possibility at this point, it appears that anything is possible with De La Cruz out on the diamond.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds’ Elly De La Cruz pulls off MLB feat only accomplished by Barry Bonds in last 123 years

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-calling-prospect-elly-de-la-cruz-noelvi-marte');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds calling up No. 1 prospect to join Elly De La Cruz in big leagues');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Reds-news-Cincinnati-calling-up-No.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds calling up No. 1 prospect to join Elly De La Cruz in big leagues</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-19T10:26:12-07:00">August 19th, 10:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-19T10:26:12-07:00">August 19th, 10:26am</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Just a few months after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-reaction-mlb-debut-dodgers" rel="noopener">Elly De La Cruz’s debut</a>, another one of MLB’s best prospects <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38219766/sources-noelvi-marte-latest-reds-prospect-getting-called-up">is set</a> 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 La Cruz and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-matt-mclain-superstars-approach-hitting" rel="noopener">Reds’ cast of rookies</a>.</p><p>Marte is the No. 1 prospect in the Reds’ farm system and the No. 24 prospect<a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/top100/"> in all of baseball</a>, according to MLB Pipeline. De La Cruz was the No. 10 prospect in baseball before making his Reds’ debut on June 6. Matt McLain, Spencer Steer and Christian Encarnacion-Strand have also become everyday players for Cincinnati as rookies in 2023.</p><p>Marte has surged up the Reds’ minor-league system this year, playing in rookie ball, Double-A and Triple-A. After posting a .820 OPS in 50 games for Double-A Chattanooga, Marte replicated that same exact OPS with Triple-A Louisville. The shortstop hit .280/.365/.455 with eight home runs and eight stolen bases in 39 games for Cincinnati’s top minor-league club.</p><p>Cincinnati <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/5-biggest-winners-from-the-2022-mlb-trade-deadline">acquired Marte</a> in last year’s trade deadline move that saw Luis Castillo go to the Seattle Mariners. The decision to call him up comes with the Reds tied for the final NL wild-card spot.</p><p>The Reds can’t expect Marte to have anywhere near the impact that De La Cruz has had on the team during his brief time in MLB. De La Cruz quickly became one of the league’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-reveals-how-he-stole-home-as-part-of-insane-feat-vs-brewers" rel="noopener">most exciting players</a>. In 61 games, the third baseman is hitting .257/.311/.450. He has 10 home runs and 19 stolen bases.</p><p>Both Marte and De La Cruz are 21 years old.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds calling up No. 1 prospect to join Elly De La Cruz in big leagues

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-reaches-barry-bonds-territory-with-epic-hr-sb-feat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds’ Elly De La Cruz reaches Barry Bonds territory with epic HR-SB feat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Reds-news-Elly-De-La-Cruz-reaches-Barry-Bonds-territory-with-epic-HR-SB-feat.jpeg"></figure><h1>Reds’ Elly De La Cruz reaches Barry Bonds territory with epic HR-SB feat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-13T19:40:32-07:00">August 13th, 7:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-13T19:40:32-07:00">August 13th, 7:40pm</time><address><a>Poch de la Rosa</a>Poch has been following the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA basketball, NCAA football, and other sports for more than 30 years. He has written for publications such as Bleacher Report, I4U News, BuySideSports, Swimsuits &amp; Sports Magazine, The Cold Wire, Pro Football History, and Defiant Takes Football since 2011. Whenever he's not writing about sports, he loves spending time with his wife and son, watching sports events, reading sports biographies and autobiographies, collecting sports apparel and memorabilia, working out, and playing the piano.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although Elly De La Cruz is just two months into his MLB career, he has already reached elite Barry Bonds territory.</p><p>De La Cruz achieved an epic <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1690867365058109440">home run-stolen bases feat</a> only Bonds has accomplished faster on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Elly De La Cruz reached 10 home runs and 15 stolen bases in the first 58 games of his career.</p><p>The only player to debut since 1900 and get there faster was Barry Bonds (57 games). <a href="https://t.co/KeMinSZ48d">pic.twitter.com/KeMinSZ48d</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1690867365058109440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Elly De La Cruz’s move to third spot in the Reds’ batting order has paid immediate dividends</b></h2><p>Elly De La Cruz re-wrote the MLB record books in the Reds’ 6-5 win over Bonds’ old team, the Pittsburgh Pirates. The former launched a 442-ft. solo home run in the top of the third inning off Pirates starting pitcher Andre Jackson in the top of the third inning.</p><p>Reds manager David Bell moved De La Cruz to the third spot in the batting order on Friday. The move paid immediate dividends.</p><p>De La Cruz had been the Reds’ leadoff batter since July 17. He had been struggling with a .207  batting average and .281 on-base percentage since then. He also struck out 41 percent of the time in 21 appearances as Cincinnati’s leadoff hitter.</p><p>Worse, the Reds had an atrocious 1-8 win-loss record in their last nine games. Bell noticed De La Cruz’s struggles and made the changes.</p><p>When Bell moved De La Cruz to third in the Reds’ batting order, the latter <a href="https://www.mlb.com/reds/news/elly-de-la-cruz-rips-two-run-triple-rbi-single-against-pirates">recorded a two-run triple</a> in the top of the first inning. Cincinnati pulverized Pittsburgh on Friday, 9-2.</p><p>“It doesn’t matter where they put me in the lineup. I’m going to be able to contribute as much as I can, wherever I can. Obviously, you saw the results out there, and it turned out well,” De La Cruz said.</p><p>The 21-year-old De La Cruz made an impact as the Reds’ leadoff hitter. He and Jay Bruce are the only Cincinnati players aged 21 or younger <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-enters-extremely-exclusive-territory-only-1-other-player-had-reached-in-5-decades">who have hit</a> multiple leadoff home runs since 1973.</p><p>Elly De La Cruz also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-hitting-for-cycle-has-mlb-twitter-going-crazy">hit for the cycle</a> barely one month into his career in the majors. One thing’s for sure: the Dominican sensation will re-write a slew of baseball records at the rate he’s going.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds’ Elly De La Cruz reaches Barry Bonds territory with epic HR-SB feat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-enters-extremely-exclusive-territory-only-1-other-player-had-reached-in-5-decades');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds’ Elly De La Cruz enters extremely exclusive territory only 1 other player had reached in 5 decades');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Reds-news-Elly-De-La-Cruz-enters-extremely-exclusive-territory-only-1-other-player-had-reached-in-5-decades.jpeg"></figure><h1>Reds’ Elly De La Cruz enters extremely exclusive territory only 1 other player had reached in 5 decades</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-03T19:29:36-07:00">August 3rd, 7:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-03T19:29:36-07:00">August 3rd, 7:29pm</time><address><a>Poch de la Rosa</a>Poch has been following the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA basketball, NCAA football, and other sports for more than 30 years. He has written for publications such as Bleacher Report, I4U News, BuySideSports, Swimsuits &amp; Sports Magazine, The Cold Wire, Pro Football History, and Defiant Takes Football since 2011. Whenever he's not writing about sports, he loves spending time with his wife and son, watching sports events, reading sports biographies and autobiographies, collecting sports apparel and memorabilia, working out, and playing the piano.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cincinnati Reds infielder Elly De La Cruz has already rewritten the franchise record books this early in his young MLB career.</p><p>The 21-year-old Dominican and Jay Bruce are the only two Reds players who have pulled off a <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1687260658297925633">similar leadoff home run feat</a> in the last 50 seasons, per ESPN Stats &amp; Info.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Elly De La Cruz hit his 2nd leadoff HR this season. </p><p>He joins Jay Bruce as the only Reds players, age 21 or younger, with multiple leadoff HR over the last 50 seasons. <a href="https://t.co/M8PZqm4IAZ">pic.twitter.com/M8PZqm4IAZ</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1687260658297925633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>De La Cruz hit his second leadoff home run off Cubs righty Jameson Taillon in the top of the first inning on Thursday. The Reds’ rookie shortstop promptly recorded his seventh home run and 20th RBI in 48 games.</p><h2><b>Elly De La Cruz has been taking the majors by storm</b></h2><p>Elly De La Cruz has made numerous headlines since he broke into the majors on June 6. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-top-prospect-elly-de-la-cruz-announces-mlb-arrival-by-smashing-monster-hr-vs-dodgers">obliterated a pitch</a> from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Noah Syndergaard in just his second game with the Reds. It was the first leadoff home run of De La Cruz’s MLB career.</p><p>De La Cruz wasn’t done. He already racked up three extra-base hits in just his second MLB appearance. Consequently, De La Cruz became the fifth-youngest player in the past 40 seasons to accomplish that impressive feat.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-sets-mind-boggling-mlb-record-not-seen-in-120-years">De La Cruz also became</a> the first MLB player in 120 years to record at least 20 hits, five stolen bases, and three home runs in his first 15 games. He also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-hitting-for-cycle-has-mlb-twitter-going-crazy">hit for the cycle</a> barely three weeks into his MLB career.</p><p>Reds veteran first baseman Joey Votto has praised De La Cruz for his outstanding play. The former, who has seen it all in 17 MLB seasons, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-draws-vince-carter-comparison-joey-votto">compared the Dominican sensation</a> to NBA star Vince Carter on July 14.</p><p>“Every single day, I tuned in, we tuned in, the city tuned in, he did something special. And that is exactly who he reminds me of,” Votto quipped. “He reminds me of ‘Vinsanity,’ ‘Air Canada’ Carter. We’re going to have to come up with some sweet nicknames for him because the dude is worthy of anything you give him.”</p><p>On that note, we’re certain Elly De La Cruz will shatter more records and make more jaw-dropping headlines in his MLB career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.272	19	77	0.793	32

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.272	19	77	0.793	32

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