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Elly De La Cruz’s first career MLB home run nearly cleared the stadium and MLB fans were in awe

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This certainly won’t be the last time MLB fans hear the name Elly De La Cruz after an absolute moonshot.

Wednesday was De La Cruz’s second-career MLB game after earning a well-deserved call up from the Cincinnati Reds earlier in the week. The No. 4 prospect in baseball had a lot of hype coming into his MLB debut and folks, he certainly delivered.

MORE MLB: Elly De La Cruz’s midseason arrival doesn’t mean he’s out of the Rookie of the Year race.

In the bottom of the first against the Los Angeles Dodgers, De La Cruz absolutely crushed a two-run home run that nearly cleared the fence in deep right field at Great American Ball Park. The official distance on this ball? A casual 458 feet, but it could have been a whole lot more that’s for sure.

Goodness, what a shot. Not only was De La Cruz’s home run an absolute monster, the rookie put up some astonishing numbers on it too.

As for betting fans, you’ll be happy to note that De La Cruz was +385 to hit a home run tonight overall, which is quite the payout!

In only his second MLB game, De La Cruz gave Reds fans — and the MLB world as a whole — something truly awesome to cheer for. Here’s hoping there are many more moonshots to come from De La Cruz in his MLB career!

MLB fans were starstruck after Elly De La Cruz's stunning first-career home run

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