The Reds are among the hottest teams in baseball—and their electrifying rookie Elly De La Cruz is a major reason why.
Cincinnati beat the Rockies on Monday night, 5–4, to stretch its winning streak to nine games. Since De La Cruz was called up to the majors on June 6, the Reds are 11–2. They’ve gone from five games under .500 to three games over, with Monday night’s win putting them in first place in the NL Central for the first time since April 3.
De La Cruz has earned a reputation for combining power and speed like few players in the league can. And while he hasn’t shown off the full potential of his power as a big leaguer yet (he has just one extra-base hit in his last 10 games), he’s turning plenty of heads with his speed. Just check out this play from the game against Colorado.
