This record had stood in Reds history for more than 40 years, and now Elly De La Cruz appears primed to break it.
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-7 on Wednesday night to run their record to 62-65 on the season.
In the win, the Reds got a 3-for-4 day from star shortstop Elly De La Cruz. He hit a home run, stole a base and had three RBI. The stolen base gave him 60 for the season, which makes him the fifth player in baseball history to have a 20/60 season. Furthermore, he also tied a longstanding record in Reds history, according to @StatsCentre:August 22, 2024
And with 35 games left to play, De La Cruz looks primed to break that record over the final six weeks of the season. It's been a great first full season at the big-league level for De La Cruz, who has some of the best tools in all of baseball. In addition to his 22 homers and 60 stolen bases, he's got a .262 batting average and an .838 OPS.
After making his debut last June, he has 35 career homers and 100 RBI. He's also stolen 95 bases. Along with Matt McLain, Noelvi Marte, Spencer Steer and Christian Encarnacion-Strand, he helps make up a very exciting nucleus for theBrady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube.
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