This is why the Cincinnati Reds called up Elly De La Cruz.
The switch hitter launched the ball over the right-field wall at the Great American Ball Park and deep into the stands. There, it evaded the grasp of a hopeful fan and bounced off the very back row of seats. The mammoth home run tied the game at 2-2. It also continued De La Cruz's early assault on the Reds record book.
Per Statcast, the 458-foot home run left his bat traveling 114.8 mph. That makes it the hardest hit ball by a Reds player since 2019 andThe hit marks the second time in two days that De La Cruz has made his significant mark on a baseball. During his MLB debut on Tuesday — also hitting cleanup — he hit a 112-mph double to the center field wall. Until Wednesday, that stood as the hardest-hit ball by a Reds player this season.
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