Cincinnati Reds top prospect Elly De La Cruz in just his second career game Wednesday belted a tape-measure shot he's been known to do in the minors, and it led to the perfect call.
Elly De La Cruz is already showing MLB why he is theDe La Cruz, ranked the fourth-best prospect by MLB Pipeline, roped the first hit of his big league career on Tuesday night at 112 mph off the bat against the. But he wanted to get another accolade out of the way on Wednesday night at Great American Ballpark in his second career game.
Facing Dodgers starter Noah Syndergaard, the 6-foot-5 switch hitter batting from the left side turned quickly on a 92 mph fastball at the top of the zone and sent it soaring into the Cincinnati sky to right field. Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds hits a home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Great American Ball Park on June 7, 2023, in Cincinnati. It was the first home run of his career.
De La Cruz knew he got all of it as he gave a little bat flip and looked toward his dugout. John Sadak, who is in his third season as play-by-play announcer for the Reds Television Network, had the perfect reaction when he saw how far De La Cruz hit the baseball.Great American Ballpark went ballistic when De La Cruz, who they’ve been waiting for in the bigs for quite some time, made contact with the ball that traveled an estimated 458 feet.
In his next at-bat, De La Cruz smashed another ball off Syndergaard, but this time it stayed within the confines of the ballpark. It did, however, get past Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts and rolled all the way to the wall. Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Great American Ball Park on June 7, 2023, in Cincinnati. It was the first home run of his career.He ended up sliding head-first into third base, and it was clocked as the second-fastest home-to-third time in the last four seasons at 10.83 seconds. It was the fastest time in the big leagues this year.
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