Shortstop Elly De La Cruz slugged his method into the Cincinnati Reds report books on Tuesday.
De La Cruz belted a Tanner Gordon fastball to left area within the eighth inning for a two-run house run. That homer was his tenth of the yr as he joined Corridor of Famer Tony Perez (1970) as the only players in Reds history to hit 10 or extra homers in a season earlier than Could.
De La Cruz had been white-hot to start out the season. He entered Tuesday with a .274/.349/.558 batting line, hitting 9 homers and 5 doubles in his 126 plate appearances.
Cincinnati Reds hoping Elly De La Cruz can replicate Tony Perez’s 1970 season
Perez had arguably the perfect season of his Corridor of Fame profession in 1970. He posted a .317/.401/.589 batting line in his 681 plate appearances, hitting a career-high 40 homers and 28 doubles whereas driving in 129 runs. Perez was an All-Star that season and completed third within the NL MVP voting. The Reds received the NL pennant in 1970, shedding to the Orioles in 5 video games.
The Reds might actually use a replication of Perez’s 1970 season. They wish to construct off their playoff look in 2025 and have a two-game lead over the Cubs within the NL Central. The 24-year-old De La Cruz could also be on the verge of taking the following step ahead within the majors, establishing himself as one of many brightest stars within the recreation. Tuesday is probably not the one time De La Cruz carves his title into the Reds historical past books.
