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Elly De La Cruz
Elly De La Cruz
Cincinnati Reds • Shortstop
Age 24 • 6' 6" • 200 lb
Bats: S • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2023-06-06
Born: Sabana Grande de Boya • Dominican Republic
2026 Stats
G
52
AB
208
H
60
HR
12
RBI
35
R
37
SB
9
AVG
.288
OBP
.355
SLG
.529
OPS
.884
Career Stats
G
472
AB
1843
H
477
HR
72
RBI
241
R
311
SB
148
AVG
.259
OBP
.332
SLG
.454
OPS
.786
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2023 CIN 98 427 388 91 13 44 35 .235 .300 .410 .710
2024 CIN 160 696 618 160 25 76 67 .259 .339 .471 .810 AS
2025 CIN 162 699 629 166 22 86 37 .264 .336 .440 .776 AS
2026 CIN 52 231 208 60 12 35 9 .288 .355 .529 .884
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2022 CIN 4551 14— .200.200.8001.000
2023 CIN 1227255 15— .200.259.480.739
2024 CIN 17585014 275 .280.379.540.919
2025 CIN 18544418 4126 .409.519.7731.292
2026 CIN 18565114 3133 .275.339.647.986
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2025 CIN 286— —2— .000.250.000.250
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-05-23 vs STL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-23 vs STL 4 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 2
2026-05-20 @ PHI 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-05-19 @ PHI 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2
2026-05-18 @ PHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-05-17 @ CLE 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
2026-05-16 @ CLE 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2026-05-15 @ CLE 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-05-14 vs WSH 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
2026-05-13 vs WSH 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2026-05-12 vs WSH 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
2026-05-10 vs HOU 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2026-05-09 vs HOU 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2026-05-08 vs HOU 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-07 @ CHC 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-06 @ CHC 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2
2026-05-05 @ CHC 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-04 @ CHC 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-05-03 @ PIT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-05-02 @ PIT 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
2026-05-01 @ PIT 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2026-04-30 vs COL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-29 vs COL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-04-28 vs COL 4 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 1
2026-04-26 vs DET 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-04-25 vs DET 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0
2026-04-24 vs DET 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-04-22 @ TB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-21 @ TB 6 3 0 0 2 5 3 0 1
2026-04-20 @ TB 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-04-19 @ MIN 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
2026-04-18 @ MIN 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
2026-04-17 @ MIN 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-04-16 vs SF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-04-15 vs SF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
2026-04-14 vs SF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-04-12 vs LAA 5 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 1
2026-04-11 vs LAA 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1
2026-04-10 vs LAA 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
2026-04-09 @ MIA 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-04-08 @ MIA 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2026-04-07 @ MIA 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
2026-04-06 @ MIA 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2026-04-05 @ TEX 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
2026-04-04 @ TEX 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
2026-04-03 @ TEX 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
2026-04-01 vs PIT 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2026-03-31 vs PIT 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
2026-03-30 vs PIT 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-03-29 vs BOS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-03-28 vs BOS 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2
2026-03-26 vs BOS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-04-16
SS Elly De La Cruz changed number to 44.
2026-04-15
SS Elly De La Cruz changed number to 42.
2025-07-14
National League All-Stars activated SS Elly De La Cruz.
2025-04-16
SS Elly De La Cruz changed number to 44.
2025-04-15
SS Elly De La Cruz changed number to 42.
2024-07-15
SS Elly De La Cruz assigned to National League All-Stars.
2023-06-06
Cincinnati Reds recalled SS Elly De La Cruz from Louisville Bats.
2023-03-15
Cincinnati Reds optioned SS Elly De La Cruz to Louisville Bats.
2022-11-15
Cincinnati Reds selected the contract of SS Elly De La Cruz from Chattanooga Lookouts.
2022-03-23
2B Elly De La Cruz and assigned to Cincinnati Reds.
2018-07-02
Cincinnati Reds signed free agent IF Elly De La Cruz to a minor league contract.
Scouting Report
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Season 2026
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Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: reds.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 292 31.6% 56.5% 16.4% .243 57.7%
Changeup 142 15.4% 42.3% 40.9% .452 52.2%
Curveball 125 13.5% 36.8% 47.8% .182 50.0%
Sinker 94 10.2% 58.5% 6.2% .296 55.6%
Slider 85 9.2% 42.4% 22.6% .211 57.1%
Sweeper 57 6.2% 38.6% 50.0% .300 0.0%
Splitter 55 6.0% 34.5% 51.9% .182 37.5%
Cutter 51 5.5% 56.9% 4.5% .400 55.6%
Knuckle Curve 23 2.5% 43.5% 27.3% .750 75.0%
Total 924 100.0% 47.8% 28.0% .288 53.6%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 437 47.3% 57.0% 13.1% .270 57.0%
Breaking 290 31.4% 39.3% 38.7% .255 50.0%
Offspeed 197 21.3% 40.1% 44.1% .381 48.4%
Total 924 100.0% 47.8% 28.0% .288 53.6%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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