Elly De La Cruz

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-5, 200lb (196cm, 90kg)

Team: Cincinnati Reds (majors)

Born: January 11, 2002 in Sabana Grande de Boya, Dominican Republic do

Debut: June 6, 2023 (Age 21-146d, 22,954th in major league history)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.118 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Elly Antonio De La Cruz

Twitter: @ellylacocoa18

Instagram: @la_cocoa_____18

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

2.0

2.8

136

524

128

.272

.244

RBI

OBP

.373

.320

SLG

.537

.443

OPS

.910

.763

OPS+

154

105

Summary of 22 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 6 go ahead

1 Tm
CIN	22

Platoon
vs RHP	19
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Away	12
Home	10

Outs
0	8
1	7
2	7

15 Opps
MIL	4
LAD	2
CLE	2
LAA	2
WSN	2
ARI	1
COL	1
SFG	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
ATL	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
SEA	1
CHW	1

22 Pitchers
Chris Flexen	1
Bryce Miller	1
Bryse Wilson	1
José Ruiz	1
AJ Smith-Shawver	1
Mason Black	1
Yunior Marte	1
José Cisnero	1
Michael Grove	1
Bryan Hudson	1
Xzavion Curry	1
Patrick Corbin	1
Matt Waldron	1
Noah Syndergaard	1
Colin Rea	1
Lucas Giolito	1
Andre Jackson	1
Noah Davis	1
JB Bukauskas	1
Josiah Gray	1
Tyler Anderson	1
Jameson Taillon	1

12 Parks
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	10
Progressive (CLE)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
78	6
89	5
7	4
9	4
8	3

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
6	5
1	5
4	4
3	4
2	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
1--	3
12-	2
--3	1
-23	1
-2-	1

33 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	14
1 on	5
2 on	3
Any on	8

Inning
1	4
2	2
3	6
4	2
5	5
7	1
8	1
9	1

1-3	12
4-6	7
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	3
+2	4
+1	1
Tied	4
-1	2
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	10
Tied	4
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
3-2	3
0-2	2
1-1	2
2-1	2
3-1	2
2-2	2
1-2	1
1-0	1
0-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	18
3B	4

OrderPos
6th	7
1st	5
4th	4
7th	2
2nd	2
3rd	2

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2023-06-07	CIN		LAD	Noah Syndergaard	behind 0-2	b 1	2	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	4	6	0.170	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. McLain Scores
2	2	2	1	2023-06-20	CIN		COL	Noah Davis	ahead 3-1	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	5	0.078	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
3	3	3	1	2023-06-23	CIN		ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver	behind 2-5	b 3	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	4	5	0.166	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Friedl Scores
4	4	4	1	2023-07-05	CIN	@	WSN	Josiah Gray	ahead 4-1	t 5	0	---	5,(2-2) BFBFX	1	4	5	0.060	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
5	5	5	1	2023-07-23	CIN		ARI	José Ruiz	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(3-1) VBCBX	1	1	5	0.094	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	6	1	2023-07-24	CIN	@	MIL	Colin Rea	behind 0-1	t 3	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	6	0.198	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Stephenson Scores
7	7	7	1	2023-07-30	CIN	@	LAD	Michael Grove	ahead 3-0	t 2	2	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	1	6	0.070	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	8	1	2023-08-03	CIN	@	CHC	Jameson Taillon	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	0.093	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	9	1	2023-08-04	CIN		WSN	Patrick Corbin	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	---	5,(3-1) SBBBX	1	1	6	0.078	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	10	1	2023-08-13 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	Andre Jackson	behind 2-3	t 3	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	3	6	0.112	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	11	1	2023-08-23 (1)	CIN	@	LAA	Tyler Anderson	behind 1-3	t 5	2	12-	3,(2-0) B*BX	3	3	6	0.348	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); L. Maile Scores/unER; M. McLain Scores/unER; E. De La Cruz Scores/unER
12	12	12	1	2023-09-26	CIN	@	CLE	Lucas Giolito	behind 4-6	t 4	0	---	6,(3-2) .BSBCBX	1	7	6	0.108	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
13	13	13	2	2023-09-26	CIN	@	CLE	Xzavion Curry	ahead 9-7	t 9	2	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	7	6	0.065	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); N. Marte Scores
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2024-04-08	CIN		MIL	JB Bukauskas	ahead 8-3	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BBSCBX	1	6	6	0.019	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
15	15	2	2	2024-04-08	CIN		MIL	Bryan Hudson	ahead 9-8	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	6	0.108	87%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
16	16	3	1	2024-04-10	CIN		MIL	Bryse Wilson	behind 1-6	b 5	0	---	6,(2-2) .CCBBFX	1	6	6	0.049	13%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
17	17	4	1	2024-04-12	CIN	@	CHW	Chris Flexen	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	12-	4,(0-2) SFFX	3	6	6	0.187	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); S. Steer Scores; J. Fraley Scores
18	18	5	1	2024-04-17	CIN	@	SEA	Bryce Miller	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	6	0.112	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
19	19	6	1	2024-04-19	CIN		LAA	José Cisnero	ahead 4-1	b 8	1	-23	4,(2-1) .CB.BX	3	6	6	0.015	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Stephenson Scores; N. Martini Scores
20	20	7	1	2024-04-23	CIN		PHI	Yunior Marte	ahead 5-1	b 5	0	1--	6,(3-2) BBCBF.X	2	6	6	0.040	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Encarnacion-Strand Scores
21	21	8	1	2024-04-29	CIN	@	SDP	Matt Waldron	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	3,(0-2) SFX	1	2	6	0.101	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
22	22	9	1	2024-05-11	CIN	@	SFG	Mason Black	behind 0-4	t 4	0	---	6,(1-2) CC.BFFX	1	2	6	0.063	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)