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With deft agility, hawk-eyed determination, and a passion for the game that is simply contagious, Elly De La Cruz is shaking up the sporting world with unprecedented achievements. The name of this Reds' franchise-changing rookie is becoming synonymous with the phrase "groundbreaking performance," and rightly so.
A Night for the Record Books
In a match etched in the annals of sporting history, De La Cruz stunned spectators and fellow players alike. For the first time since 1919, a Reds player managed to steal second, third, and home in the same inning.
It was an exhilarating sight, one that will be recalled for many years to come. Speaking on his riveting performance, De La Cruz shared his on-field strategy, which saw him seize the moment as his opponent eased off. "I kept checking on him, checking on him to see if he was going to go back or if he was checking on me or anything like that," De La Cruz said through a translator.
"When I saw him walk back to the mound, he was at kind of at a slow pace. He didn't look back over there at third, so I decided there to go." The last player to achieve this noteworthy accomplishment was Miami's Jon Berti during a 3-0 win against the New York Mets on Aug.
25, 2020.
Reactions to the Historic Steal
The Brewers were understandably disappointed, with manager Craig Counsell putting the blame on his team for the lapse that led to De La Cruz's audacious moves. "It's on all of us really, on all of us," Counsell confessed.
"It was good baseball by him. We weren't aware enough, like, all over the place, on the field, in the dugout, everywhere." Meanwhile, Reds manager David Bell could not help but express his admiration for the rookie's stunning display of cunning and agility. "It's so much fun to watch, so much fun to be part of," Bell reflected. "It's one of those plays that's so rare, especially on two pitches to steal a base like that.
The speed is obvious, just elite speed like maybe we've never seen, but also how heads-up it was." Elly De La Cruz is rewriting the rule book on the diamond. His electrifying performance not only underscores his incredible talent but also heralds a new era in Reds' baseball history.
