Rather than a triple, De La Cruz launched a 436-foot homer, his second of the night, that left the bat at more than 110 mph.

Elly De La Cruz's star continues to grow, as evidenced by his spot on MLB's list of most popular jerseys. The Cincinnati Reds shortstop ranks as the 13th-most popular jersey in baseball.

Elly De La Cruz became the latest MLB star to put the torpedo bat to good use, swatting two home runs and collecting seven RBIs in a lopsided Cincinnati Reds win over the Texas Rangers.

Shortstop Elly De La Cruz ... Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 1, 2025 Even though it's unlikely he stays as hot, there's reason to believe De La Cruz, now in his third MLB season, ...

He then drilled a three-run shot in the second and a two-run double in the sixth before capping off his ridiculous night with a two-run blast in the seventh. De La Cruz had one hit in each of ...

Elly De La Cruz ... the Cincinnati Reds shortstop wielded a torpedo bat for the first time and finished with the best hitting stat line of his career. De La Cruz hammered the Rangers ...

It took all of four games into the new season for Elly De La Cruz to yet again ... he hit for the cycle in his 15th career game nearly two years ago. More: Do the Reds use torpedo bats?

It took all of four games this season for Elly De La Cruz to do something again that's he'd never done before.