Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) celebrates after the victory over the Texas Rangers at ...

De La Cruz remains one of baseball's most exciting players. In 2024, the 23-year-old hit .259, with 25 home runs, 76 RBIs and 67 stolen bases. He finished with an OPS of .809. He does strike out a ton ...

The “Torpedo” bat’s barrel rests in a non-traditional location, closer to the hitter’s hands, with a skinnier top at the end," MLB.com's Thomas Harrigan wrote. "The innovation is attributed to Aaron ...

Like it or not, the Cincinnati Reds' Elly ... De La Cruz just laughed. After the Yankees' Aaron Judge offered a stiff rebuke of the torpedo bat this past weekend in the midst of the home-run ...

He went 4-for-5 with two home runs and a career-high seven RBI. It was also the fourth multi-homer game of De La Cruz's career. De La Cruz helped break the game open with a three-run homer in the ...

De La Cruz then hammered a two-run homer 436 feet off the centerfield batter's eye. The exit velocity on the shot was measured at about 110 mph, according to MLB.com. Collectively, the two home ...

The legend of the "torpedo bat" grows. Elly De La Cruz had what will surely stand as one of the best individual games of the 2025 MLB season Monday while leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 14-3 win ...

It took all of four games into the new season for Elly ... a three-run homer, a two-run double and then the seventh-inning shot. The first two home runs of the season for De La Cruz gave him ...