WATCH: Elly De La Cruz shows off power and speed with massive two home run game

De La Cruz raised his season slash line to to .297/.366/.595

Elly De La Cruz, the shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds, is one of the most talented and dynamic players in the game. On Monday night, in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers (CIN 10, MIL 8), De La Cruz displayed both his speed and power by hitting two home runs. He led his team to victory with back-to-back monster home runs, one inside the park and the other outside the park.

The homer from outside the park appeared first. At Great American Ball Park, De La Cruz crushed a 450-foot home run off the batter’s eye in the fifth inning.J.B. Bukauskas used a 94 mph heater and excellent gravy, which was too much for him to eat. De La Cruz wasn’t blind to it:

The 450-foot home run ranks as the fourth-longest of the current season. The legendary Mike Trout takes first place with a 473-foot bomb.

After two innings, De La Cruz hit what appeared to be a normal line drive single to center against lefty Bryan Hudson. However, the ball rolled all the way to the warning track because Sal Frelick failed to make the diving catch. There was no play at the plate as De La Cruz dashed around the bases and the throw in struck the pitcher’s mound. Examine the speed:

With the Cleveland Guardians against the Kansas City Royals on August 31, 2011, Meded Rosario became the first player to hit a home run inside the park and one outside the park in the same game. De La Cruz is the first player to accomplish both feats. De La Cruz accomplished it by using both sides of the plate! As a right-handed hitter, he ran around the bases and hit the batter’s eye with his left hand.

All things considered, De La Cruz finished the game on Monday night with a 3-for-4 total that included two home runs, four runs scored, two runs driven in, and a stolen base. The game marked his first multi-hit performance of 2024 and improved his season hitting line to.297/.366/.595 from.242/.324/.394.