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Elly De La Cruz

Reds
Number #44
Position SS
Bats B
Throws R
Age 23
Height 6' 6"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Sabana Grande de Boya, Dominican Republic
Born Nov 1, 2002

Key Insights

2026
One opponent brings the best out of him

De La Cruz has hit .385/.429/1.077 against Sonny Gray in 14 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

5 for 13 with 1 home run and 6 strikeouts, against a .703 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Justin Steele has struck De La Cruz out 8 times in 12 plate appearances, 66.7% of everything between them.

8 strikeouts in 12 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the SF, De La Cruz has hit .156 and slugged .156 over 48 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

7 hits, 0 home runs and 19 strikeouts, against a .453 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

De La Cruz hits Max Meyer harder than anyone: 104.3 mph off the bat, against a median of 89.5 across the pitchers he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the TB, De La Cruz has hit .353 and slugged .745 over 54 plate appearances, his best of any club.

18 hits, 5 home runs and 16 strikeouts, against a .453 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

De La Cruz cannot get the barrel to Garrett Crochet: 73.3 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 89.5 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 1, 2002
Birth Place Sabana Grande de Boya, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 6"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws B/R