Reds manager Terry Francona says he wants Elly De La Cruz to be "the best player in baseball on the best team in baseball." ...

C Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz and star manager Tito Francona already are bonding early in camp. "I like what I'm ...

Cincinnati Reds spring training is really going to start gaining momentum as the first day of full-squad workouts being in ...

"I told him (De La Cruz) again yesterday, ‘I want you to be the best player in baseball on the best team in baseball. That's my goal,'" Francona said Friday, according to MLB.com. "And he got a ...

Heading into the 2025 season, Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz has made a subtle but important change as he looks to cut down on his strikeout rate and impr ...

who left De La Cruz with two overarching goals for this season. “I told him, ‘I want you to be the best player in baseball on the best team in baseball. That’s my goal,’ “ Francona said.

He also stole an MLB-high 67 bases and posted a 5.2 WAR (per Baseball Reference). Unfortunately, De La Cruz also led all of baseball in strikeouts with 218. Though he improved his batting average to ...

The Reds have just five full-team workouts before Cactus League games begin Sunday. While defense is worked on daily — Monday ...

Mizzou baseball suffered a 9-7 loss to Stetson, getting outhit 13-11 in its final contest of the Puerto Rico Challenge on Sunday afternoon in Caguas, Puerto Rico.