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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

MLB analyst Greg Amsinger made a bold prediction for Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz, who is coming off a career year in 2024, leading the majors with 67 stolen bases.

De La Cruz is expected to platoon in right field with Jarred Kelenic until Ronald Acuna (knee) is cleared to return to the lineup, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports. As the right-handed hitter of the ...