Elly De La Cruz becomes fourth player in Cincinnati Reds history with 30 homer, 30 steal season

🇺🇸 Yahoo Sports (US) —

AI Summary

Elly De La Cruz became the fourth player in Cincinnati Reds history to achieve a 30 home run and 30 stolen base season, highlighted by a two-run double and stolen base against Toronto. Previous Reds players with a 30-30 season include Eric Davis, Barry Larkin, and Brandon Phillips.

Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run double in the third inning of Friday’s game at Toronto, then promptly stole third base on José Soriano’s next pitch to become the fourth Cincinnati player with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a single season. Eric Davis was the first Reds player with a 30-30 season, hitting 37 homers and stealing 50 bases in 1987. Barry Larkin had 33 homers and 36 steals in 1996, and Brandon Phillips had 30 homers and 32 steals in 2007.

Sports Elly De La Cruz Cincinnati Reds MLB 30-30 club baseball Toronto Blue Jays

Read original source →