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De la Cruz smashes a 455-foot homer, in two wins over the Nationals
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WASHINGTON — In a D.C. that’s always glossed over by its political scandals, citizens thought Reds rookie Eli de la Cruz might be involved with baseball. But alas, “Knobgate” was not.
A couple of at-bats After arguing about the swing tracker on the handle of his bat, De La Cruz didn’t need a new one to tell him he hit a perfect home run — one of his three hits — during Wednesday night’s 9-2 win over the Nationals at Nationals Park.
Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft, who lets him run in six innings, said, “Every time that guy hits the ball that hard, it’s just an amazing moment for everybody. This guy’s got so much power, it’s ridiculous.”
No. 1 Cincinnati won four straight games, seven of their previous eight and 19 of their previous 23 to bring their record to 48-39. Wednesday also marked the club’s seventh straight road series victory.
Prior to De La Cruz’s debut during the second inning on Wednesday, Nationals manager Dave Martinez requested that umpires check the rules of equipment on his putter in regards to housing the swing tracker that was covering the handle.
“It wasn’t a big issue. I just wanted to know what it was,” Martinez said.
The swing tracker is an electronic measuring device used by the team in spring training and hitting practices. De La Cruz, who has used it since 2021, likes the feel of its plastic case — sans electronics — for regular season games.
“From now on, I ordered more of those plastic shells,” said de la Cruz through interpreter Jorge Merlos. “I definitely felt more comfortable on the board, but it just doesn’t give me an edge or anything like that.”
“It’s a key on his bat that we as an organization have the approval of Major League Baseball,” said Reds coach David Bell. “The referees had no record of that.”
There was a long delay before the issue was resolved.
“It’s something we’ve never dealt with before,” said crew chief Adrian Johnson. “So we used the tool we have — the rules check — to contact the restart, which is in the league office, to inquire about the facility.”
Johnson made De La Cruz give up the handle cap until he told the MLB Nationals that it was approved. The rookie took off during that first game.
“It’s not ideal. But Eli had to take it without getting comfortable,” said Bell.
De la Cruz put the plastic wrap back on when he flew for the second time. Heading into the fifth inning, De La Cruz made Josiah Gray’s pitcher 2-2 for a no-holds-barred homer into the second set in right field to make it 5-1.
“It was a great swing,” said Reds first baseman Joey Votto, who hit a homer for the fifth time this season in the second inning. “I had the best seat in the house. I do often to watch Elly show off his skills. He has a lot of them, and they are getting better.” every day “.
After watching the ball leave, the 21-year-old de la Cruz looked into the Reds’ dugout and repeatedly used the bat handle and pointed before circling the bases.
De la Cruz said, “It’s just to let everyone know that the handle isn’t the reason I do my good job. It’s because of all the work I do there.”
According to Statcast, De La Cruz’s fourth homer of the season left his bat at 111.6 mph and traveled a projected 455 feet. He now has two fellow plus-runners over 455 feet this season, tied for fourth-most by rookies since Statcast began in 2015. He laughed when he reported the distance.
“I knew I hit it hard,” he said, “but I didn’t realize he went that far, to be honest.”
De la Cruz, hitting right-handed in the eighth inning, hit a double to right field and stole third before scoring. Returning to left in the ninth, he hit a hard batter through the right side and lunged for a double. The big game was on the heels of his 4-for-4 effort with a sack fly on Tuesday.
De La Cruz bats .318/.356/.536 with 132 wRC+, 11 steals, 14 RBIs, and 25 home runs in 26 games.
Martinez hoped the Reds and de la Cruz would understand his position.
“I like the way he plays,” Martinez said. “I didn’t like his antics after he hit home runs.” “We can do without it. He just has it.” [a couple] weeks in the major leagues. But he will be a good player.”
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