Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Elly De La Cruz was born  January 11, 2002, in Sabana Grande de Boyá, Dominican Republic. He is an infielder in the MLB.

In 2021, De La Cruz played for the Arizona Complex League Reds and Daytona Tortugas. In 2022, he played for the Dayton Dragons and Chattanooga Lookouts. He was chosen to represent the Reds in the All-Star Futures Game. On November 15, 2022, the Reds added De La Cruz to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

De La Cruz was optioned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats to begin the 2023 season. In 38 games for Louisville, De La Cruz hit .298/.398/.633 with 12 home runs, 36 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. On June 6, 2023, De La Cruz was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Nick Senzel. On June 7, 2023, De La Cruz hit his first Major League home run, a 458-foot blast-off pitcher Noah Syndergaard.