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Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds Continues to Make Amazing Highlights with His Arm

After setting the Statcast record on Sunday for the fastest infield throw, Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds was at it again on Monday.
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Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds Continues to Make Amazing Highlights with His Arm
Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds Continues to Make Amazing Highlights with His Arm

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After setting the Statcast Era record on Sunday for the fastest infield throw, Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz was at it again on Monday, registering another insane throw of 95.0+ mph.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com, De La Cruz has already tied the record for the most 95.0 mph throws in a single season of the Statcast Era.

most 95.0+ mph infield assists, single season under Statcast (2015): 

2023 Elly De La Cruz: 3 

2022 Oneil Cruz: 3 

2021 Fernando Tatis Jr.: 2 

2020 Fernando Tatis Jr.: 2

Barring injury, it seems extremely likely that De La Cruz will break this record sometime very soon.

One of the most exciting prospects in all of baseball, De La Cruz has come up and been a sparkplug for the Reds, who are battling for their first playoff berth since 2020.

You've seen and read about his arm, but he also boasts elite speed (he has 16 stolen bases) and he has elite power. He's got four homers and 16 RBI since being called up in early June and joins a bunch of other Reds prospects to contribute this year including Andrew Abbott, Matt McLain, Spencer Steer, Will Benson, and Brandon Williamson. The team also just called up Christian Encarnacion-Strand.

Unfortunately though, the Reds have lost four straight games and have fallen out of first place in the National League Central. At 50-44, they are 2.0 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Reds will take on the San Francisco Giants again on Tuesday. First pitch is 7:10 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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