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Elly De La Cruz Made One of the Coolest Plays of Spring Training Look Way Too Easy

Andy Nesbitt

Elly De La Cruz is back to being one of the most exciting players in MLB.
Elly De La Cruz is back to being one of the most exciting players in MLB. / @Reds
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Baseball is back, which means Cincinnati Reds star shortstop Elly De La Cruz is back to doing really cool things on almost a daily basis.

The 23-year-old did just that in Monday's spring training game against the Los Angeles Angels when he made a sweet play in the field look way too easy.

In case you missed it, Reds pitcher Tony Santillan had a comebacker bounce of his body and head toward short. De La Cruz had to react quickly to the ball as he was heading the other direction and then fired an absolute laser to first for the out.

Check this out:

Goodness.

Reds fans can't wait for the season to start, and rightfully so with De La Cruz doing things like that almost every game.

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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