Reds Superstar Elly De La Cruz Makes History With a Pair of Blistering Bombs

Wow!

May 27, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Kansas City Royals in the fourth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images | Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz hit two monster home runs on Tuesday night against the Royals.

In the fourth inning, De La Cruz blasted a 3-2 fastball from Royals pitcher Jonathan Bowlan over the center field wall for his 10th home run of the season. It was hit 111.1 mph.

In his next at-bat, De La Cruz cleared the center field wall against. This time, he hit it 112.5 mph.

The young superstar became the first Reds player with multiple 110+ mph home runs in the same game in the Statcast era, according to MLB's Sarah Langs.

You can watch the home runs below:

111.1 mph
112.5 mph

Elly De La Cruz is the first Reds player with multiple 110+ mph homers under Statcast (2015) https://t.co/XzLruDL0nj

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 28, 2025

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