The Rise of Elly De La Cruz: A Chaotic Backstory Behind a Future MLB Star…
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Elly De La Cruz has taken the baseball world by storm since he was call up on June 6th. He’s shown potential to be one of the games next great players. However, his path to the big leagues wasn’t as easy at it may seem…
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How many All-Star games does Elly make in his career?
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I live in the DR, and let me tell you that "rich kids" in the context of this video is not really true. The kids of rich people in this country don't play baseball at all. Baseball's mostly seen by poor families as a way to escape poverty and "middle" class families as a vehicle to leave the country or attain real wealth. I make the comment not to detract from your video, which is phenomenal, but to highlight just how precarious Elly's situation was. Those kids he described as "rich" probably qualify as "struggling to make ends meet" in the US. I make the statement because I lived in the US, where I obtained my master's degrees. The struggle these kids go through is hard to even comprehend. Good for Elly, he's a good kid and deserves everything he's accomplished.
Thats very interesting as a Dominican perspective. I just paid for a 3 year old to start playing baseball in Caracas, Venezuela and Elly's story inspires me for this boy. His family has absolutely nothing so I know baseball will be very good for them and a chance to enjoy the difficult life in Caracas and who knows, if a kid like Elly from a tough part of DR can make it, why not our little guy in El Cementerio, Caracas!
True mostly poor kids ay baseball to escape property
@@MiC-T Respect!
@@Christopher-tayso overall Rich people kids don't play baseball in DR, maybe one or two but they don't really take it serious, i used to play baseball and there were two brothers that came from a Rich family but mostly are poor and middle class kids who plays
@@TheGeorgelobo I didn’t even realize he was specifically talking about the dr I thought he was talking overall makes a lot more since now cuz I was gonna say my travel team costed 2,000 per player in America , I got lucky my uncle coaches a younger team and they use his salary to pay for me or else I wouldn’t of been able to play nd I don’t know how many poor family’s are forking up 2,000
Je suis français, je ne connais rien au baseball mais ce gars est incroyable
Just keep him away from skanks and drugs, he'll be Hall Of Fame material...
Elly is now my favorite player. I haven’t watched baseball in years. I grew up in Kentucky so by default our team was the Reds. I grew up watching the great Pete Rose. Elly reminds me of the same hustle and hard work of Pete Rose. Today I live in Dallas for more than 30 years. I am going to buy tickets for the Rangers vs the Reds to see him in person. I have been watching a lot of baseball this year starting with the baseball classic.
His body and ability,are more similar to Eric Davis,a Reds players from the 80's and 90's
Eric Davis also wore number 44.
Same here I haven’t watched in years as well but Elly and Shohei brought me back.
Did you stop watching the reds after Griffey Jr retired?
His head first slide into 1st base vs Astros is insane. I've never seen a guy be safe on that play.
Yeah I went crazy
Tony Gwynn did it in the 98 World Series against the Yankees. This new kid is great though.
@@brianweller3491gonna check that out that’s my birth year!
Bro if he can get us a championship they need to make a movie about him.
Call the movie “Elly” or “EllyMania” referencing the cycle call from the commentary
I dont care if he pans out, hes a winner in my book any day. viva de la cruz
I am so glad that he was *surrounded by cheerleaders* who encouraged him
and told him how great he was! It’s absolutely amazing what kids can do when they have confidence in themselves. Every friend that I had as a kid that I saw as “overly confident” has become crazy successful.
6'5 is a big dude. Therefore he must of been a big boy. To get to the Majors is a fantasy when you're a kid in America. To make it in the Dominican Republic must be unbelievably tough. Got to be strong minded to ignore the enormous challenges. He's definitely got the talent and has made a really big splash. Not to many can hit for power and run lights out. Gotta root for him and the team he plays with. Good fortune young blood, may your stay in America be as successful as two of my favorite players from the Dominican Republic. Big Papi and Pedro Martinez.
Barring injury this kid will set records . If he has longevity he will be a HOF player. I have been watching MLB for 57 years and have seen all the great players from the 50's on up. Elly is the most exciting young player I have ever seen. He is already a superstar and only played a handful of games. Great for the Reds snd the game !
He's not 'Fast as Hell' he's 'Fast As F#CK'
He looks to me like an improved version of Vladimir Guerrero sr ,i hope he can have a healthy career, he's definitely an exited player to watch even if we're not reds fans
I really think Elly could be the first player in the 50/50 club.
Eric Davis was my favorite player as a kid! Do number 44 dude
Ooooo that’s a good projection… I like that. 50 hr 50 sb I would love love love to see that.
Deion Sanders was batting like .460 after 81 At Bats in the Reds Minor Leagues in 2001 in Louisville when he came up. His first game he hwent like 4 for 4 with 2 homeruns. Eric Davis was a phenom too.
My friends went to that game and invited me but I’m not really into baseball so I declined lol. I seen the highlights on ESPN and I knew I definitely screwed that one up.
I just can say, he's a excellent baseball player. Thanks americans people for your support to talent dominican.
THIS MAN IS 21!! Can't wait to see him in his prime. Great vid
I hope he has good ppl in his team to guide him properly, I am honestly tired of seeing these amazing talented guys flush their careers down the drain because of ill intended culprits behind them. He deserves greatness in his career. Great content.
Facts he can be one of them ones
aka Julio Urias
Elly AKA la cocoa is a great baseball player since childhood , when he was 6 years old played with me and I was 15 ,it’s not just that there was some boys older than me so crazy
He is the most exciting young player in baseball
Fr bro how many cycles do you think he is gonna hit?
Great video! I don't follow the NL that closely, had no idea about his background. He's got a great future ahead.
Thanks👍
Him and O’Neil is basically the same prototype but O’Neil will be the better defender Elly will be the better hitter because he has the better eye to connect hits O’Neil will be low .240 hitter while Elly can be .275+ Elly will have more steals as well even though they both have same athleticism
Both future faces of their franchise
these following 4 players have something that makes you watch them play every where they go....Oneil and Elly , Julio Rodriguez and Fdo Tatis Jr.....
I watched elly hit 8 homers with the dragons, he’s a Dayton legend
The Sky is The Limit. If he stays healthy and stays focused.
HOF kids special , making me watch the reds every night he’s got an Acuna type feel to him
it's crazy seeing the reds have a hot young star and...i can't help but think ownership is gonna sell him off the first chance they get. he seems to be special so hopefully it doesn't happen but reds ownership is the worst.
There are still plenty of black baseball players in the mlb they just happen to all come from the Dominican republic.
was the other SS the reds were looking at Ronny Mauricio?
He looks more like Vlad Sr than Vlad Jr.
It's just the hair.
and to add onto that just over 2 weeks since getting called up he hit the 7th reds cycle in history this man has a future in mlb
No coincidence that we're in the middle of a 12 game winning streak 2 weeks into his debut
@@joshbrewer894 yea right! i think that might be more than a coincidence…. i’m a braves fan but oh my lord this kid looks unstoppable….. he’s gonna do great things for the Reds for a couple years, and then do even greater things for the dodgers or yankees
@@stevesand8845 he'll be Mr. Dodger
Congrats to Elly! Thank you Cincinnati for giving him the opportunity 🙏🏽.
You can tell just by his hustl that he wants to be there that alone makes him better than most of the major league players🫡🫡🫡
Here after *he just stole 3 bases in 1 inning!* What an amazing guy to watch!
he also played in DR the last year, where he showed the improvement that he has had
It sad to see that baseball nearly missed a generational type player like elly i wish we had him in toronto hell of a player and all sign point to superstar for elly i hope to see him keep it up
I'm a long time Yankee fan, but I'm always showing this young man's videos to everyone that come over. He's amazing!!!
Love your vids bro keep it up
Thank you ‼️
Every now and then, someone comes along and wows you. This dude is awesome. 21!?!
I live in dr is a country that kids people love playing baseball and me I’m going to follow my dreams like he did I like baseball I’m playtime it❤
If Elly De La Cruz stays healthy and keeps his head-on straight he will need a freight train to carry his wallet around.
There’s no such thing as an overnight success; just an overnight revealing. He has the potential to be among the best in the league.
Man felt home sick until people started to looked at him
The only thing stopping him from being the best is Acuna jr. Stats dont lie
What a difference a month makes, eh. Haha. I think people might've jumped the gun on the Elly love. Dude has sucked in July. .221/.261/.361 split for a .621 OPS..... ugly. Not to mention his steady 33% strikeout rate since he was called up (which IMO - hence the slide down to reality). Guy has struck out 61 times in only 187 plate appearances as I write this. In a typical full season a guy usually gets about 680 plate appearances. With his 32.6% strikeout rate that would put him on pace for..... 222 strike outs in a season. Yikes.
To date on the year he has posted a .264/.310/.443 slash line. I know in today's HORRIBLE product MLB that's... pretty good. But in the context of the sports history that's shit. That's pretty much what an AVERAGE hitter would slash only about 15 years ago and earlier.... if not slightly worse as the average hitter back then would get in base at around a .320-.330 clip. In today's anemic hitting league where the average hitter slashes .240/.310/.400 - Elly is great. Compare that though to the average hitter in... say... 2010.... the year I pinpoint being the beginning of MLB's product quality downfall.... the average hitter slashed .257/.325/.403. Elly is marginally better than that. Look at the average hitter in 2008 though.... .264/.333/.416.... yeah. Elly would be a run of the mill player back then.
Because of this MASSIVE downfall in the quality of MLB's product is why my interest has waned considerably over the last decade. Which is disheartening because I used to be an obsessive diehard fan of the game. I just look at the product now though..... and it fucking sucks ass. Starting lineups are LOADED with dudes hitting .250 and under with OBPs barely over .300. These bums would be bench players in the aughts and earlier. If not the proverbial "quad A" caliber player. Like all the Joey Gallos.... Kyle Schwarbers... Miguel Sanos... etc of the league today - none of this guys would have remotely close to the length of the career they're having/had if they played a decade or 2 earlier. They'd be perpetual triple A players/ September callups.... maybe a fill in when a guy goes down with injury. They'd DEFINITELY not be starters and they CERTAINLY wouldn't be fucking All Stars with their .200 batting averages. AND they certainly wouldn't be getting paid 8 friggin figures a season to not even hit their weight in batting average and barely get on base at a 30% clip. Back in the day on a good team the WORST starter/ every day player would hit like.... .260 with a .320-.330 obp and be at the bottom of the order. That's like top of the order material nowadays.
Take the 1997 Cubs (I'm a Cubs fan). They finished the year with 94 LOSSES. They started the year 0-14. As a team those bums hit.... .263/.321/.391. Of their everyday starters they had only 2 guys hit below .260.... Brian McRae at .240 with a .329 obp..... and.... Sammy Sosa at .251 with a pathetic .300 obp. Sammy Sosa was quite possibly the worst hitter on that team. Now he did hit 36 of the teams 127 home runs (28.3%) but still. Of all position players who got at least a single at bat that year only 8 guys hit under .260. 8. Of the 2023 Cubs the ones deemed "starters" (ones with most ABs) there's 4 guys hitting sub .260 in just their starting lineup.... Mancini, Happ, wisdom, and Suzuki. They have 11 other positron players listed who've obtained at least 1 AB this year..... 9... NINE of the 11 are hitting under 260. 7 of them are hitting .241 or under.
It's fucking pathetic. Back to those 97 Cubs and their .263 team batting average. They finished in a tie with the 2nd WORST record. They finished 15th of 28 teams in batting average. A .263 team batting average in 2022 would've put them 2nd in the league..... behind the blue Jays last year.... and their .264 team batting average. This year they'd be in a tie for 4th.
Hitting. Is. Dead. And as a result MLB is hard to watch. IMO.... it's become unwatchable. Everyone sucks. If you're a younger fan... you don't know any better. Consider yourself lucky. But when you grew up with the mindset that a guy was just an alright player if he couldn't hit .300 all these "stars" off today's boring ass game look... well... they look like shit. I think like 11 guys in all MLB hit at least .300. That's so terrible. Back in the day pretty much every All Star would hit .300.
1998 NL lineup
2B Craig Biggio.... .325 BA for the year
RF Tony Gwynn.... .321 BA for the year
1B Mark McGwire.... .299 BA for the year
LF Barry Bonds.... .303 BA for the year
3B Chipper Jones.... .313 BA for the year
C Mike Piazza.... .328 BA for the year
CF Larry Walker.... .363 BA for the year... and hitting 7th!!
SS Walt Weiss.... the "bum" of the group... who hit .280 for the year.
I think this year the NL team had like 3 guys hitting over .300. 3. The AL team had 2. Look at that 98 NL lineup. They're all HOFers or SHOULD be HOFers accept for Weiss. How many guys on the NL team do you think wind up in the HOF? Acuna. Betts. Freeman. Arenado. JD Martinez?
Those guys are good players. Good. But none of them hold a candle to Biggio, Piazza, McGwire, Bonds, Walker, Jones and Gwynn. I'd take Walker, Gwynn, or Bonds over Betts and acuna all day. Freeman and McGwire is a tougher call, I'll give Freeman that. But I'll take Jones over Arenado. And Piazza over.... Sean Murphy.... hmm. Let me think. Haha
Oh... and Biggio over Arraez is a no Brainerd too. Arraez and his .376 BA is a breath of fresh air from yesteryear don't get me wrong. But wake me up when he has 290+ career home runs, 3000+ hits, 4 GGs, and 5 SS. Oh... and makes the HOF. I won't hold my breath.
Agreed, but at 49 I can hit singles and run fast too.
I do wish him the best!!!
Them Cruz really building different in baseball 😂😂😂
I went to my first reds/mlb game ever last night against the brewers and the first time Elly went up to bat... the roar of the crowd was intense. Cincinnati loves this guy!
When we equate numbers and only numbers to someone success, then baseball stops being a sport and becomes a hedge fund.
WHO CARES HOW HARD HE HIT THE BALL.
If you hit the ball 112 miles an hour and a first baseman caught it, IT'S STILL AN OUT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW HARD YOU HIT IT, IT MATTERS WHERE YOU HIT IT.
@breadandcircuses8127 we are removing the human element from the game. The gut instinct. Numbers should not rule, but be a tool.
Elly is faster than a Kardasian running after an NBA player.
What is a Kardasian?
The Reds would be wise to sign him long term ASAP
I hope this kid stays healthy and blessed i hope i get to see him
tatis Jr. and Elly are the best Two that I ever seen.
The secret, find a black athlete with skinny ankles, make him a super star. It’s that simple. I don’t understand either but skinny ankles on black men turns them into sports machines.
Nah it's the pick up games my guy, Elly playing in those pick up games with other dudes that just love baseball and wanting to show out in front of their peers is what molded him.
my mom side is part of the vilorio family tf 😭😭
Lmfao that’s lit
You now have a very passionate, driven young player, with explosive tools, under the tutelage of the greatest tactician of hitting of a generation, in a ballpark where anything hit hard leaves the yard. I sincerely hope that this kid takes care of his mind and body, coming into this much immediate success, and that the Reds lock him up long term if he shows those signs, because this is eyepopping.
Finally happy to be a Reds fan again
Right?
I wore my reds gear in public again yesterday
(live in CA)
Just realized he has the same birthday as me looks like he’s my new favorite player
Great to live in a time when we have 2 potential GOATS playing: Elly and Shohei. Wonderful. Great sports uplift the world.
Acuña?
Hi
Could your next be about the Rise and fall of Pablo Sandoval?
Crazy story!! Kudos to the mentors.. He is the most exciting young player in baseball.
I'm a reds fan. Grew up listening to em at five and remember Rose as player-manager, Dave Parker, Tom Browning.
So i was of course a huge Eric Davis fan. Still am. He was such an electric player to watch- strong arm, fast, power hitter. I remember the '86 Mets and Darryl strawberry. These guys were my childhood heroes.
When i heard someone was wearing 44 as a rookie i had to watch. This person was an in organization that wouldn't just let anyone wear that number. They know what it means.
Every expectation i had of watching this new 44 has been exceeded. He's something I've never seen. If he stays injury free there's no limit to what he can accomplish. I'm a believer in this young man.
He's currently enjoying an 18 game hitting streak. He brings enjoyment back to the game. You know how refreshing that is? I love watching baseball again because of him. He's a world champion.
July 8 at Milwaukee, steals 2nd, 3rd, AND home...on consecutive pitches...
subscribed put on all notifications liked the video and also why i need a new glove is because mine is super old and itd be super sweet to be able to get a new glove. Love the channel keep doing what youre doing and LETS GO POTTSTOWN UNIVERSITY.
not one of them will REACH their POTENTIAL..WHY?,they have no IDEA what it is..only one PREPMAN can show it to THEM.
As a Reds fan, I watched the beginning of the 2023 season and was not impressed. Elly came in June a met with a few other rookies and a couple of yearlings. Wow, they took off and the baseball world started to pay attention to Cincinnati. Elly was impressive but he could only maintain his lightning speed as an asset. The others were hitting and running and fielding like they were all stars. We all waited for Elly to rejoin the party he crashed. His problem was hitting...rather not hitting. When he did put the barrel on the ball, it was jaw dropping. Our only hope was that he would get a walk or, in a few cases, became a pitch runner. You have to see this kid run....ok he's a deer in disguise! Steals 3 bases (one being home) on two pitches! Hits for the cycle within a 4-6 weeks of stepping on the field. I believe the saving grace for Elly this year, especially during his brutal drought, was his teammates. Young in body and mind and fearless teammates would keep him on the edge. Yes, there was very young extreme talent on this team but it was the spirit and fun the kids had. It was contagious. I couldn't wait for the next game to see what the heck these guys were going to do to win a game. Unfortunately, they got a late start and didn't win enough...barely. If you lost your love for the game, watch the Reds in '24 for at least a month and you will be smacked by the love bug again. Oh yeah, pitching was less exciting. Hopefully there will be a bunch show up and want to join the fun...and stay healthy. One last point about "Flash"....Elly, especially late in the season, looked like he was lost in the batter's box. He had little to no clue what the ball was going to do or even where it was at. Don't even mention the sliders he saw...or didn't. I'm hoping the coaching staff will have helped Elly to be more comfortable in the box and more capable of hitting more than a straight fast ball sizzling over the plate waist high! Thank you Reds for a fun season to watch baseball. I feel there is more in store for us in '24 and hoping the youngsters don't lose their childlike enjoyment for the game. It was great.
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Crazy story!! Kudos to the mentors.
Praying for Ely to stay away from tools of EVIL and his career will soar. Go to Holy Mass when you can and thank your Heavenly Father before you go to sleep. The Holy Spirit has brought him this far and will continue to stay close.
Wow he’s just a kid still. But it seems like he’s had real-life guardian angels and cheerleaders the whole way up! The big leagues are extremely more stressful and panic inducing than the minor leagues, I hope he continues to have people in his corner to guide every step of his amazing career to come!
Elly has his moments but I think he’s overrated! He’s awesome if he can get on base but that’s the problem. 💯
Very proud of him. lights is coming to my home town.! a lot of talent in Sabana Grande de Boyá.
Lovin his card in MLB the Show 23, my favorite player in MLB 🤩
will styart back to watching baseball now..had gave it up some years ago..game was not being played like they used to.
Don't forget towards the end of his career he's going to pack on some age weight and his reflexes are going to slow down. Now he won't be quite the hot shot that he is now. So I'll put it at 7 or 8
This is an awesome story that I didn’t know about, also love that you showed him and Mauricio talking together. I can’t wait for him to get his chance on the Mets
The toes down when running. Watch a track athlete run and mimick them please.
He realistically could be hitting HRs out of stadiums as he gains bulk and muscle mass
That dude is insanely good, that dude basically stole 3rd and home at the same time. That’s something insane
Sacrificing what ? As a kid I loved baseball
He is from where mantequlla is from..last man to pull a ponzi in d.r
He will be a great one that goes down in baseball history 😊
The fact he didn’t include Trout is crazy.
Love this story! Wish him not but success 🙏🏽
Mike Trout 4.0. Just stay healthy kid
Great video! Elly and the Reds are so fun to watch!
Excellent video. Thank you. I learned a lot.
The man just stole 2nd 3rd then home in only 2 pitches.
Beautiful video. Go Elle and Go Reds!!!
God bless Ely and all young boys like him!!
Ella has a very promising future
The reincarnation of Ricky Henderson.
I live in Cincinnati and he is my favorite player now
I love this guy and im nothing but a phillies fan
crazy that right after this video was made he hits for the cycle. He is going to be a SUPERSTAR
The guy is off the charts amazing!
I want to see him play with Shohei Otani.
He could pass for a guy in his 30s
Why does he remind me of Rickey Henderson
Elly The Electric Red is phenomenal.
But he might not even be the best rookie on the REDS this year = that might go to Matt McLain who is just lighting the league on fire, somehow - mostly because of Elly, he is doing it quietly.
And Andrew Abbott is pitching his way into the record books logging 18-innings of no-hit baseball which is the first pitcher to do that in over 125 years (or at least the first RED...need to check the stats on that one).
And then there is Steer. And Christian Encarnacion-Strand will be coming up soon as well and will give them a run for their money for REDS RoY....probably the MLB RoY.
This is a wonderfully exciting time to be a Cincinnati REDS fan!!
Rich kids in DR do have their own little leagues. But they don't play baseball as serious as the poor kids. Something interesting to be discussed on your next video.