Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La Cruz made historical past when he stole third base within the fifth inning Wednesday within the Reds’ street sport in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays.
The theft was the sixtieth of the season for De La Cruz, who grew to become the fifth participant since 1901 to have at the very least 60 steals and 20 homers in a season. De La Cruz has 21 residence runs.
De La Cruz, 22, reached the milestone when he swiped third base within the fifth inning. He subsequently scored the game-tying run.
He joins two former Reds stars on the checklist: Joe Morgan (26 homers, 67 steals in 1973; 27 and 60 in 1976) and Eric Davis (27 and 80 in 1986).
Rickey Henderson completed the feat thrice: 24 and 80 with the 1985 New York Yankees; 28 and 87 with the 1986 Yankees; and 28 and 65 with the 1990 Oakland A’s.
Earlier than De La Cruz, the most recent to make the checklist was the Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr., who had 41 homers and 73 stolen bases final yr.
–Discipline Degree Media
