Elly De La Cruz steals second, third and home in Milwaukee
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Cincinnati Reds rookie phenom Elly De La Cruz stole second base, third base and home plate during the same plate appearance in the top of the 7th inning of Saturday’s 8-5 win against the Brewers in Milwaukee.
De La Cruz’s run gave the Reds a 7-5 lead.
“When you’re able to see something that you’ve never seen before, that’s entertainment,” Bally Sports Ohio analyst Jeff Brantley said during the broadcast. “That’s why you pay to get a ticket. That kid is something we’ve never seen before.”
It was the Reds’ first straight steal of home since Brandon Phillips in 2009. De La Cruz is the first Reds player to steal second, third and home in the same inning since Greasy Neale in 1919.
De La Cruz is the only MLB player in the last 50 years to steal second, third and home with the same batter at the plate, per OptaSTATS.
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