Reds'Elly De La Cruz's crushes first big league homer 458 feet

Eli De La Cruz hit a 458-feet drive at 114.8 mph for his first major league homer.

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Elly De La Cruz launched his first major league home run, a 458-feet blast, and Will Benson blasted a game-winning home run in the ninth inning.

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At Great American Ball Park, the ball left his bat at 114.8 mph and went into the last row of the right-field stands for a two-run homer that tied the game at 2.

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In the opening inning of the Reds' 8-6 victory over the Dodgers on Wednesday, the 21-year-old shortstop hit his first significant home run with exit velocity.

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De La Cruz played a four-hop drive to right-center. He finished third in 10.83 seconds, the fastest in the majors this season.

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Statcast says. It was second quickest since the 2020 season, after Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll's 10.75 seconds last Oct. 3.

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According to the most recent rankings, De La Cruz, a switch-hitter, is baseball's best prospect.

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After making his MLB debut, De La Cruz hit the second-hardest home run by a player under 21 since Statcast began monitoring in 2015.

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