Reds' Elly De La Cruz hit the ball 20 feet into the ground — and made it a double

Reds' Elly De La Cruz hit the ball 20 feet into the ground — and made it a double originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Do you know how impressively you have to hit a baseball that goes almost straight into the ground to then turn it into a double?

Cincinnati Reds superstar Elly De La Cruz demonstrated such a swing on Monday night. He hit a grounder that couldn't have gone more than 20 feet in front of the plate before it's initial contact with the earth. It was hit so hard, though, that it zipped through the infield.

Still, the centerfielder played it well. Most hitters would be happy with a hard-hit single. Not Elly.

He showed off his blazing speed to race to second with a double. Elly hit a ball that bounced 20 feet in front of home plate and turned it into a double 🤯 He came around to score on Sal Stewart’s base knock! pic.