Reds' Elly De La Cruz makes baseball history not done since 1900
He's off to quite the start to the season.
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The Cincinnati Reds ' superstar shortstop has begun the season in a way no shortstop ever has dating back to 1900 (when most data like this first becomes available). The feat: Elly has five home runs and five stolen bases through the Reds' first 16 games of the season. Elly De La Cruz is the first MLB SS since 1900 with at least 5 HR & 5 SB through his team's first 16 games of a season.
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281 with those five home runs along with three doubles. He's 5-for-6 stealing bases. He has also scored 13 runs and driven in 10 runs.