“I knew it was going to be a triple all the way,” De La Cruz said via interpreter Jorge Merlos. “Everything I hit out on a line or into the gap, I think it’s going to be a triple. Until they can get me out.”
“He does a lot of things on the field, but maybe the baserunning is the most enjoyable to watch,” Reds manager David Bell said. “Just seeing him float around the bases.”
Chapman threw a 100 mph fastball, and De La Cruz hit a low line drive into right field. For most baseball players, it would have been a standup double. De La Cruz was thinking bigger. There’s only been one other 6-foot-6 shortstop in baseball history, and De La Cruz has the rare ability to accelerate around the bases with long strides like he did in the third inning.
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