Elly De La Cruz

#44

Cincinnati Reds

Shortstop Bats S Throws R

6'6", 200 lbs · Born Jan 11, 2002 · Debut 2023

.281

2026 AVG

2026 HR

282

Career RBI

2,453

Career PA

Diamond Spotlight

⚾ MLB The Show 2026 · ✓ Verified

📅

No upcoming lineup appearance found for this player.

Check back closer to game time, or see Recent Form for latest performance.

Recent Form Snapshot

L5G

G5 AVG.150 HR1 OPS0.577

Pitch Matchup Intelligence

✅ Best vs

Changeup

OPS 1.051

⚠️ Weak vs

Curve/Slurve

OPS 0.496

Career Stats

.262

AVG

2,453

2,190

573

112

282

RBI

242

716

169

2026 Season

142

631

555

156

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
2026-09-27	Toronto Blue Jays	A	4	1	0	0	0	2	0
2026-09-26	Toronto Blue Jays	A	4	0	0	0	1	1	0
2026-09-25	Toronto Blue Jays	A	4	1	0	2	1	1	1
2026-09-24	Atlanta Braves	A	4	1	1	1	0	2	0
2026-09-23	Atlanta Braves	A	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
2026-09-22	Atlanta Braves	A	3	2	1	2	2	0	1
2026-09-20	Chicago Cubs	H	4	1	0	0	0	1	1
2026-09-19	Chicago Cubs	H	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
2026-09-18	Chicago Cubs	H	2	2	0	0	2	0	1
2026-09-17	Los Angeles Dodgers	H	4	0	0	0	0	3	0

Recent Form

Window	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last 5G	5	22	20	3	1	3	2	8	.150	.227	.350	0.577
Last 10G	10	43	35	8	2	5	8	13	.229	.372	.429	0.801

Vs Pitcher Hand

Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Sample
vs RHP	444	390	103	19	52	121	.264	.351	.474	0.826	reliable sample
vs LHP	187	165	53	10	19	52	.321	.390	.594	0.984	reliable sample

Pitcher hand is taken from the actual pitcher for each completed plate appearance. Small samples remain labeled and are not a talent replacement.

Batting Order Breakdown

Slot	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Slot 1	53	240	209	52	9	20	30	61	.249	.342	.450
Slot 2	47	205	178	55	10	27	24	60	.309	.395	.573
Slot 3	42	186	168	49	10	29	17	52	.292	.355	.518

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	70	306	263	79	14	34	43	87	.300	.399	.529	0.928
Away	72	325	292	77	15	42	28	86	.264	.329	.493	0.822

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

No confirmed lineup appearance found for today. Check back closer to game time.

PardonMe Stat Review

How does Elly De La Cruz compare to other MLB hitters?

OPS

0.873

97th

Slugging %

.510

95th

SB Rate

0.048

93th

Isolated Power

.229

92th

Batting Average

.281

91th

On-Base %

.363

91th

HR Rate

0.046

88th

Walk Rate

11.3%

82th

BB/K Ratio

0.410

56th

Strikeout Rate

27.4%

21th

Benchmark: mlb_hitters_2026_min100pa · 100 PA minimum · 465 qualifying players

Pitch Family Matchup 2026

Fastball

OPS0.942 PA349 K%22.1% Whiff23.7%

Slider/Sweeper

OPS0.781 PA107 K%41.1% Whiff41.2%

Changeup Best

OPS1.051 PA99 K%16.2% Whiff42.3%

Curve/Slurve Weak

OPS0.496 PA92 K%43.5% Whiff44.3%

Splitter/Forkball

OPS0.840 PA31 K%29.0% Whiff50.9%

Other/Unknown

OPS0.000 PA1 K%0.0% Whiff0.0%

Hitter vs Pitch Families 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	Whiff%	CSW%	Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	349	.290	.393	.549	0.942	.259	22.1%	14.6%	17	61.8%	17.5%	23.7%	29.5%	#356	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	107	.215	.308	.473	0.781	.258	41.1%	10.3%	6	57.1%	14.3%	41.2%	36.1%	#302	OK	—
Changeup	99	.382	.444	.607	1.051	.225	16.2%	10.1%	4	43.7%	11.3%	42.3%	26.1%	#119	OK	—
Curve/Slurve	92	.184	.209	.287	0.496	.103	43.5%	3.3%	2	52.2%	8.7%	44.3%	37.6%	#517	OK	—
Splitter/Forkball	31	.276	.323	.517	0.840	.241	29.0%	6.5%	2	35.0%	10.0%	50.9%	32.1%	#140	Small-ish	—
Other/Unknown	1	.000	.000	.000	0.000	.000	0.0%	0.0%	0	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	#158	Small	—

Best family = highest OPS (≥ small sample). Rank is OPS vs all MLB hitters facing same pitch family this season.

Hitter vs Individual Pitch Types 2026

Pitch	Family	PA	OPS	ISO	K%	Whiff%	Hard%	Brl%	Rank	Read
FF	Fastball	212	0.951	.317	23.6%	26.2%	64.6%	20.5%	#331	—
CH	Changeup	99	1.051	.225	16.2%	42.3%	43.7%	11.3%	#119	—
CU	Curve/Slurve	77	0.389	.054	46.8%	43.8%	48.6%	8.6%	#544	—
SI	Fastball	100	0.884	.168	25.0%	21.5%	56.3%	15.6%	#361	—
SLSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	64	0.976	.369	37.5%	40.8%	65.6%	21.9%	#203	—
STSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	43	0.478	.083	46.5%	41.8%	41.2%	0.0%	#490	—
FCSmall-ish	Fastball	37	1.050	.179	5.4%	14.3%	61.5%	7.7%	#234	—
FSSmall-ish	Splitter/Forkball	31	0.840	.241	29.0%	50.9%	35.0%	10.0%	#140	—
KCSmall	Curve/Slurve	10	1.100	.300	40.0%	46.7%	83.3%	16.7%	#107	—
SVSmall	Curve/Slurve	5	0.950	.500	0.0%	50.0%	40.0%	0.0%	#105	—

MLB The Show Card Reference

Elly De La Cruz SS · Reds

Spotlight Diamond No Market Data

Buy-Now

—

Sell-Now Net

—

Flip Profit

—

24h

—

Power L 97

Contact L 95

Arm Str 95

Contact R 90

Power R 80

Speed 73

Elly De La Cruz SS · Reds

Live Gold ◌ Low Liquidity

Buy-Now

6.2k

Sell-Now Net

4.1k

Flip Profit

+1.0k

24h

+74 (+1.2%)

-271 (-4.2%)

Arm Str 92

Speed 85

Contact R 75

Power R 70

Power L 68

Contact L 65

← MLB

Elly De La Cruz

MLB The Show Card Reference

Build Selection