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Elly De La Cruz steals 2nd, 3rd, and home base all in the span of two pitches.

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Elly De La Cruz steals 2nd, 3rd, and home base all in the span of two pitches.



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  • emalvick

    That’s impressive, although 2 pitches is generous since it looks like he didn’t steal on the swinging strike when he was on second.

    This is the second time in not that long that I’ve seen a runner steal home so brazenly and the pitcher just stand there.

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  • who519

    Dude can burn, if he keeps it up and can hit, at only 21 he may have a shot at Rickey’s record which most people think is completely unbreakable.

    Edit: I didn’t say it would be easy to break, but Elly has the physical skills to do it if he can stay healthy and valuable as a hitter. I am a lifelong A’s fan so I never want to see Rickey’s record go down, but that’s also kind of boring. Baseball is all about breaking difficult records.

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  • generated_user-name

    His immediate awareness and then reaction was so fast. This was beautiful to watch and I’ll be looking up more angles. I don’t like watching baseball much but there is someone I want to pay attention to. Just wow.

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  • NicoSuave2020

    Was in St Louis a few weeks ago and had a chance to see this guy’s first game in the pros for like $5. Got a $7 thing of custard and drove back to Iowa instead. I have mixed feelings about it because that custard was fucking amazing but this guy seems electric. The choices we make.

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  • podunk19

    I’m so glad teams are starting to manufacture runs again. So tired of this boring-ass “swing for the fences every atbat” mentality. There’s so much more to the game.

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  • napoleonboneherpart

    And he has a ton of power. The Reds signed him 3 years ago for $50,000. What a time to be a Reds fan!

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  • snipingsmurf

    Dude is a legend already. He also pointed out Votto missing home plate on his HR, got the Ball IQ as well lol.

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  • davtruss

    Let’s not overlook that there were two outs and two strikes, and he got on first with a single and the go ahead RBI. The opposing pitcher managed two pitches before dude stole three bases. I’d argue that’s as good as anybody has ever done it.

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  • JeffHeadDudeMan

    I was at that game just because I wanted to see this kid play. Walked away very impressed. That dude is a baller.

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  • psnowden1991

    Finally my reds have a truly electric player! Only a few months into his MLB career he has hit for the cycle and stolen all 3 bases in a row. Truly unbelievable, let’s go reds!

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  • cali-mike

    does anyone have the pitcher’s view? I’m wondering what he’s doing while he’s stealing home? does he have the ball the whole time and turning his back on him?

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  • sinocarD44

    Stealing second shows his speed. Stealing third and home shows that the other team isn’t paying attention. And honestly, the deserve it for playing the thirdbaseman at shortstop. I hope more speedsters do it.

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  • ednorog

    I only kind of know the rules and care about baseball just enough to know that THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING HOLY FUCK!!

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