Elly De La Cruz

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SS · B/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2023–PRESENT Birthdate: January 11, 2002 BORN: SABANA GRANDE DE BOYA, D.R.

Cincinnati Reds

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Career

538 H · 81 HR · 264 RBI · 162 SB

.257 AVG · .783 OPS · 535 G

2026 Season

.265 AVG · 21 HR · 58 RBI · 23 SB

.343 OBP · .475 SLG · .818 OPS

Last 30 Days

.227 AVG · 3 HR · 11 RBI · 5 SB

.311 OBP · .387 SLG · .698 OPS

Salary / Contract

2026: $800,000

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2026 Salary Note Elly De La Cruz's 2026 salary is $800,000. Salary History →

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Aug 26, 2026 Reds rally past Giants with a ninth-inning comeback Recap
Aug 22, 2026 Reds Rout Diamondbacks Behind Bleday's Four-Hit Night Recap
Aug 19, 2026 Sal Stewart's Three-Run Homer Lifts Reds Past Cardinals 5-4 Recap
Aug 17, 2026 De La Cruz's 10th-inning single lifts Reds past Cardinals 6-5 Recap
Aug 13, 2026 Reds Hold Off White Sox Rally, Win 9-8 at Rate Field Recap

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Milestones

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100 Home Runs

19 to go

81 / 100
200 Stolen Bases

38 to go

162 / 200

Elly De La Cruz is a shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds. In 535 MLB games, he has a .257 batting average and 81 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.

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Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2023	CIN	98	388	67	91	15	7	13	44	35	35	144	.235	.300	.410	.710
2024	CIN	160	618	105	160	36	10	25	76	67	69	218	.259	.339	.471	.809
2025	CIN	162	629	102	166	31	7	22	86	37	67	181	.264	.336	.440	.777
2026	CIN	115	457	77	121	23	5	21	58	23	54	140	.265	.343	.475	.818
Career Totals	—	535	2092	351	538	105	29	81	264	162	225	683	.257	.332	.451	.783

Awards & Achievements

Player of the Week (1): 2023

All-Star Selections

2024, 2025

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
2024	$742,500
2025	$770,000
2026	$800,000

Career Total: $2,312,500 (3 seasons)

Average: $770,833

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

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Salary Note

Elly De La Cruz's 2026 Opening Day salary with CIN is $800,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).

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Game Log — Recent

Date	Opp	Result	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Aug 26	@ SF	10-9 W	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Aug 25	@ SF	1-3 L	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug 24	@ SF	0-5 L	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Aug 23	@ ARI	3-5 L	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Aug 22	@ ARI	11-5 W	6	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	0
Aug 21	@ ARI	0-9 L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Aug 20	vs STL	9-10 L	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
Aug 19	vs STL	5-4 W	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Aug 18	vs STL	0-3 L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Aug 17	vs STL	1-2 L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Splits (2026)

Split	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS
vs LHP	0	96	26	6	0	.271	.879
vs RHP	0	331	82	15	0	.248	.779
Home	0	223	64	11	0	.287	.886
Away	0	239	58	11	0	.243	.760
Day	0	177	43	6	0	.243	.709
Night	0	277	78	16	0	.282	.907

Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.