Last Updated on March 22, 2024 by Matt Musico
Sometimes, there are players who come along and immediately make your jaw drop to the floor with their raw talent. Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds is one of those guys. At the time of this original writing, he’s only slugged one big-league home run. But it turned enough heads that we knew it’d be wrong to not post a 2023 Elly De La Cruz Home Run Tracker to keep tabs on his tanks.
Below, you’ll find all the pertinent information you’d want to know about his 2023 homers. This includes the date and opponent, along with the distance and exit velocity for each dinger.
Editor’s Note: You can find his 2024 Home Run Tracker here.
2023 Elly De La Cruz Home Run Tracker
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Home Run No. 1: June 7th vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
ELLY DE LA CRUZ CRUSHED
458 ft
114.8 mph pic.twitter.com/QtnEQF3Yip— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 7, 2023
Distance: 458 feet
Exit Velocity: 114.8 mph
Home Run No. 2: June 20th vs. Colorado Rockies
The timeline needed more Elly De La Cruz content. @ellylacocoa18 pic.twitter.com/eA7iEUn1DW
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) June 21, 2023
Distance: 350 feet
Exit Velocity: 98.9 mph
Home Run No. 3: June 23rd vs. Atlanta Braves
ELLY DE LA CRUZ THAT IS ALL pic.twitter.com/JYXLDvJw06
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) June 23, 2023
Distance: 368 feet
Exit Velocity: 96.3 mph
Home Run No. 4: July 5th vs. Washington Nationals
https://twitter.com/MrMatthewCFB/status/1676751890334269440
Distance: 455 feet
Exit Velocity: 111.6 mph
Home Run No. 5: July 23rd vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Elly knew that one was leaving the yard the minute it hit his bat. pic.twitter.com/4bYfsLY9mM
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) July 23, 2023
Distance: 407 feet
Exit Velocity: 110.7 mph
Home Run No. 6: July 24th vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Good luck robbing a ball hit 456 feet.@ellylacocoa18 pic.twitter.com/gdC66uMRm6
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 25, 2023
Distance: 456 feet
Exit Velocity: 113.7 mph
Home Run No. 7: July 30th vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Elly De La Cruz is the first person in MLB history to homer at 4:34 PM ET on July 30, 2023. @ellylacocoa18 pic.twitter.com/w0IuEspC9z
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 30, 2023
Distance: 411 feet
Exit Velocity: 111.3 mph
Home Run No. 8: August 3rd vs. Chicago Cubs
This is a pretty good way to start the game!
Elly De La Cruz with a leadoff home run and the @Reds lead in Wrigley!
⚡⚡Eight home runs for Elly De La Cruz! pic.twitter.com/FDX7EWofhF
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) August 4, 2023
Distance: 424 feet
Exit Velocity: 107.6 mph
Home Run No. 9: August 4th vs. Washington Nationals
Elly's homer left the yard faster than you can read this.@ellylacocoa18 pic.twitter.com/WBsYfyVG2i
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 4, 2023
Distance: 398 feet
Exit Velocity: 113 mph
Home Run No. 10: August 13th vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
"He's got double-digit dingers!"
Elly De La Cruz blasts his 10th home run of the year, and the game is tied!
A 442 foot home run!
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) August 13, 2023
Distance: 442 feet
Exit Velocity: 110.6 mph
Home Run No. 11: August 23rd vs. Los Angeles Angels
Elly De La Cruz rocks@ellylacocoa18 pic.twitter.com/NeV1Jk6d0J
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 23, 2023
Distance: 408 feet
Exit Velocity: 109.8 mph
Home Run No. 12: September 26th vs. Cleveland Guardians
Sheeeeeshhhh, Elly. ⚡️@ellylacocoa18 pic.twitter.com/aWKvN8eWtP
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) September 26, 2023
Distance: 420 feet
Exit Velocity: 108.3 mph
Home Run No. 13: September 26th vs. Cleveland Guardians
Elly De La Cruz's second home run of the game was hit 119.2 MPH. 🤯
This is the first multi-homer game in his young career. pic.twitter.com/Wbj4NsqjYL
— MLB (@MLB) September 27, 2023
Distance: 467 feet
Exit Velocity: 119.2 mph
Is there a more baller way to slug your first big-league home run? I mean, De La Cruz nearly left Great American Ball Park completely. And, this kid is just 21 years old. He’s in the majors at such a young age because he’s been flashing elite power for a while now.
He slugged one in 43 games in 2019 during the Dominican Summer League. After not playing at all in 2020 because of the pandemic, De La Cruz hit eight in 61 games as a 19-year-old between Rookie Ball and Single-A. But then last season, the left-handed slugger split his time between High-A and Double-A, leading to 28 homers, 86 RBI, and a .945 OPS.
It was more of the same to start 2023 in Triple-A. Despite spending just 186 plate appearances at that level and being nearly six years younger than the league-average age, De La Cruz slashed .298/.398/.633. This line was powered by 26 extra-base hits (11 doubles, three triples, 12 homers), 36 RBI, 38 runs scored, and 11 steals.
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