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Sports Illustrated
By Nick Selbe Even before Elly De La Cruz set foot on a big league field, he had already made history. The much-hyped Reds prospect made his MLB debut at home against the Dodgers on Tuesday night after torching Triple A competition to the tune of 12 home runs and a 1.031 OPS in 38 games. When Cincinnati manager David Bell filled out the lineup card and slotted the 21-year-old third baseman into the No. 4 spot, De La Cruz became the fifth-youngest player in the past 100 years to make his MLB debut in the cleanup spot, per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs. De La Cruz more than lived up to the lofty expecta…
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