Elly De La Cruz continues to be must-see TV for what he can do at the plate, but also the cool stuff he can pull off in the field. For more proof of that, you just need to see the ridiculous throw to first he had in the Reds' loss to the Braves on Sunday in the Speedway Classic.
The 23-year-old shortstop fielded a routine ground ball hit by Luke Williams and seemed to double clutch it for a second before firing an absolute laser that just beat Williams to the bag to end the inning.
Look at how much of a blur this throw was:
This Elly De La Cruz throw got to first in the blink of an eye 🔥 #SpeedwayClassic pic.twitter.com/NFiQ1WY7c2
— MLB (@MLB) August 3, 2025
Imagine being Reds first baseman Spencer Steer and having to catch that thing? No thank you.
MLB fans were rightfully in awe of that:
Not sure if he didn’t like his grip or felt like stunting on Williams but that throw is insane. https://t.co/32kmDw7NfC
— Laces Out! (@17Sendz) August 3, 2025
This is WILD https://t.co/rzkr0MlTF0
— Patrick Davis (@patrickTD88) August 3, 2025
— Mar (@MarquisPick_) August 3, 2025
Sheesh 🔥 https://t.co/SKkNuKEqYy
— KG (@Garciak_15) August 3, 2025
pump faked just to show off the arm 😭 https://t.co/5KUTUuOp0z
— t$ ♋︎ (@dinereauxx) August 3, 2025
Dayummmm https://t.co/9AzecY9Bzz
— Mr Carter 🥷🏾 (@CoachK915) August 3, 2025
That ball was thrown as fast as a NASCAR vehicle by Elly De La Cruz! https://t.co/ChuDSkPeMd
— William Petty (@WilliamP80326) August 3, 2025
Elly on the mound https://t.co/yHeAz813ht
— 5 (@Jusuke500) August 4, 2025
Too good.
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