Elly De La Cruz puts the Cincinnati Reds in the record book again

Elly De La Cruz became the eighth shortstop to join the 30 home run and 30 stolen base club on Friday night, accomplishing the feat in just 141 games, fewer than any other shortstop to reach the milestone. The Cincinnati Reds now have two shortstops in the exclusive club, with De La Cruz joining Barry Larkin as the only franchise to have multiple members. De La Cruz tied Larkin for the fewest plate appearances among shortstops in the group with 627, though he may surpass that mark in the final two games of the season. The Reds have had four players total reach the 30-30 mark, matching the Atlanta Braves for second all-time, behind only the New York Mets with five.

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