Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz named NL Player of the Month

Elly De La Cruz earned National League Player of the Month honors for September after a dominant final month in which he batted .348 with 9 home runs and 14 walks. The 24-year-old Reds shortstop finished the season with a .283/.365/.515 slash line and became just the eighth shortstop in MLB history to achieve 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a single season. De La Cruz's 6.5 WAR ranked second in the National League, and he was nominated for the All-MLB team alongside teammates Chase Burns and Sal Stewart.

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