Elly De La Cruz accidentally SMASHES teammate Hunter Greene’s car window during Spring training
Elly De La Cruz’s foul ball found it’s way into the parking lot and smashed the window of Hunter Greene’s car.
Elly De La Cruz (L) and Hunter Greene (R) [Image via The Hill/Sportsnet]
It seems the Spring training for Cincinnati Reds‘ youngster Elly De La Cruz is going well. In his debut season, the 22-year-old shattered several MLB records. He is now back to smashing things, quite literally, as he smashed his teammate Hunter Greene‘s car.
During the Reds’ BP session in Phoenix, Cruz went up against Greene. As the two teammates locked on to a heated training session, Cruz ended up hitting a high foul ball out of the park. Unfortunately for Greene, the ball went and hit his luxurious car and smashed it’s window.
The two teammates would later share a photo of the incident with De La Cruz holding the ball and Greene pointing to the damage. The pitcher would jokingly ask De La Cruz to pay for it to which he would reply “You make more than me“.
As per reports from Fox News, the car Greene possess is a Mercedes-MayBach GLS SUV which comes at a price tag of $200,000. Such a luxurious car would definitely cost high price for it’s repairs. Who will eventually pay for this damage remains unclear at the moment.
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Elly De La Cruz shares his goal for 2024 season
With the new 2024 season around the corner, players have started preparing for a massive year ahead. Elly De La Cruz has now shared his goal for the upcoming campaign.
The 22-year-old has electrified the Cincinnati Reds since his debut and has become one of the top stars of his team. While his hitting prowess was once again seen in the training camp, his speed has made him one of the fastest players in the league. He now wants to steal around 80 bases next season.
Elly De La Cruz (Image via Yahoo Sports)
Speaking to the media at the Spring training, he claimed he likes running and was thus interested in stealing more bases than hitting home runs. Whether he will be able to do it or not remains to be seen, he though did show signs of achieving something like that when he stole all bases in one single inning.
Last year, Ronald Acuna Jr. created history when he became the first member of the 40-70 club. The Atlanta Braves man went to steal 73 bases which played a huge factor in him being named the National League MVP.
A major reason for the increase in stolen bases in 2023 was the introduction of bigger bases and fielding shifts rules. De La Cruz would be hoping to break the record of Acuna Jr. this year as he tries to help the Reds turn things around and push for a postseason berth.
