Cincinnati Reds phenom Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle Friday night against the Atlanta Braves, punctuating the achievement by roping a triple into the right-center gap during the sixth inning.
The accomplishment comes two and a half weeks after De La Cruz made his major-league debut on June 6. Friday’s contest is the 21-year-old’s 15th career game in the majors.
De La Cruz is the third player in MLB history to manage a cycle within their first 15 games played, joining Cliff Heathcote (sixth career game) and Gary Ward (14th), according to ESPN Stats and Info.
It’s the first cycle by a Reds player since Eric Davis in 1989 and seventh in franchise history.
