The Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz dazzled the baseball world again with some historic baserunning on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers. De La Cruz first drove in what ended up standing as the game-winning run by ripping an RBI single with two out in the top of the seventh inning. Moments later, he turned on the jets and stole his way around the bases.
De La Cruz needed only two pitches to steal second and third. Seconds after sliding headfirst into third base, he caught Brewers reliever Elvis Peguero napping and swiped home before another pitch was thrown.
De La Cruz is only the fourth Reds player to pull off the feat and the first since Greasy Neale on Aug. 15, 1919, at the Polo Grounds. Hans Lobert and Dode Paskert are the only other Reds to do it, in 1908 and 1910, respectively. De La Cruz is also the first Red to steal home since Brandon Phillips in 2009, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer.