Reds star Elly De La Cruz hits home run vs Cubs after death of sister

Cincinnati Reds prima Elly De La Cruz deed an affectional location tally connected Sunday against the Chicago Cubs and paid tribute to his sister, who helium learned died the time earlier the game.

De La Cruz deed a two-run location tally and crossed the sheet doubly successful the Reds’ 7-3 nonaccomplishment to the Cubs.

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Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz, #44, is greeted successful the dugout aft hitting a two-run location tally against the Chicago Cubs during the sixth inning astatine Wrigley Field successful Chicago connected June 1, 2025. (David Banks-Imagn Images)

Reds manager Terry Francona said the shortstop wanted to play successful the crippled contempt dealing with the emotions from the decease of his sister, Genelis.

"He takes truthful overmuch pridefulness successful being available," Francona said. "Guys similar that, Carlos Santana successful Cleveland was precise similar, and for a kid that's that young, that's an admirable trait."

Francona added that times similar these supply a bully reminder astir what is "really important."

"We attraction truthful overmuch astir playing a crippled and winning, but successful a hurry you're reminded of what's truly important," Francona said. "So I deliberation everybody benignant of kept their caput connected a swivel with him today, conscionable trying to instrumentality attraction of him."

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Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz, #44, hits a two-run location tally during the sixth inning of a shot crippled against the Chicago Cubs connected Sunday, June 1, 2025 successful Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

De La Cruz’s homer came disconnected of Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon successful the apical of the sixth. As helium crossed location plate, helium pointed to the entity and made a bosom with his hands.

He declined to talk to the media aft the game, and the Reds did not supply much details astir her death, citing the player’s wishes.

The Dominican Republic’s Z101 Digital reported that Genelis died connected Saturday aft a agelong wellness battle.

De La Cruz is hitting .258 with an OPS of .786 successful 60 games for the Reds this season. He has 12 location runs and 42 RBI successful that span.

Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz, #44, is showered with fake wealth successful the dugout aft helium deed a two-run location tally during the sixth inning of a shot crippled against the Chicago Cubs connected Sunday, June 1, 2025 successful Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

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Cincinnati fell to 29-31 with the nonaccomplishment to the Cubs.

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