Reds star Elly De La Cruz homers after studying of dying of his sister

Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz performed with a heavy coronary heart towards the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. That is what he wished to do after studying of the dying of his sister, Genelis.

De La Cruz hit a two-run homer and scored two runs in Cincinnati’s 7-3 loss to Chicago. Supervisor Terry Francona mentioned the 23-year-old shortstop insisted he wished to play within the finale of the weekend sequence, and the workforce was going to help him.

“He takes a lot pleasure in being out there,” Francona mentioned. “Guys like that, Carlos Santana in Cleveland was very comparable, and for a child that is that younger, that is an admirable trait.”

Z101 Digital within the Dominican Republic reported that Genelis died Saturday after coping with well being issues for a while.

De La Cruz declined to talk with the media. The Reds additionally declined to supply any particulars on the state of affairs, citing De La Cruz’s needs.

“We care a lot about enjoying a sport and profitable, however in a rush you are reminded of what is actually necessary,” Francona mentioned. “So I feel all people sort of stored their head on a swivel with him right this moment, simply making an attempt to care for him.”

De La Cruz singled within the first and flew out within the fourth. He related for his twelfth homer within the sixth and walked and scored on Tyler Stephenson‘s sacrifice fly within the ninth.

De La Cruz’s fiftieth profession homer was a towering drive down the road in proper. The estimated distance was 423 toes with an exit velocity of 117.4 mph.

As he took his remaining steps towards the plate, De La Cruz patted his chest, pointed to the sky and clapped. After touching residence, he made a coronary heart together with his arms.

Reporting by The Related Press.