A star shortstop prospect of the Cincinnati Reds went 2 for 2 with a walk-off homer in the team’s Cactus League opener yesterday and no, we aren’t yet talking about Elly De La Cruz. Yesterday’s honor belongs to Matt McLain, one of the club’s bevy of likely future middle infielders who have shined as prospects to date, though today it’ll be Elly that gets his chance to make a mark on spring camp.
De La Cruz, the consensus top prospect in the Reds system and one of the most acclaimed farmhands anywhere in the minors, will play shortstop at first pitch in today’s Cactus League game between the Reds and San Francisco Giants.