The Hunt for (Cincinnati) Red October has a powerful new weapon in its arsenal.
Using a torpedo bat for the first time, Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz had a career night Monday against the Texas Rangers, hitting a pair of long home runs and driving in seven in a 14-3 blowout.
Both of De La Cruz's homers were hit to deep center field, with the first landing on the turf berm and the second hitting the base of the batter's eye. Combined, the homers totaled 854 feet.