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Elly De La Cruz Had Fans In Awe With One of Coolest Stolen Bases of MLB Season

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Elly De La Cruz found a cool way to steal his 44th base of the season.

Cincinnati Reds star shortstop Elly De La Cruz has been must-see TV pretty much since the first game of his rookie season last year. That continued Monday night when he found a very cool way to steal his MLB-best 44th base of the season during a 6-0 win over the Colorado Rockies.

De La Cruz, who stole another base later in the game, caught the Rockies sleeping after a pitch in the first inning, as he took off for second while the catcher was throwing the ball back to the pitcher.

Check this out:

That's was pretty ridiculous, in an awesome way.

Fans rightfully loved it:


This article was originally published on www.si.com as Elly De La Cruz Had Fans In Awe With One of Coolest Stolen Bases of MLB Season.

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