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Elly De La Cruz Had the Coolest First Inning of MLB Season, and Fans Loved It

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Elly De La Cruz had one heck of a first inning in the Reds' 12-5 win over the Astros on Wednesday night. | Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

Elly De La Cruz is so ridiculously fun to watch play baseball because he can truly do it all. He can mash jaw-dropping home runs. He can make cool plays in the field. And he can steal bases like nobody else.

Just when you're thinking you've seen it all from the 22-year-old shortstop, he goes out and does something even more mind-boggling. If you need more proof of that look at what he did Wednesday night against the Astros—he had two hits, two RBI, scored two runs, and stole a base. That doesn't sound all that wild until you realize one thing—he did that all in the first inning.

For real:

That's just incredible.

Fans rightfully loved it:

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Elly De La Cruz Had the Coolest First Inning of MLB Season, and Fans Loved It.

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