10-Day IL
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 6/22/2026
2026 Stats
AVG
.280
HR
12
RBI
37
R
40
SB
10
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Whether fair or not, De La Cruz's 2025 season will be remembered by fantasy players for one thing above all: a 74-game stretch from late June to mid-September in which he hit just one home run. He still reached 22 homers for the season despite that power outage, but as a whole it was a step backward from his excellent sophomore campaign with the Reds. De La Cruz once again led the league in errors, leading to questions about his future at shortstop, and while he finished seventh in MLB in steals with 37, that was down from 67 the year prior. He showed improvement with his strikeout rate, although he gave back some of those gains in the second half as his struggles mounted (28.2 K%, .666 OPS after the break). De La Cruz is an incredible athlete playing in a band-box park who's already established a sky-high ceiling entering his age-24 season, but there is now a new wave of questions surrounding him; did he simply bottom out down the stretch or was it indicative of something more? Will he make the next round of adjustments? Could a positional change affect his hitting? Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Reds in March of 2026.
Ramping up recovery work
De La Cruz (hamstring) is scheduled to begin running Tuesday and Wednesday, and he will begin a rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Gwinnett, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
After landing on the injured list June 1, De La Cruz is slated to begin physical activities Tuesday. The 24-year-old is expected to begin his rehab assignment with five innings of action Friday, a start at DH on Saturday and taking the field at shortstop Sunday for the Triple-A team. With De La Cruz's hamstring nearly 90 percent healed, the shortstop is much closer to joining the big-league club.
After landing on the injured list June 1, De La Cruz is slated to begin physical activities Tuesday. The 24-year-old is expected to begin his rehab assignment with five innings of action Friday, a start at DH on Saturday and taking the field at shortstop Sunday for the Triple-A team. With De La Cruz's hamstring nearly 90 percent healed, the shortstop is much closer to joining the big-league club.
Batting Stats
Loading Batting Stats...
2026 MLB Game Log
2026
2025
2024
2023
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Batting Game Log...
Batting Order Slot Breakdown
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
11
34
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
8
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
+23%
OPS vs RHP
2026
+23%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .690 | 500 | 16 | 63 | .240 | ||||
| Since 2024vs Right | .852 | 1152 | 43 | 136 | .275 | ||||
| 2026vs Left | .984 | 73 | 5 | 17 | .299 | ||||
| 2026vs Right | .802 | 184 | 7 | 20 | .273 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .618 | 210 | 5 | 26 | .236 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .848 | 489 | 17 | 60 | .277 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .661 | 217 | 6 | 20 | .224 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .876 | 479 | 19 | 56 | .275 | ||||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | ||||||||
| Minor League Splits→ | View Minor League Split Stats | ||||||||
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
+13%
OPS at Home
2026
+49%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | .852 | 805 | 30 | 101 | .283 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | .756 | 847 | 29 | 98 | .247 | ||||
| 2026Home | 1.027 | 125 | 8 | 17 | .345 | ||||
| 2026Away | .691 | 132 | 4 | 20 | .218 | ||||
| 2025Home | .841 | 343 | 10 | 46 | .286 | ||||
| 2025Away | .715 | 356 | 12 | 40 | .243 | ||||
| 2024Home | .796 | 337 | 12 | 38 | .257 | ||||
| 2024Away | .822 | 359 | 13 | 38 | .261 | ||||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | ||||||||
Stat Review
How does Elly De La Cruz compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.29BB Rate
8.6%K Rate
29.6%BABIP
.366ISO
.228AVG
.280OBP
.346SLG
.509OPS
.855wOBA
.371Exit Velocity
94.1 mphHard Hit Rate
40.8%Barrels/PA
8.2%Expected BA
.278Expected SLG
.514Sprint Speed
24.5 ft/secGround Ball %
44.6%Line Drive %
19.1%Fly Ball %
36.3%Prospect Rankings History
Advanced Batting Stats
Loading Advanced Batting Stats...
Additional Stats
Games By Position
Defensive Stats
Loading Games Played by Position...
Batted Ball Stats
Loading Batted Ball Stats...
Stats Vs Upcoming Pitchers
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
2023
2022
De La Cruz silenced his doubters with an All-Star season at age 22, smacking 25 homers with a league-leading 67 stolen bases. He struck out 17 times in his first 33 at-bats to begin the campaign, but De La Cruz quickly found his groove at the plate and would go on to finish as the No. 5 hitter in rotisserie leagues behind Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt and Jose Ramirez. In the end, De La Cruz cut a couple points off his strikeout rate, but it was still something of an eyesore at 31.3 percent. He's shown that he can offset the whiffs with walks and all of his other flashy tools, both on offense and defense, where he shined by standard and advanced fielding metrics. Surprisingly, De La Cruz was better on the road (126 wRC+) than at home (110 wRC+), which leaves open the question of what he's capable of when he really gets rolling at Great American Ball Park. Beware that his plate discipline profile leaves him open to batting-average variance.
More Fantasy News
Nearing rehab assignment
De La Cruz (hamstring) could be cleared to begin a rehab assignment this weekend at a yet-to-be-determined affiliate, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Hamstring 90 percent healed
Reds manager Terry Francona said Friday that an MRI showed De La Cruz's right hamstring strain to be 90 percent healed, Charlie Clifford of NBC 5 Cincinnati reports.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Set for infield work, MRI on tap
Reds manager Terry Francona said Wednesday that De La Cruz (hamstring) is scheduled to take part in infield drills for the second day in a row and will undergo a follow-up MRI on Friday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Next MRI scheduled for Friday
De La Cruz (hamstring) had his scheduled MRI moved up three days to next Friday, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Likely to miss 2-to-4 weeks
Reds manager Terry Francona said Monday that an MRI on De La Cruz's right hamstring showed between a Grade 1 and Grade 2 strain, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Optimistic following injury
De La Cruz suffered a hamstring injury in Sunday's game against Atlanta, but the star shortstop is optimistic about not missing too many games, according to C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic.
Analysis
The 24-year-old shortstop said he felt "tightness on my hamstring" when he stopped at first base after hitting what would've been a double in Sunday's game. The Reds begin a three-game series with the Royals on Monday, and while it wouldn't be surprising if De La Cruz were to miss time, it sounds as if he might be able to avoid a stint on the IL.
The 24-year-old shortstop said he felt "tightness on my hamstring" when he stopped at first base after hitting what would've been a double in Sunday's game. The Reds begin a three-game series with the Royals on Monday, and while it wouldn't be surprising if De La Cruz were to miss time, it sounds as if he might be able to avoid a stint on the IL.