Elly De La Cruz completes fourth 30-30 season in Reds history

With a steal of third base in the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, De La Cruz clinched the first 30-homer, 30-stolen base season of his career. It is also the fourth such season in Reds history.

The only other 30-30 seasons in Reds history: Brandon Phillips in 2007, Barry Larkin in 1996 and Eric Davis in 1987. All three of those players are in the Reds' Hall of Fame.

De La Cruz has come close to 30-30 before, posting 25 homers and 67 steals in his breakout 2024 season. This year has arguably been even better for De La Cruz, who has posted career-highs in all three slash line numbers at .285/.367/.522.