The legend of the “torpedo bat” grows.
Elly De La Cruz had what will surely stand as one of the best individual games of the 2025 MLB season Monday while leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 14-3 win over the Texas Rangers.
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The third-year rising star finished Monday 4-for-5 at the plate with two home runs, seven RBI and a steal. It was a strong day at the office by any account, and it might or might not have come with an assist from his equipment.
De La Cruz confirmed after the game that he played Monday with a “torpedo bat.” It was the first time he had ever used one in a game.
In case you’ve somehow missed it, the “torpedo bat” rocketed to stardom over the weekend when the Yankees launched 15 home runs in three games against the Brewers as more than half the lineup used them. Players across MLB have since joined the party, including De La Cruz on Monday. Here are some of the results:
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Facing a 1-1 count in the second inning, De La Cruz launched a rocket over the center-field wall off a Kumar Rocker slider over the plate.
De La Cruz’s blast doubled Cincinnati’s lead to 6-0.
In the seventh inning, De La Cruz hit another one. This one, off a Gerson Garabito fastball, traveled 436 feet over the right-center-field wall and was launched at 110.2 mph off De La Cruz’s bat.
That homer extended Cincinnati’s lead to 14-0. The home runs were the first and second for De La Cruz in four games this season.
