“Elly de la Cruz will return to the Reds this Tuesday”

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UNITED STATES. The Cincinnati Reds expect to activate Dominican star Elly De La Cruz this Tuesday, who is in the final stage of recovery from a right hamstring injury that kept him out of action since June 1st.

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Manager Terry Francona confirmed that the shortstop is ready to rejoin the team after completing several rehabilitation games with Triple-A Louisville.

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During his recovery process, De la Cruz showed positive signs by hitting a home run in his first rehabilitation game. The Dominican even expressed his desire to return ahead of schedule.

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“I wanted to come back today,” Francona commented regarding a message received from his player.

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Before suffering the injury, De la Cruz was having another outstanding season with Cincinnati. In 58 games he accumulated:

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• .280 batting average.
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• 12 home runs.
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• .855 OPS.
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Furthermore, the Dominican remains among the favorites for the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, currently holding third place among National League shortstops with 879,876 votes.

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Ohtani and Clement lead the voting

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In the most recent All-Star Game voting update, Shohei Ohtani leads all players with 2,310,735 votes, while Ernie Clement leads the American League with 2,054,130.

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Among the best-positioned Dominicans are:

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• Vladimir Guerrero Jr., leader among American League first basemen.
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• Junior Caminero, first among American League third basemen.
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• Juan Soto, among the most voted outfielders in the National League.
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• Elly De La Cruz, third among shortstops in the Senior Circuit.
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Elly’s return represents great news for Cincinnati, which gets back one of the most dynamic and electrifying players in the Major Leagues right in the home stretch toward the second half of the season. .

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