How Elly De La Cruz Turbo-Charged The Reds
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🗓️ 19 July 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Earlier this year, things were looking pretty bleak for the Cincinnati Reds, with a lot of empty seats at Great American Ball Park coming off a 100-loss season. But this team has made a dramatic turnaround, and the catalyst has been a player who has wasted no time in electrifying the city — and the sport. Today, we take an in-depth look at the impact of Elly De La Cruz, the trends behind the scenes that paved the way for his arrival, and the dynamics between the 21-year-old, and a Reds veteran who's nearly twice his age: Joey Votto.
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| 1:22.0 | Earlier this year, things were looking pretty bleak for the Cincinnati Reds, coming off a 100-loss season. |
| 1:33.0 | But this team has made a dramatic turnaround, and the catalyst has been a player who has wasted no time in electrifying the city and the sport. |
| 1:43.0 | Today, the Athletics Chuck Rose Cranz joins us to break down the impact of Ellie Dela Cruz, the trends behind the scenes that paved the way for his arrival, in the dynamics between the 21-year-old and a Reds veteran who's nearly twice his age. |
| 2:14.0 | Joey Fondo is leading the Reds fans in an Ellie Chan. This is unbelievable. |
| 2:20.0 | From Wondry, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky. It's Wednesday, July 19th, and this is the lead. |
| 2:31.0 | Chuck Rose Cranz, welcome back to the lead. Thank you so much for joining us. |
| 2:34.0 | Yeah, thanks for having me. |
| 2:36.0 | You recently wrote a great story about the Reds turnaround and the ways that Ellie Dela Cruz has, quote, turbo boosted this team in your words. |
| 2:44.0 | But we want to start before all of that with an aspect of this that I'm guessing a lot of people outside of Cincinnati don't know. |
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