SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The sound of the bat hitting the ball and the response of the group at Salt River Fields was an indicator sufficient that Elly De La Cruz crushed a house run for the Reds towards the Rockies on Saturday.
De La Cruz took a protracted look anyway. He knew immediately his drive was going out as he watched his first-inning lengthy ball on Rockies pitcher Cal Quantrill’s 1-1 pitch.
“I noticed that and knew it was a blast,” teammate Noelvi Marte mentioned, through translator Jorge Merlos. “I’m pleased with all of the work he has been in a position to do within the offseason. You possibly can see that it’s displaying off right here.”
The ball landed excessive up on the grassy hill in right-center area for De La Cruz’s first homer of the spring.
“It feels nice,” De La Cruz mentioned, talking English.
The projected distance of the house run was 470 ft.