Elly De La Cruz played through second-half quad strain

Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall revealed that 23-year-old shortstop Elly De La Cruz played through a left quad strain from late July through the end of the 2025 season. The injury, which wasn't overly serious, is believed to have affected his second-half performance, where he hit .236/.303/.363 with four home runs and 12 stolen bases, a drop from his first-half slash line of .284/.359/.495 with 18 homers and 25 steals. De La Cruz, who signed a one-year, $770,000 contract with the Reds in March of 2025, finished the season with a .264 AVG, 22 HR, 86 RBI, 102 R, and 37 SB. He is expected to be fully healthy for the start of spring training.