Focused on reducing strikeouts

Reds GM to Elly De La Cruz: 'I want you to be the best player in baseball'
Reds manager Terry Francona says he wants Elly De La Cruz to be "the best player in baseball on the best team in baseball."
Cincinnati Reds, Elly De La Cruz goal: 'Best player in baseball on best team in baseball'
When he left, I said, ‘OK, this is a good day just because of that,’ “ said Francona, who left De La Cruz with two overarching goals for this season.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Focused on reducing strikeouts
De La Cruz said Friday that he wants to cut down on strikeouts this season, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports. He had a 31.3 strikeout percentage and 31.9 whiff percentage in 2024. De La Cruz is massively talented,
Elly De La Cruz sets Major Goal for 2025 as Cincinnati Reds aim for Playoff Push
Cincinnati Reds' shortstop Elly De La Cruz aims to reduce his league-high strikeouts in the 2025 season. After a stellar 2024 performance of 25 home r
Elly De La Cruz Reveals Big Personal Goal For Cincinnati Reds 2025 Season
De La Cruz was an All-Star in 2024 and led baseball in stolen bases, but he's got another goal to work on this season.
Hunter Greene throws, Elly De La Cruz arrives at Cincinnati Reds Spring Training
Elly De La Cruz joins the Reds in Goodyear for Spring Training 2025.
MLB1d
Francona sets lofty goal for Elly as Reds star, skipper form strong bond
Elly De La Cruz was waiting on deck to bat against teammate Carson Spiers during Friday's workout when the shortstop heard ...
Terry Francona Chimes in on Elly De La Cruz's Talent and Aggressiveness
With Terry Francona being hired by the Reds, fans have wondered how he will hold the young superstar accountable. The skipper ...
Live updates: Cincinnati Reds spring camp getting busier, more crowded
GOODYEAR, Arizona -- New manager Terry Francona put his pitchers and catchers through more workouts Friday while many ...
MLB4d
New setting, same outlook as Francona begins 24th spring as a skipper
One by one on Tuesday, amid taking their physicals, Reds pitchers and catchers went inside Terry Francona's office at the ...
ESPN22d
Olney: The five most improved MLB teams for 2025
Earlier this winter, Elly De La Cruz drove to the hotel where Terry Francona was staying in Santo Domingo to make the first meeting more convenient for his new manager, and as they chatted ...
Reds' Rhett Lowder 'champing at the bit' but still delayed in throwing. Here's why
Francona said Saturday that Lowder will go through a throwing progression prior to hitting the bullpen this spring.
Reds' Elly De La Cruz gets eye-opening career prediction from MLB Network
While Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz has already taken MLB by storm, the 23-year-old's future only looks brighter.