{"id":738933,"date":"2026-06-15T23:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/738933\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T23:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:08:09","slug":"reds-elly-de-la-cruz-could-go-on-a-rehab-assignment-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/738933\/","title":{"rendered":"Reds’ Elly De La Cruz could go on a rehab assignment this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

CINCINNATI (AP) \u2014 Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz<\/a> could go on a rehab assignment this weekend if the next couple of days go according to plan.<\/p>\n

De La Cruz \u2014 who has been sidelined since June 1 due to a right hamstring strain \u2014 ran the bases and took some infield grounders before Monday night\u2019s game against the New York Mets. He will run the bases again on Tuesday before a final decision is made.<\/p>\n

Manager Terry Francona said the likely rehab assignment would be to Triple-A Louisville, which is at Gwinnett this week. The Reds\u2019 Single-A affiliate in Dayton is also on the road this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean Triple-A is always probably the best because of competition, but trying to work through just what\u2019s the easiest,\u201d Francona said.<\/p>\n

De La Cruz left the May 31 game against the Atlanta Braves with right hamstring tightness after he had a base hit in the fifth inning. He had a streak of appearing in 276 consecutive games snapped, the sixth-longest streak for a Reds player in the expansion era (since 1961). His streak began on July 30, 2024.<\/p>\n

Before going on the injured list, De La Cruz was batting .280 with 12 home runs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve talked to him several times because the one thing I don\u2019t want him to ever feel is one that we\u2019re not listening to him and two that we don\u2019t want him to play. We\u2019re dying for him to play,\u201d Francona said. \u201cI just don\u2019t think you can do what\u2019s right when it\u2019s convenient. That\u2019s the best way and I think down deep, I think he understands. I just think he wants to play desperately and I respect that a lot. He really just wants to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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