Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz's Bobblehead night draws massive crowd at Great American Ball Park 

Cincinnati Reds infielder Elly De La Cruz has impressed since his promotion to the majors in June 2023. He has garnered quite a fan following, a glimpse of which fans got to see on Wednesday night.

The team hosted De La Cruz's Bobblehead night, giving away bobbleheads of the Dominican star to fans at the stadium, which attracted large crowds at Great American Ball Park. A picture shared by Talkin’ Baseball on X/Twitter showed the large number of fans waiting in queues to enter the stadium.

The bobblehead shows Elly De La Cruz wearing the special Reds City Connect jersey which was part of a larger Nike and Major League Baseball program to celebrate the connection between teams and their cities. It was first introduced in May 2023.

This is the fourth 2024 bobblehead featuring a Reds player in the City Connect uniform, following Jake Fraley, Matt McLain and Alexis Diaz. De La Cruz has had a mixed 2024 season so far, batting .228 with a .311 on-base percentage and a decent OPS of .724.

He has the most strikeouts in MLB (92) and also leads in stolen bases (34). Before making his debut in the majors, De La Cruz played 38 games for the Triple-A Louisville Bats in 2023, hitting .298 with 12 home runs and 11 stolen bases primarily as a shortstop.

Elly De La Cruz disappoints fans on bobblehead night despite win over Guardians

Wednesday’s game was a 4-2 victory in the end for the Cincinnati Reds over the Cleveland Guardians at Great American Ball Park. The Reds' impressive win came before a sold-out crowd of 42,427 fans, many of whom were there for Elly De La Cruz's bobblehead night.

However, he had a tough game on his special night, striking out three times and flying out, disappointing fans. He recorded no hits and no runs on four at-bats.

Jeimer Candelario homered in the first inning starting the Reds a 1-0 lead. He hit another homer in the sixth inning, setting the game's final score at 4-2.

The Cincinnati Reds (33-35) are currently third in NL Central rankings with the Cleveland Guardians (43-23) leading the AL Central. The Reds will face the Milwaukee Brewers next for a three-game series starting on Friday at American Family Field.