Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz got a measure of revenge Monday night against the Milwaukee Brewers, and the American Family Field scoreboard operator, with his 456-foot home run in the third inning.
The distance, measured by Statcast, may actually be farther, as it cleared the stadium’s glass panels in right-center field.
De La Cruz led off the game with a deep drive to center field where the Brewers’ Joey Wiemer, a former University of Cincinnati standout, made a jumping catch to rob him of a homer.
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When De La Cruz came back up to bat in the third, the Milwaukee scoreboard listed under player trivia: “Almost hit a home run in the first inning…but didn’t”
What followed was a tape measure shot off of Brewers pitcher Colin Rea that scored Tyler Stephenson and gave the Reds a 2-1 lead.
It was the rookie star’s sixth home run of the season.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Brewers scoreboard trolls Elly De La Cruz before third-inning homer