Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz pointed on the knob of his bat after hitting a 455-foot homer at Washington on Wednesday night time in a reference to the removing of a masking earlier within the recreation.

Before De La Cruz led off the second inning, umpires had the slugger take away a white or clear object from the top of his bat. It seemed as if it was an empty masking designed to carry a sensor that takes measurements on the plate.

Nationals supervisor Dave Martinez talked to plate umpire Quinn Wolcott in regards to the knob piece earlier than it was eliminated. Reds supervisor David Bell got here out to debate the state of affairs with the umpiring crew.

De La Cruz then struck out swinging.

After umpires reviewed the legality of the knob piece with New York, the infielder was allowed to place it again on earlier than his second at-bat within the third. Major League Baseball stated “the housing” is permissible, and that was communicated to the Nationals.

Elly De La Cruz needed to take away his knob deal with off of his bat so it may very well be checked

He was ultimately allowed to place it again on pic.twitter.com/7B6DP7vtBD

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 6, 2023

After flying out to left within the third, De La Cruz opened the fifth with a deep drive to right-center towards Josiah Gray. He then pointed on the finish of his bat earlier than rounding the bases.

111.6 MPH455 FEET

ELLY DE LA CRUZ IS GOOD AT BASEBALL pic.twitter.com/OV9D3jzccx

— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 6, 2023

It was his fourth homer since he made his huge league debut June 6.

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