Elly De La Cruz gets last laugh after Nationals had his bat checked before monster home run

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Elly De La Cruz had a message for the Washington Nationals dugout after his latest home run traveled 455 feet at Nationals Park on Wednesday night in the Cincinnati Reds’ 9-2 win. 

Nationals manager Davey Martinez had umpires check to see if De La Cruz’s bat was legal during his second-inning at-bat, as he believed a tracking device might have been in the knob. 

De La Cruz’s knob had a tracking sensor cover on it, and Martinez felt that umpires needed to take a look. He was eventually told to take it off after a brief stoppage in play. 

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Elly De La Cruz, #44 of the Cincinnati Reds, celebrates after advancing to second base on a single against the Washington Nationals during the first inning at Nationals Park on July 4, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images)

De La Cruz’s ended up striking out in that at-bat. However, he got his revenge in the fifth inning, his third at-bat after flying out previously, and he did not let it go to waste. 

The emerging star waited on a curveball that sat right down the middle, and as Reds fans have loved since he was called up, he hammered it over the wall for his fourth home run of the season. 

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However, De La Cruz did not just admire his big fly in the batter’s box. He turned to look at the Nationals dugout and pointed to the knob of his bat, which was allowed to have the tracking sensor put back on, telling them they can check it again before rounding the bases. 

It was a stone-cold move by the rookie, but showed that perhaps De La Cruz was offended by Martinez’s act to have him