Reds top prospect Elly de la Cruz's first career home run leads to announcer's electric call during broadcast

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Elly De La Cruz is already showing MLB why he is the Cincinnati Reds’ top prospect, and he’s doing it with some flare.

De La Cruz, ranked the fourth-best prospect by MLB Pipeline, roped the first hit of his big league career on Tuesday night at 112 mph off the bat against the Los Angeles Dodgers. But he wanted to get another accolade out of the way on Wednesday night at Great American Ballpark in his second career game.

Facing Dodgers starter Noah Syndergaard, the 6-foot-5 switch hitter batting from the left side turned quickly on a 92 mph fastball at the top of the zone and sent it soaring into the Cincinnati sky to right field. 

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Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds hits a home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Great American Ball Park on June 7, 2023, in Cincinnati. It was the first home run of his career. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

De La Cruz knew he got all of it as he gave a little bat flip and looked toward his dugout. John Sadak, who is in his third season as play-by-play announcer for the Reds Television Network, had the perfect reaction when he saw how far De La Cruz hit the baseball.

"That baseball had a family!" Sadak screamed as De La Cruz started to run around the bases.

Great American Ballpark went ballistic when De La Cruz, who they’ve been waiting for in the bigs for quite some time, made contact with the ball that traveled an estimated 458 feet.

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It was a meaningful homer, too, as it tied the ball game in the bottom of the first inning, 2-2.

But De La Cruz