Don't taunt Elly De La Cruz.
The sensational Cincinnati Reds rookie flied out to deep centerfield during his first at-bat against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. When he approached the plate for his second at-bat in the third inning, he was met with this greeting from the Brewers' home scoreboard operator.
"Elly De La Cruz: Almost his a home run in the first inning... but didn't."
On the very first pitch of the at-bat, De La Cruz did this:
Good luck robbing a ball hit 456 feet.