It took Elly De La Cruz six days in the big leagues to produce a six-game hitting streak. And a 458-foot home run. And, by the way, five walks and three stolen bases.
By the time he played 15 games, he owned the first cycle in 34 years for the Cincinnati Reds, had a 1.074 OPS, had locked up the National League Player of the Week award — and the Reds had gone from third place, 5 1/2 games out, into first place on a 12-game winning streak that matched the longest in franchise history since 1900.
Would anybody be shocked if this guy made the All-Star team?