Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz homers after umpires had him remove knob piece from bat
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Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz prepares for an at-bat in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz prepares for an at-bat in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Umpire Quinn Wolcott, left, speaks with Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz and manager David Bell about a knob on De La Cruz's bat handle in the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz high-fives teammates after a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. Cincinnati won 9-2. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Umpires Adrian Johnson, left, and Quinn Wolcott inspect a knob on the bat of Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz in the second inning of a baseball game between the Reds and the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Umpires Adrian Johnson, left, and Quinn Wolcott speak with Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell about a knob on the bat of Elly De La Cruz in the second inning of a baseball game between the Reds and the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Umpire Quinn Wolcott inspects a knob on the bat of Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz in the second inning of a baseball game between the Reds and the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Umpire Quinn Wolcott speaks with Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell, right, about a knob on Elly De La Cruz's bat handle in the second inning of a baseball game between the Reds and the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell, right, and members of the Reds greet Elly De La Cruz after he scored on Jake Fraley's single in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz prepares for an at-bat in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
