Reds' top prospect Elly De La Cruz hits for cycle in just his 15th MLB game

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Elly De La Cruz has been in the big leagues for less than three weeks, but he's already taking the baseball world by storm.

The Reds called up De La Cruz, the third-ranked prospect in the majors, on June 6, and in his first game, he got his first hit that came off the bat at 112 mph. One night later, he hit a 458-foot homer, the first of his big-league career.

Two-and-a-half weeks later, he hit for the cycle — and he did it in just six innings of work.

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In his first at-bat against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night, De La Cruz laced a double. In the next inning, he launched a two-run home run to cut the Reds' deficit to 5-4.

In the fifth inning, he got the easy one out of the way, poking a single that also drove in a run.

The odds of De La Cruz getting up again were pretty high, but he didn't want to waste any time. 

Needing the hardest one of the four for the cycle, he drove a change-up into the right-center field gap. Not only did it mark his fourth RBI of the night, but he was not slowing down for anything.

Center fielder Michael Harris II played it off the wall, but De La Cruz slid into third safely.

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It was the first cycle by a Red since Eric Davis accomplished it in 1989, and De La Cruz is the youngest player (21 years, 163 days) to hit for the cycle since César Cedeño in 1972.

In spring training, the Reds were an afterthought. Now, they lead the National League Central and tied a franchise record with a 12th straight win on Friday.

Once the cycle was completed, De La Cruz bumped his batting average to .367 and his OPS to 1.091.

It was the third cycle in the MLB this year — the Florida Marlin's Luis Arraez (who is hitting .402) and the Balitmore Orioles' Cedric Mullins also accomplished the feat earlier this season.

Katy Perry reveals why she and Orlando Bloom stopped drinking for three months: 'Just finding balance'

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom put down the booze for three months.

The "Teenage Dream" singer recently revealed that she and her fiancé made a sober "pact" in March. 

"For me, it was an opportunity to reset. We reset after President's Day, and it was a great opportunity to just let my body bounce back a little bit," Perry told People magazine. "I've had a pretty good relationship with just finding balance."

According to the singer, she's "not really drinking" during the week, "but on the weekend I'll indulge a little bit." Perry agreed to be supportive of Bloom while he took his energy away from alcohol and into filming an upcoming movie in London.

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"We did this because he's shooting a movie in London right now that's taking every ounce of his focus, and so I wanted that opportunity to be supportive," she said. "It's really hard to do anything, whether that's doing a cleanse or a reset, unless your partner's doing it. So, doing it together makes it so much easier."

Perry clarified that she doesn't "really identify with any labels as far as sober or whatever," however, "I love to have my reset moments, especially being 38, balancing the intensity of my career and having a toddler who loves to run."

Perry and Bloom share daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom, 2. Bloom also shares son Flynn, 12, with ex wife Miranda Kerr. 

In April, Perry said that she and Bloom work "continuously" at their relationship. 

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"Orlando and I’s initials are O.K. We continuously put in the work to make sure they aren’t K.O.," the "American Idol" judge joked on her Instagram of her "Pirates of the Caribbean" star partner alongside three photos of the power couple dressed up.

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The 38-year-old added, "Find yourself a partner that will go down to the mat with you and get back up every time. I love you my fighter @orlandobloom." 

Bloom professed his admiration for her in the comments. "I love you and our love bombs. wouldn’t have it any other way," he wrote. 

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Hours later, he added another comment that said, "O.K there’s a K.O for ya! I just learned what love bomb is," the 46-year-old wrote with a laughing emoji. "Love bomb" can sometimes refer to manipulation in a relationship. "daddy can’t keep up with you kids."

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