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GOODYEAR, Arizona -- Elly de la Cruz estaba en el c��rculo de espera para batear contra su compa?ero Carson Spiers durante el entrenamiento del viernes cuando escuch�� al manager Terry Francona llamarlo desde detr��s de la cerca.

��Nunca te rindas��, le dijo Francona, en espa?ol. De la Cruz se volte�� y le mostr�� una gran sonrisa.

De la Cruz le ense?�� esa frase a Francona durante una conversaci��n de 20 minutos que tuvieron el jueves en la oficina del capataz. Hablaron de muchos temas.

��El segundo fue: ��Quiero que me ense?es una palabra o frase en espa?ol todos los d��as��, le dijo Francona a De la Cruz.

?Cu��l fue el primero?

��Ayer le dije nuevamente: ��Quiero que seas el mejor jugador de b��isbol en el mejor equipo de b��isbol��. ?se es mi objetivo��, cont�� Francona. "Y ��l me sonri�� de oreja a oreja��.

De la Cruz, de 23 a?os, bate�� para .259 con OPS de .810 y acumul�� WAR de 5.2 en 160 juegos el a?o pasado, su primera temporada completa en Grandes Ligas. Fue convocado al Juego de Estrellas por primera vez y encabez�� las Mayores con 67 bases robadas. Adem��s, fue el l��der de la novena de Cincinnati en jonrones (25), dobles (36) y triples (10).

El torpedero lleg�� al campamento unos d��as antes de la fecha de presentaci��n oficial del equipo el s��bado y del primer entrenamiento con el roster completo el lunes.

��Trabaj�� mucho y disfrut�� mi tiempo libre��, dijo De la Cruz en ingl��s sobre su temporada baja. ��B��sicamente, trabaj�� en lo mismo: Mi f��sico, mi defensa, mi bateo, todo eso��.

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Adem��s de Francona, los Rojos cuentan con un nuevo coach de bateo, Chris Valaika.

��Me caen bien. Quiero tener una buena comunicaci��n y trabajar juntos��, dijo De la Cruz.

Valaika enfatiza el contacto y la reducci��n de los ponches, un aspecto en el que De la Cruz est�� enfocado.

��Definitivamente, quiero reducir [los ponches]. Trabaj�� en eso", afirm�� De la Cruz. "Seguir�� trabajando y sumando [m��s] experiencia��.

Las cinco herramientas de De la Cruz �� aunque a��n crudas en algunos aspectos �� siguen destac��ndose. Gavin Lux, nueva adquisici��n del equipo y quien lo enfrent�� como integrante de los Dodgers, qued�� impresionado al batear junto con ��l el viernes.

��Hace que todo parezca f��cil. Tiene un talento incre��ble", expres�� Lux. "Probablemente sea el jugador con m��s talento de todo el b��isbol. Hoy, en sus primeros tres turnos, conect�� tres batazos s��lidos al jard��n central. Es impresionante de verdad lo que hace. Estoy ansioso por verlo durante toda una campa?a. Y lo incre��ble es que sigue mejorando��.

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El talento puro suele ir acompa?ado de errores y dificultades. En el 2024, De la Cruz tambi��n encabez�� las Grandes Ligas en ponches (218), errores (29), veces atrapado robando (16) y outs en las bases sin intento de robo (15).

"Con los jugadores j��venes, a medida que acumulan turnos al bate y llegan a los 1,200, se nota su crecimiento", dijo Francona. "El mensaje es el siguiente: ��Con buenos jugadores j��venes, el juego se ralentiza, pero eso no significa que juguemos a un ritmo m��s lento��. Simplemente les permite tomar mejores decisiones. Eso es lo que queremos lograr".

Desde su debut el 6 de junio del 2023, De la Cruz ha agotado 1,006 turnos en Grandes Ligas.

��No solo aqu��, sino en todas partes, los buenos jugadores suben r��pido��, dijo Francona. "Pero cuando haces eso, tienes que estar listo para tener un poco de paciencia, porque cometer��n errores. Se enfrentar��n a situaciones en Grandes Ligas que nunca han visto antes. Eso es parte del proceso. A veces, cuando tienes tanto talento, puedes superar algunos errores en ligas menores que aqu�� ya no se pueden pasar por alto��.

Fuera del terreno, tambi��n fue un gran invierno para el quisqueyano, quien ahora tiene algo en com��n con su ��dolo deportivo, la estrella del baloncesto Steph Curry. A finales del mes pasado, fue revelado como una de las tres j��venes estrellas de Grandes Ligas��junto con Paul Skenes y Gunnar Henderson�� en la portada del videojuego MLB The Show 25.

Curry, superestrella de los Golden State Warriors, fue portada en su momento del videojuego NBA 2K.

��Fue incre��ble. Estaba muy emocionado y feliz��, dijo De la Cruz. "Es un gran honor��.

De la Cruz tambi��n fue la estrella de un nuevo comercial de MLB hecho en animaci��n Plastilina.

Tras su contrataci��n en octubre, Francona visit�� a De la Cruz y a sus compatriotas Jeimer Candelario y Noelvi Marte en la Rep��blica Dominicana.

As�� comenz�� una nueva relaci��n de trabajo.

"Significa mucho. Significa que se preocupa por nosotros y lo agradezco mucho", dijo De La Cruz. "Tengo que conocerlo m��s a fondo. Mucha gente habla bien de ��l. Es una leyenda. Me cae bien, y me gusta lo que estoy viendo".