MIAMI -- Elly De La Cruz is no stranger to history. He¡¯s already had some impressive outings in his young career, but on Monday night in Miami, De La Cruz joined two other Cincinnati greats on an exclusive list.

With a pair of home runs in the Reds¡¯ 10-3 win over the Marlins at loanDepot park, De La Cruz became the third Red to hit 20 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season, joining Joe Morgan (1973, ¡®74, ¡®76) and Eric Davis (¡®86, ¡®87). De La Cruz is the 14th player in AL/NL history (since 1901) to have a 20/50 season.

De La Cruz and Davis are fairly close; the 22-year-old shortstop will often receive a text from Davis after a game, asking how he felt about his performance and whatnot. Now, the pair share company on the same elite list -- a list synonymous with power and speed.

De La Cruz said "it means a lot" to have the support of Davis, and also another former Reds great who texts with him, Barry Larkin. "I feel so grateful to be here and to feel so very supported.¡±

The two home runs were just part of De La Cruz¡¯s performance on Monday, as he went 4-for-5 with the two long balls and two doubles to record his first game with four extra-base hits. De La Cruz became just the second Reds player (since at least 1901) to have two doubles and two home runs in a single game. The other player? Paul O¡¯Neill, who accomplished the feat on May 11, 1991 -- 10 years and eight months before De La Cruz was born.

¡°It's really special to watch,¡± starting pitcher Nick Martinez said. ¡°[Brent] Suter did the math in the dugout, I think [De La Cruz] had a total exit velocity of like 490-something today? He was absolutely crushing the ball.¡±

Cincinnati¡¯s onslaught began when De La Cruz crushed a two-run homer in the first inning to set the tone. In his next at-bat, De La Cruz jetted around the bases, taking advantage of a pair of errors from the Marlins to turn a measly grounder (which went just four feet) into three bases. He then doubled in the fourth and sixth innings before crushing a solo homer -- his 20th of the season -- in the eighth inning.

De La Cruz entered the series after going 0-for-11 against the Giants over the weekend. He was one of a few Reds who has had a small downtick in production of late. But that¡¯s no issue for the youngster, nor the club as a whole. De La Cruz was one of three Reds who went yard against the Marlins, joining Ty France and Noelvi Marte.

¡°He just keeps getting better,¡± manager David Bell said. ¡°Loves to play. He had a good game the last game on the last road trip, [and] I gave him an off-day the next day -- I think it got him out of his rhythm a little bit and he just kept fighting to find his timing and rhythm.

¡°We knew he'd get it back, and today everything kind of came together for him. So I think the idea now is to hold on to that, [and] we should be able to do that. He just works so hard and plays hard every single day and clearly helped us win the game tonight.¡±

Now, circling back to that 20/50 mark; De La Cruz is just the third player to achieve the feat in their age 22 season -- the D-backs¡¯ Corbin Carroll did so last season -- and is the youngest primary shortstop (at least 50% of games at the position) to reach the mark. Hanley Ramirez, who went 29/51 in 2007, is the only other shortstop to do so, and that was his age 23 season.

So will his manager ever get tired of seeing De La Cruz continue to make history?

¡°No, of course not,¡± Bell said with a laugh. ¡°There's a lot more to come.

¡°... It's fun to watch him every day. But it does start with his approach to how he's working and continuing to get better, [he] wants to be on the field. And he¡¯s a great teammate. Teammates love him -- that makes it more enjoyable to watch him play. not only is he a great player, but he's doing all the other things.¡±