Elly De La Cruz’s second-half swoon might now have an explanation.

Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall said on Wednesday night during a “Reds Hot Stove League” appearance that the 23-year-old was dealing with a partial torn quad.

“I think a lot of people don’t know this, towards the end of July he was dealing with a partial torn quad,” Krall said. “He has been rehabbing (this offseason). He was at the ballpark today. To his credit, he played every day. He tried to grind through it. He tried to play through it. If you look at his defensive numbers, he made 12 errors towards the end of July when he got hurt and then he made 14 from the end of July on.”

Elly De La Cruz flips his bat after being walked to score Miguel Andujar during the eighth inning of the Reds’ 10-5 loss to t

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