Cincinnati Reds Superstar Declines Home Run Derby Invitation De La Cruz has 18 home runs this season. Greg Kuffner | 20 Minutes Ago Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) celebrates a solo home run in the eighth inning of the MLB interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Monday, June 23, 2025. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images In this story: Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz declined to participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of The Enquirer. “The time is coming,” De La Cruz told reporters before Friday’s game against the