Topps announced on Friday night that the Elly De La Cruz 1/1 Bowman Chrome prospect superfractor signature has become available for purchase and will be sold publicly for the first time ever.

According to Topps, the card from Shyne150’s collection will be auctioned off for the first time by Sotheby’s and FanaticsCollect. Bidding is open, and the card has no reserve, according to the tweet.

Earlier this week, Topps tweeted a video of De La Cruz, who hit his first career grand slam on Friday night in Minnesota, estimating how much the card sold for privately. His estimate of $500,000 was accurate. Topps’ “Artsy Elly” De La Cruz card is part of the new 2024 Bowman Chrome Baseball Garbage Pail Kids MLB set.

Breaking Down Elly De La Cruz’s Production by Pitch Type

In 2024, De La Cruz led the squad with an OPS of.810. Analyzing Elly De La Cruz’s 2024 season yields an intriguing analysis of how the rising star performed against each pitch type, highlighting his development, obstacles, and adaptation at the plate.

De La Cruz faced 901 fastballs in 2024, hitting.284 with nine home runs and 27 extra-base hits in 197 at-bats. His.284 average versus fastballs up from.239 in 2023.

In 2024, opposing pitchers threw several sliders against De La Cruz. He noticed 449 sliders and hit them.238 with 11 extra-base hits against sliders in 2024. Compare that to 2023, when he batted only.213 against sliders.

De La Cruz’s next most often pitch in 2024 was the changeup. He saw 411 changeups and hit.238 against them, including eight extra-base hits in 101 at bats. These figures are comparable to what he achieved in 2023 when he hit.239 against changeups, including seven extra-base hits.

De La Cruz saw 288 sinkers in 2024 and had great success. The 22-year-old struck.354 in 65 at-bats, including 11 extra-base hits. In 2023, he hit only.225 against the pitch.

De La Cruz suffers the most with the curveball. In 2024, he faced 270 of them and only hit.182 with five extra-base hits. He also struggled with this pitch.

the most in 2023, hitting only.196. De La Cruz faced 262 cutters and hit.306 with six extra-base hits in 62 at-bats. In 2023, he was also quite successful versus cutters, with a.333 average.

In 2024, the splitter caused a number of problems for De La Cruz. Despite seeing only 94 of them, he batted.133 against the pitch and had only one extra-base hit in 15 at bats. In 2023, he was significantly more successful versus splitters, hitting.235.

De La Cruz faced 62 knuckle curves in 2024 and went 0-15 with 11 strikeouts. In 2023, he hit.222 in nine at-bats against knuckle curves.

He counted 14 knuckleballs, forkballs, and eephus pitches. He was.

1-4 against these three pitches. According to the data above, De La Cruz enjoys hitting all types of fastballs, including cutters and sinkers.

Once De La Cruz improves his ability to consistently handle breaking balls and splitters, his at-bat potential is limitless.

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