Acquired in a 2021 commerce, Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz has been one of many hottest hitters within the month of Could 2023.
Batting .366 with three house runs and 9 RBI, De La Cruz additionally managed a 14-game hit streak that got here to an finish on Could 21. That tied him with three different hitters for the fourth-longest hit streak of the 2023 season, With Houston Astros utilityman Mauricio Dubon having a 20-game hit streak.
With accidents to Marlins star centerfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. and 2021 free agent signing outfielder Avisal Garcia, who’s within the second 12 months of a 4-year, 53M deal De La Cruz’s emergence in Could has been a welcomed addition.Â
After a promising 58-game pattern within the majors in 2021, De La Cruz adopted that up with a mediocre 2022 marketing campaign.
Ranked within the high three in multiple-team batting statistics together with batting common, RBI and doubles De La Cruz is trying to proceed this sizzling hitting for the remainder of 2023 and to construct right into a key contributor for the Marlins lineup for years to return.
In an interview with Miami Herald reporter Jordan McPherson, De La Cruz had this to say about his sizzling streak “It is about consistency, being within the play with tranquility and serenity. Wanting on the pitchers, trying on the pitches and doing the identical factor — not making an attempt to alter issues.”
With Marlins supervisor Skip Schumaker including “I do not suppose he is performed rising as a hitter. It could possibly be even higher than what you are seeing thus far. I do not wish to put numbers on what a man’s able to doing as a result of it is in the end as much as the participant.”
With just a little over 27 p.c of the Marlins workforce payroll invested in outfielders Jorge Soler and Garcia, the Marlins may be hesitant to have long-term contract discussions with De La Cruz.Â
However with continued sturdy play in 2023, De La Cruz may be capable to pressure them into locking him up for the foreseeable future.
