Elly de la Cruz gets rehab assignment

The Reds star is working his way back from a hamstring injury
Published: Jun. 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM EDT|Updated: Jun. 19, 2026 at 2:17 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Reds star Elly de la Cruz now has his rehab assignment.

The Reds announced Friday that Cruz was placed on rehab assignment at AAA-Louisville.

The 24-year-old star was put on the Injured List on June 1 with a right hamstring injury.

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“When I was running and then I was making the turn to get to first, I felt tightness in my hamstring,” the Reds star said about the injury.

While Cruz heads to Louisville, the Reds head to the Bronx. The Reds and New York Yankees begin a three-game set Friday at 7:05 p.m.

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