The Height Difference Between Reds’ Elly De La Cruz & Astros’ Short King Jose Altuve Is Going Viral
On Saturday, a picture of Elly De La Cruz and Jose Altuve went viral.
The Height Difference Between Reds’ Elly De La Cruz & Astros’ Short King Jose Altuve Is Going Viral
The second game of a three-game series pitted the Cincinnati Reds against Altuve’s Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
De La Cruz singled in the first inning, went 2-for-5 for the game, and advanced to second. The Reds released this awesome shot of him standing on second base next to Altuve.
La leyenda de José Altuve sigue creciendo. 🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/jnHqG1iCJp
— MLB Venezuela (@MLBVenezuela) June 14, 2023
A few photographers were able to capture some images of the rookie Cincinnati Reds pitcher Elly De La Cruz and the 5-foot-6 Altuve on Saturday.
De La Cruz towers above Altuve at 6-foot-5.
The Cincinnati Reds are 9-2 since they called up Elly De La Cruz. pic.twitter.com/h6JBswADnY
— WINCINNATI (@WINCINNATI_) June 18, 2023
The absurd thing is that on the field, the size disparity doesn’t matter. Altuve hit a home run and was 4-for-4 overall. The 33-year-old is a former MVP of the AL and an 8-time All-Star.
Photos of “little guy, standing next to tall guy” are highly popular. There isn’t much of a payout in pictures like these; I recall thinking, “Man, look how much taller he is,” when I saw one of Zdeno Chara and Nathan Gerbe together back in the day.
Lol yeah, height and weight. News flash: there are short men in sports that are still dominant. And there isn’t a female on planet earth who could hit a baseball as far as Jose Altuve… sorry pic.twitter.com/ytejfgENtp
— stevie (@stee_v_bee) June 13, 2023
It doesn’t matter if you’re short or tall, slender or powerful. De La Cruz hopes to build the same kind of career as Altuve had so far, despite all the fanfare surrounding his entry into the league.
Elly De La Cruz puts his wheels on display again to score the go-ahead run for the @Reds with a 29 ft/sec sprint speed pic.twitter.com/95XRPmAEXE
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 11, 2023
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