Reds' Elly De La Cruz is returning from mourning his sister's death. Here's what we know
If Elly De La Cruz had his way − and if his flights back to Cincinnati from his native Dominican Republic all cooperated − he might have been in uniform and starting for the Reds' series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
That seemed to be De La Cruz, based on how Reds manager Terry Francona described the situation on Friday. De La Cruz departed Cincinnati post-game Wednesday afternoon to mourn the death of his older sister in the Dominican Republic. Then, De La Cruz began his trek back to Cincinnati, but a flight on his itinerary was cancelled Friday, so he'll arrive back to Cincinnati later, Francona said.
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"He'll be here later tonight," Francona told reporters in his office Friday afternoon. "He was actually trying to get here in time for the game but one of his flights got cancelled, so he's getting here later."
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Elly De La Cruz was expected to be back with the Reds Friday night without ever having gone on the bereavement list following the death of his older sister. He returned to the Dominican after Wednesday's game. The Reds were off Thursday.
From Francona to De La Cruz's teammates, their position was uniform that De La Cruz should take as much time away from the team as he needed. But it was also noticeable that the words "bereavement list" never entered the public discourse from the Reds's side, nor was an announcement of De La Cruz officially receiving that roster designation made. Additionally, there was no corresponding roster move to indicate De La Cruz was on the bereavement list.
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A bereavement list designation would have allowed De La Cruz to be away from the team for three to seven days. Some thought he could miss all or most of the weekend series against the Diamondbacks, which continues Saturday with a scheduled 4:10 p.m. game followed by Sunday's scheduled 1:40 p.m. game to close out the series and the six-game homestand for the Reds.
Francona didn't explicitly indicate whether or not De La Cruz would be available Saturday, but at least the Reds player should be back in Greater Cincinnati.
De La Cruz had the full support of his club and teammates throughout this week as he played the final game of a series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, followed by all three games of this week's series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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