Elly De La Cruz joined Vince Coleman and Rickey Henderson to become the third player to steal 100 bases in his first two seasons since the modern rule was adopted in 1898, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh 8-3 to assure the Pirates their sixth straight losing season and 28th in 34 years.

Elly De La Cruz joined Vince Coleman and Rickey Henderson to become the third player to steal 100 bases in his first two seasons since the modern rule was adopted in 1898, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh 8-3 on Friday night to assure the Pirates their sixth straight losing season and 28th in 34 years.

CINCINNATI (AP/WKRC) - Elly De La Cruz joined Vince Coleman and Rickey Henderson to become the third player to steal 100 bases in his first two seasons since the modern rule was adopted in 1898, during the Cincinnati Reds victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.

Elly De La Cruz's stolen base in the fourth inning of Friday night’s game was the 100th of his career, joining Vince Coleman and Rickey Henderson as the only players in the Modern Era (since 1900) with 100 or more stolen bases in their first two seasons.

Elly De La Cruz just won't stop making history in the early days of his promising MLB career. The Cincinnati Reds phenom stole his 100th career base Friday night in the fourth inning of a matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park,