Elly De La Cruz of the Reds is the first shortstop in MLB history with 25 home runs and 65 steals in a single season

Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz is a founding member of a new power/speed club. A day after joining Vince Coleman and Rickey Henderson as the only players to steal 100 bases in their first two seasons, De La Cruz hit his 25th home run (GameTracker) on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, becoming the first shortstop to have 25 home runs and 65 steals in a season.

Here is De La Cruz's 25th home run:

The 25 home runs and 65 stolen bases club is exclusive regardless of position. De La Cruz is only the fifth player ever to have a 25-65 season, and he has done it six times in history. Here are the other players with 25 home runs and 65 steals in a single season:

De La Cruz, 22, entered Saturday with a .260/.343/.471 slash line to go with all the home runs and stolen bases. He's a 4.9 WAR player this year, which ranks fifth in the National League behind Shohei Ohtani (8.0 WAR), Matt Chapman (6.9 WAR), Francisco Lindor (6.6 WAR) and Ketel Marte (6.1 WAR).

Despite De La Cruz's outstanding power and speed, the Reds are 75-80 this season and are already out of the postseason race. Cincinnati last made the postseason in 2020. They haven't made the postseason in a full 162-game season since 2013.