Elly De La Cruz has quickly become the greatest thief in Major League Baseball — but not in the traditional sense of the word.
The 22-year-old Cincinnati dynamo has recorded 32 stolen bases in 63 games this season, meaning he’s currently on pace to have … a lot — 83 to be exact.
And of course, bettors can now dive into the action.
At DraftKings Sportsbook, De La Cruz’s Over/Under stolen base total is set at 99.5. The Over is priced at +600, while the Under is at -1000, maybe because very rarely do players steal over 100 bases.
The last player to achieve 100 or more stolen bases was former All-Star Vince Coleman — and that was all the way back in 1987.
From 1985 to 1987, Coleman had 110, 107 and 109 stolen bases, respectively.
Prior to that, Hall of Famer and all-time steals leader Rickey Henderson stole 100 bases in 1980, 130 in 1982 and 108 in 1983.
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