“Elly looks like Travis Scott,” fans remark, drawing comparisons between Elly De La Cruz’s Opening Day look and rapper, as he excels alongside Shohei Ohtani and others.
Athletes like Elly De La Cruz took their fashion statements to the next level as they arrived at the stadium on MLB opening day. The league’s top ensembles were showcased on the official MLB Instagram account.
The two most noteworthy were De La Cruz and Shohei Ohtani, who seemed to connect with the audience.
Elly wore a bright orange jacket with no shirt underneath for opening day. The buttons on his jacket were left free. He accessorized with military cargo pants to match this. However, Ohtani opted for a more understated style, dressing in a cap, skin-toned slacks, and a basic white T-shirt.
“Ohtani looks like a college student on the first day of fall classes,” a supporter commented.Another fan remarked, “Elly out here looking like Travis Scott.”
Fan Reactions to De La Cruz and Ohtani’s opening day looks
Elly De La Cruz delivers Opening Day press conference in English
Elly De La Cruz, who joined the Cincinnati Reds in June of last year, has been a great leader of the team. Up until now, he has only participated in news conferences and interviews in Spanish. Jorge Merlos, his translator, has assisted him in listening and responding.
On the eve of opening day, nevertheless, he spoke in English during the news conference.
“It’s so important to me because now you guys understand what I say, and it’s important to the fans to understand me and me understand the fans,” De La Cruz stated. “In order to communicate with you guys, I worked very hard on my English, and I think I’m doing a good job.”
He went on to say that he practices the language every day and is getting used to it.
De La Cruz stated, “I practiced talking with the other guys every day.” “I spoke with them just now. I enjoy having conversations with American guys because I inspire confidence.”
The Reds defeated the Washington Nationals 8-2 in their opening-day game. Elly De La Cruz went 1-3 with one hit and one walk to score two runs.
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