Overview
- General manager Brad Meador said he spoke with De La Cruz and stated, "He wasn’t riding it. It was just for the video."
- The widely shared clip, originally posted by Hector Gomez, shows De La Cruz on a dirt bike without a helmet at a street intersection among other riders.
- Fans voiced safety concerns given past high-profile injuries linked to bikes involving Fernando Tatis Jr. and Madison Bumgarner.
- Cincinnati added Eugenio Suárez on a one-year, $15 million contract, aiming to bolster middle-of-the-order power alongside De La Cruz.
- De La Cruz appeared in all 162 games in 2025, and Reds position players are due to report in mid-February before the February 22 spring opener.