WATCH: Elly De La Cruz Hits 105.3 MPH With A Rocket From The Outfield In A Play That Has to Be In The Running For MLB Defensive Play Of The Year

East Coast sports fans who go to bed early (pointing at myself) missed a lot of sports on Monday Night.

Apparently, we had an all-time tennis match that ended at 3:30 AM ET. I figured it was in Australia. Nope, New York. Makes sense. 🙄🙄🙄

And we had this late-night rocket from Elly De La Cruz out in LA. 

Teoscar Hernández smoked a ball that got past the outfielder and rolled to the wall at Dodger Stadium. Only 409 feet from home plate. It looked like an OBVIOUS inside-the-park home run. I mean, he's basically rounding third when the ball is still out in the middle of the outfield. But De La Cruz had other ideas. 

Look at this. 

I mean, really, look at this. Hernandez is making the turn right here. He's going to score, right? RIGHT? 

Nope - out by a fucking mile. What a cannon. 

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Statcast clocked it at 105.3 MPH. Unreal. The Reds broadcaster said something like, "It was an awe-inspiring moment even to those who watch him every day." 

I guess I should not be that surprised - he seems to do this once, twice, or three times a year. The man is a highlight machine. 

As someone who is forced to watch Trevor Story most nights, seeing someone who can make a throw like this from shortstop - or, in this case, the middle of the outfield - seems impossible. If Story tried this, his arm might fall off. 

Earlier in the game, he hit a two-run shot about 700 feet off of Tarik Skubal to tie the game.  

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He's been electric at the plate this season, too. 

He's not quite 'Mike Trout hidden in Orange County,' but his greatness is probably a little under the radar playing for a Reds team that has not finished first or second in the NL Central since 2012. They're 0-5 in the playoffs since then. 

I can't find it isolated, but the second call in this clip is Reds Radio, and it's awesome. Those guys have one of the best booths in the sport. 

Sure, the Reds lost 3-2, but the result won't be remembered. This throw will be, and it has to be one of the leaders for MLB's Defensive Play of the Year.