Alden GonzalezSep 15, 2025, 02:21 PM ET
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ESPN baseball reporter. Lined the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.
The San Francisco Giants, all of a sudden again within the playoff race with two weeks remaining within the common season, are calling up high prospect Bryce Eldrige, a supply confirmed to ESPN on Monday.
Eldridge, a 20-year-old first baseman who was No. 29 within the newest prospect rankings by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, will seemingly tackle the function vacated by fellow left-handed hitter Dominic Smith, who went on the injured checklist with a hamstring pressure over the weekend.
The sixteenth general select of highschool in 2023, Eldridge surged in Double-A in the beginning of the season and was slashing .249/.322/.514 with 18 homers, 88 strikeouts and 28 walks for the Giants’ Triple-A affiliate. His strikeout price remained excessive of late, however his manufacturing improved over these previous 17 video games, throughout which he boasted a .294 batting common with 10 extra-base hits.
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The Giants had been utilizing Rafael Devers at each first base and designated hitter, with Smith and the right-handed-hitting Wilmer Flores basically platooning on the different spot. Eldridge will seemingly tackle Smith’s function for the stretch run, whereas hoping to push the Giants towards an unlikely playoff spot.
After buying Devers in the midst of June, the Giants went 13-22 heading into the commerce deadline on the finish of July, prompting the entrance workplace to deal veteran gamers. As of Aug. 22, the Giants have been seven video games beneath .500 and 7½ video games out of the ultimate wild-card spot, however they’ve since received 14 of 20 video games and at the moment path the slumping New York Mets by solely 1½ video games with 13 remaining.
The San Francisco Chronicle first reported Eldridge’s callup.
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