{"id":144354,"date":"2025-09-15T06:53:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/144354\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T06:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:53:06","slug":"giants-promoting-top-prospect-bryce-eldridge-to-mlb-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/144354\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants promoting top prospect Bryce Eldridge to MLB \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO — With an MLB playoff spot on the line<\/a>, the Giants are hoping their top prospect can help get them over the finish line.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First baseman Bryce Eldridge<\/a> will join the team in Phoenix, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area on Sunday night. It’s the final step in a meteoric rise<\/a> for the 2023 first-round draft pick, who will debut a few weeks before his 21st birthday. The promotion first was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Eldridge has an .836 OPS in Triple-A this season, with 18 homers in 66 games<\/a>. He has 25 homers in 100 games across two levels this season, consistently showing the kind of power that has made him one of the top prospects in the minor leagues.<\/p>\n

The Giants had hoped all along that Eldridge could spend the entire season<\/a> in Triple-A and then compete for a big league job next spring, but the math changed over the weekend when Dominic Smith strained his hamstring and went on the IL. They struggled offensively in back-to-back losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers, failing to make up ground in the Wild Card race.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s unclear how the Giants will use Eldridge initially. Long term, they anticipate him splitting time at first base and DH with Rafael Devers, but for now, the lineup could use a boost. <\/p>\n

The Giants likely will face five right-handed starters in seven days on this upcoming road trip, providing a nice landing spot for Eldridge, who has said since the spring that he wanted to debut in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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