{"id":229630,"date":"2025-09-15T20:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/229630\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T20:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:53:11","slug":"source-giants-calling-up-top-prospect-bryce-eldridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/229630\/","title":{"rendered":"Source: Giants calling up top prospect Bryce Eldridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco Giants<\/a>, suddenly back in the playoff race with two weeks remaining in the regular season, are calling up top prospect<\/a> Bryce Eldrige<\/a>, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday.<\/p>\n

Eldridge, a 20-year-old first baseman who was No. 29 in the latest prospect rankings<\/a> by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, will seemingly take on the role vacated by fellow left-handed hitter Dominic Smith<\/a>, who went on the injured list<\/a> with a hamstring strain over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The 16th overall pick out of high school in 2023, Eldridge surged in Double-A at the start 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 rate remained high of late, but his production improved over these past 17 games, during which he boasted a .294 batting average with 10 extra-base hits.<\/p>\n

The Giants had been using Rafael Devers<\/a> at both first base and designated hitter, with Smith and the right-handed-hitting Wilmer Flores<\/a> essentially platooning at the other spot. Eldridge will seemingly take on Smith’s role for the stretch run, while hoping to push the Giants toward an unlikely playoff spot.<\/p>\n

After acquiring Devers in the middle of June, the Giants went 13-22 heading into the trade deadline at the end of July, prompting the front office to deal veteran players. As of Aug. 22, the Giants were seven games below .500 and 7 games out of the final wild-card spot, but they have since won 14 of 20 games and currently trail the slumping New York Mets<\/a> by only 1 games with 13 remaining.<\/p>\n

The San Francisco Chronicle first reported Eldridge’s callup.<\/p>\n

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