The Giants are promoting first baseman Bryce Eldridge, the team’s top prospect, from Triple-A Sacramento to the majors, a source has confirmed to this news organization Sunday evening.
The team has yet to officially announce the news.
Eldridge, 20, will join San Francisco (75-74) in Phoenix on Monday with 13 games remaining in the regular season as they fight for a playoff spot. Entering Monday, the Giants are 1.5 games behind the New York Mets for the third and final NL wild card spot after dropping two of three to the Dodgers.
Eldridge’s promotion comes days after first baseman Dominic Smith suffered a right hamstring strain that will likely end his regular season. It is unclear what role Eldridge, who is still learning the nuances of first base, will have with the big-league team.
The Giants’ top pick in the 2023 draft — No. 16 overall — began the season with Double-A Richmond after dealing with a wrist injury, earning a promotion to Sacramento after hitting seven homers and posting a .862 OPS over 34 games.
Eldridge missed some time due to a hamstring injury of his own but has posted a .249/.322/.514 slash line over 66 games with 18 homers and 63 RBIs. In September, Eldridge owns an .846 OPS over 12 games with two homers and nine RBIs.
The Giants have two weeks left in the regular season, and their final road trip of the season features three games in Arizona against the Diamondbacks and four at Dodger Stadium. Then they’ll host the Cardinals and Rockies in the season’s final week. They are a half-game ahead of Arizona in the wild-card race and 2.5 games ahead of St. Louis.
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