Madison High School graduate Bryce Eldridge started for the San Francisco Giants Monday night in Arizona.
The highly touted prospect went 0 for 3 in his Major League Baseball debut with one groundout, one strikeout and one flyout.
Considered the Giants’ top minor-league prospect, Eldridge has spent most of this season at Triple-A, where he was hitting .249 in 66 games.
Slowed by a wrist injury and then a hamstring strain, Eldridge had played a total of 102 games this season before the call-up.
The Giants selected the 20-yard-old first baseman out of Vienna in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft. He was the 16th pick overall.
As a senior, the two-way player helped lead the Warhawks to the 2023 Class 6 state title. He was the Class 6 state player of the year.
The 6-foot-7 Eldridge throws right-handed and is a power-hitting left-handed batter. He posted an 11-0 record, striking out 88 batters in 2023. This season he threw 53.2 innings, with an ERA of 1.30, .210 BAA, and walks and hits per inning pitched an average of .95.
As an offensive threat, Eldridge batted .420 with a slugging percentage of 1.080 and OBP of .670 in 50 at-bats scoring 18 runs, six doubles, nine home runs, and 25 RBI.
Defensively, Eldridge had a fielding percentage of .987 with 75 TC, 10 assists, 64 putouts, and one error. Eldridge had committed to play at the University of Alabama before signing with the Giants.Â
