After years of anticipation, top Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge recorded his first MLB hit on Friday night. And who better to do it against than San Francisco’s most bitter rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
With the bases loaded in the first inning, Eldridge ripped a 2-1 fastball to the opposite field off Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow, driving in three runs and making a memory that will last a lifetime.
Bryce Eldridge’s first MLB hit 🙌 pic.twitter.com/wLprJqHUER
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 21, 2025
Eldridge went hitless in his first nine MLB at-bats, but had come close to breaking the seal on a few occasions earlier this week.
This Eldridge flyout would have been a homer in 23 other ballparks 😫 pic.twitter.com/6B5DVKq4gU
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 16, 2025
No. 10 turned out to be the magic number for Eldridge, who etched his name into one of baseball’s most storied rivalries for the first time on Friday night at Dodger Stadium.
The 6-foot-7 slugger was called up for San Francisco’s final late-season push after impressing at all levels of the minor leagues during the 2025 campaign.
Eldridge smacked 18 home runs in 66 games for the Giants’ Triple-A affiliate Sacramento River Cats, and has flashed that immense power grade on a handful of occasions in his first week at the game’s highest level.
While the Giants’ postseason hopes are fading fast, Eldridge represents hope for the future, and a strong performance to end the 2025 MLB season could force San Francisco’s hand in making the 20-year-old a fixture on the big-league roster next spring.]
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