Bryce Eldridge

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Bryce Eldridge
San Francisco Giants – No. 78
First baseman
Born: (2004-10-20) October 20, 2004 (age 21)
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 2025, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.107
Home runs0
Runs batted in4
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Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
U-18 Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sarasota-Bradenton Team

Bryson Edward Eldridge (born October 20, 2004) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.

Early life

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Bryce Edward Eldridge was born on October 20, 2004, in Fairfax, Virginia. Eldridge lives in Vienna, Virginia and attended James Madison High School.[1] He played for the United States national under-18 team in the 2022 U-18 Baseball World Cup and was named the tournament's MVP after batting .316 with three home runs and 13 RBI.[2] He also won USA Baseball's Richard W. "Dick" Case Award.[3]

In 2023, Eldridge was named the Virginia Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after going 11–0 with a 1.30 ERA and 88 strikeouts over 53+2⁄3 innings pitched and batting .422 with nine home runs and 23 RBIs.[4][5] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Alabama.[6][7]

Professional career

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Draft and minor leagues

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The San Francisco Giants selected Eldridge in the first round, with the 16th pick, in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[8] He was considered a top prospect and the draft's best two-way prospect.[9][10] He signed with the Giants on July 17, 2023 for an under-slot deal of $4 million.[11] He spent his first professional season with the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Giants and Single-A San Jose Giants. In 31 total games, Eldridge hit .294/.400/.505 with six home runs and 18 RBI.

Prior to the 2024 season, Eldridge announced that he would be a first baseman and stop pitching.[12] Late in the season, he was promoted to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels.[13] Across minor league levels ranging from Single-A to Triple-A, Eldridge hit .292 with 23 home runs in 116 games. After the season, he played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.[14]

Eldridge began the 2025 season on the Double-A injured list with a wrist injury,[14][15] and returned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats in early June.[16]

San Francisco Giants (2025–present)

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On September 15, 2025, Eldridge was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[17][18] He made his MLB debut that night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, starting as the designated hitter; he went 0-for-3 in a 1–7 loss. Eldridge joined Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner as 20-year-olds to debut with the Giants. On September 20, Eldridge collected his first Major League hit at Dodger Stadium off of Tyler Glasnow.[19] In 10 appearances for San Francisco, he went 3-for-28 (.107) with four RBI and seven walks. On October 1, it was announced that Eldridge would require surgery to remove a bone spur from his left wrist.[20]

Personal life

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Eldridge is the grandson of Bluegrass Music Hall of Famer Ben Eldridge, banjoist of the Seldom Scene, and the nephew of Chris Eldridge of Punch Brothers.[21] Eldridge grew up a Washington Nationals fan.[22]

References

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