In other words, Eldridge presented potential suitors with almost limitless options. Initially, many preferred him as a pitcher, but those opinions began to change when he won MVP honors with a power barrage for USA Baseball’s 18U national team at the 2022 World Cup.
The Giants zeroed in on Eldridge in the 2023 draft, selecting him with the 16th pick out of high school outside Washington, D.C. He posted a .905 OPS with six home runs in a 31-game pro debut that summer. The Giants’ giant was just getting started.
Eldridge generates easy power and, as the cliché goes, the ball just sounds different coming off his bat. That contact sounded so good to the Giants that they promoted the 19-year-old all the way to Triple-A in his first full pro season.
1 BRYCE ELDRIDGE 1B
Born: October 20, 2004. B-T: L-R. HT: 6-7. WT: 223. Drafted: HS—Vienna, VA, 2023 (1st round). Signed by: John DiCarlo.
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INDEPENDENT SPIRIT
Following the dissolution of the Pac-12, Oregon State embraces the uncertainty-and challenge of playing with no conference affiliation and remaining a national power
MLB FEELS THE LOSS OF MR. BASEBALL, BOB UECKER
Bob Uecker was never afraid to laugh at himself. His sense of humor endeared him to millions and earned him a place of reverence in the game, making his Mr. Baseball moniker entirely fitting.
BASEBALL LOSES RICKEY HENDERSON, ITS MAN OF STEAL
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A WINNING COMBINATION
More talent and better training methods have made college baseball a more attractive precursor to pro ball. Preseason No. 1 Texas A&M typifies this talent-rich new reality.
IT'S NOT HOW YOU START
Evidence mounts that baseball players, especially pitchers, should aim to peak around age 20
WHY COLLEGE BASEBALL COACHES ARE PURSUING OLDER ROSTERS
Nick Mingione was certain about two things heading into the 2023 season, his seventh at the helm of Kentucky's baseball program.
TWINSPIRATION
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SURVIVE AND ADAPT
To be a college baseball coach is to be at the whim of the money-making sports, football and basketball. Success in such an environment is dependent on resiliency and malleability.
INDEPENDENT/PARTNER LEAGUES PLAYER OF THE YEAR ADAM FOGEL, MISSOULA PADDLEHEADS
Adam Fogel sets the Pioneer League home run record in a season to remember
MINOR LEAGUE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR MIKE ABRAMSON, HARTFORD YARD GOATS
Hartford GM Mike Abramson’s tireless dedication has made the Yard Goats one of the best tickets in the minor leagues
