Bryce Eldridge

Bryce Edward Eldridge

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 7", Weight 223 lb.
• High School James Madison High School (Vienna)

• Born October 20, 2004 in Fairfax, VA USA

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Biographical Information

Bryce Eldridge was the hero of the USA's conquest of a gold medal at the 2022 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Florida. A two-way player, he scored two, drove in three and closed out the game with a shutout inning to lock up Cup MVP honors when the USA defeated Taiwan, 5-1, in the final game on September 18th. He was brilliant on both sides of the ball all tournament, playing 1B or DH when not pitching, as he drove in 5 runs in a 9-3 win over the Netherlands in the opening game on September 9th, and picked up the 8-3 win over South Korea the next day. On September 16th, he drove in 2 runs and saved a 7-5 win over Mexico before his heroics in the finale. In addition to the MVP award, he was named the designated hitter on the tournament All-Star team. He hit .316/.517/.842 with 3 homers, 10 runs and 13 RBI in 8 games and allowed one hit and two walks in three shutout innings, fanning five. He tied for third in the Cup in runs (two behind teammate Aidan Miller), led in homers (one ahead of Miller and Eric Guevara), led in RBI (by 3), tied Dae-seon Jeong for 4th in total bases (16) and was 3rd in slugging (after Miller and Jeong).

Born and having grown up in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC, he was selected 16th overall in the 2023 Amateur Draft, by the San Francisco Giants. It was unclear at the time where he would play in the pros, and many observers thought that he could be the next Shohei Ohtani given his rare combination of talents. However, the Giants decided to have him focus on his hitting for the time being, using him as a rightfielder and DH in his first professional season, which he split between the ACL Giants Orange and San Jose Giants of the California League. He received a quick promotion after slugging .647 in 16 games in the Arizona Complex League.

Further Reading

• Anthony Castrovince: "Could 6-foot-7 'scary-looking dude' end up a 2-way star like Ohtani? With 1.06 ERA and 1.716 OPS, No. 16 overall Draft pick will follow superstar's footsteps", mlb.com, July 9, 2023. [1]
• Maria Guardado: "Giants draft another two-way player in Eldridge", mlb.com, July 10, 2023. [2]