Alabama baseball signee Bryce Eldridge was selected No. 16 overall by the San Francisco Giants on Day 1 of the 2023 MLB draft. Eldridge had previously signed his national letter of intent to play at Alabama next season.
Eldridge is a two-way player out of James Madison High School in Fairfax, Virginia. He was the Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year as a senior.
Eldridge is listed at 6-foot-7 and 223 pounds. He bats left-handed and had quite the production at the plate during his senior season. Eldridge amassed a .422 batting average with eight home runs and 23 runs batted in. Even more impressive, Eldridge obtained a 9-0 record on the mound while holding a 1.06 ERA.
When asked about the decision to draft Eldridge, Giants amateur scout Michael Holmes spoke on what stood out about Eldridge.
“For us, it’s about the athletic ability, the ability to impact the game. Reggie, we felt like even as a hurt player could impact the game, both offensively and on the mound. We’ll put together a player development plan for Bryce moving forward. We’ll turn him over to [director of player development] Kyle Haines and his crew and allow them to kind of map that out for him. More than anything, we’re just really excited to put this type of talent into our system.”
Given that Eldridge was drafted in the first round, the likelihood that he ends up in Tuscaloosa is relatively slim. With that said, he will likely begin his professional career in the Giants organization.
Congrats to #SFGiants first-round pick, Bryce Eldridge pic.twitter.com/iKFlJxo6zE
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) July 10, 2023
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