Watch Giants prospect Eldridge crush two home runs for San Jose originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
Giants perspective Bryce Eldridge is on fire after a slow start to the 2024 minor league season, and the 2023 first-round draft pick punctuated his rise with one of the best games of his young career for Single-A San Jose on Tuesday.
O Eldridge, 19 years old recorded his first professional two-homer game in the San Jose Giants win 7-4 over the Inland Empire 66ers at Excite Ballpark.
Eldridge also had an RBI double and finished the win 3-4 while driving in five runs.
After slashing .195/.244/.415 in the April 11 games, Eldridge hit .307/.367/.466 in the May 21 games. So far in June, he’s been even better, hitting .313/.343/.750 with four home runs and 11 RBI in just eight games.
In 40 total games this season entering Wednesday, Eldridge is hitting .280/.331/.509 with 10 doubles, nine homers and 39 RBI.
Bryce Eldridge is slashing .280/331/.509 (119 wRC+) with 9 home runs, 39 RBI and 27 runs in 178 plate appearances with San Jose. This includes a 7.3% walk rate, a 26.4% strikeout rate, and a .230 ISO #SFGiants
– Jeff Young (@BaseballJeff1) June 12, 2024
Crafted as a two-way player with the 16th overall pick last summer, Eldridge is just focusing on getting it right in his first full professional season.
Eldridge is still early in his development, so it wouldn’t be surprising if he spent the entire 2024 season in San Jose. But the way he’s hitting, he could force a promotion to High-A Eugene at some point in the near future.
