<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4BKAIr_0vjRCWom00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4BKAIr_0vjRCWom00" width="348" height="500" ><figcaption>Bryce Eldridge&nbsp; Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants</figcaption></figure>James Madison High School graduate Bryce Eldridge was named the San Francisco Giants' minor-league player of the year by Baseball America.In his first full season of professional baseball, the 6-foot-7 first baseman played at four different levels in ultimately reaching Triple-A.Eldridge hit .289 with 23 homers in 116 games. He began 2024 at Low-A San Jose before reaching Triple-A Sacramento Sept. 14.Eldridge was drafted 16th overall in 2023 by the Giants after leading Madison to the Class 6 state title. The Class 6 state baseball player of the year as a senior, Eldridge posted an 11-0 record, striking out 88 batters in 2023. He threw 53.2 innings, with an ERA of 1.30, .210 BAA, and walks and hits per inning pitched an average of .95.He also batted .420 with a slugging percentage of 1.080 and OBP of .670 in 50 at-bats scoring 18 runs, six doubles, nine home runs, and 25 RBI. Defensively, Eldridge had a fielding percentage of .987 with 75 TC, 10 assists, 64 putouts, and one error. </div></body>

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Madison grad Bryce Eldridge named Giants' minor-league player of the year

James Madison High School graduate Bryce Eldridge was named the San Francisco Giants' minor-league player of the year by Baseball America. In his first full season of professional baseball, the 6-foot-7 first baseman played at four different levels in ultimately reaching Triple-A. Eldridge hit .289 with 23 homers in 116...