Last week, right as Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz was starting to catch fire, manager Terry Francona said that he thought there was still even more that De La Cruz was capable of showing.

Steer was drafted in the third round of the 2019 draft by the Twins, but they traded him and Christian Encarnacion-Strand to the Reds for pitcher Tyler Mahle in August of 2022. Matt McLain drove in a ...

Matt McLain drove in a run in the second inning ... It was Elly De La Cruz bobblehead night, but he didn’t do what he did on his previous bobblehead night — hit a grand slam home run.

Cincinnati will need Matt McLain and Spencer Steer to start hitting and I'm not convinced this is a playoff-caliber bullpen, ... a bobblehead of owner David Rubenstein. Talk about not reading the ...

McLain batted second and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-1 win over St. Louis.

McLain went t 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-1 win over St. Louis.

Matt McLain came through in a big way on Sunday afternoon. But his manager, Terry Francona, believes a little thing could be ...

Reds manager Terry Francona, long a believer in McLain’s upside, has certainly been paying attention to said run. He moved ...

Matt McLain‘s young career has been a rollercoaster. The first-round draft pick and former top prospect burst onto the scene in 2023 with 16 home runs, 14 steals, and a 127 wRC+ in only 89 games.

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Nobody around Matt McLain has seen the Cincinnati Reds second baseman struggle this badly to hit a baseball. But McLain has. And, strangely, that’s part of why he feels so sure he’s about to ...