Matt McLain| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2025 proj | 495 | 125 | 74 | 21 | 72 | 54 | 154 | 18 | 0.253 | 37.4 |
| 2025 | 65 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0.169 | 21.8 |
| 2023 | 365 | 106 | 65 | 16 | 50 | 31 | 115 | 14 | 0.290 | 36.2 |
| Date | News |
| 4/23/25 | Matt McLain Playing Through Sophomore Year Slump with Reds. Matt McLain is one of the budding young stars of the Cincinnati Reds, despite playing through his first real slump at the plate in the major leagues. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/matt-mclain-playi... |
| 4/15/25 | Reds activate McLain, Diaz, Hays from injured list. The Reds have activated Matt McLain, Alexis Diaz and Austin Hays from the IL. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44686456/reds-... |
| 4/15/25 | Reds activate McLain, Diaz, Hays from injured list. The Cincinnati Reds activated second baseman Matt McLain, reliever Alexis Diaz and outfielder Austin Hays from the injured list on Tuesday. McLain (hamstring) and Hays (calf) were on the 10-day IL and Diaz (hamstring) was on the 15-day IL. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44686456/reds-... |
| 4/08/25 | Reds play it cautious, put 2B McLain on 10-day IL. Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain was placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with a strained left hamstring that the team expects will heal quickly by giving him some days to rest. Manager Terry Francona said McLain had been bothered by the leg in recent days, and it made sense to get him off his legs and be cautious in the hope that he can come back in a week. "There's just so much baseball left to play that it just didn't seem like it made a lot of sense to try to push through this right now," Francona said before the Reds played the middle game of their three-game series series against the San Francisco Giants. McLain was batting .214 with three home runs and five RBIs over eight games, including seven starts at second base. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44593683/reds-... |
| 4/06/25 | Former Bruin Continues to Deal with Injuries. Former UCLA Bruin and current Cincinnati Reds infielder Matt McLain has once again been bit by the injury bug. A bug that has cost him one year to his young career already, the former Bruin infielder looks to bounce back quicker this time around. Debuting to Major League Baseball in 2023, McLain had a strong campaign for the Reds as he made his name known to the fans of Cincinnati. The 2024 season though was one to forget for the former Bruin, as he missed the whole campaign due to a shoulder injury sustained before the start of the season. Source: https://www.si.com/college/ucla/baseball/bruins-ma... |
| 4/05/25 | Look: Key Reds Position Player Scratched From Lineup for Second Straight Day. Look: Reds Matt McLain Scratched From Lineup for Second Straight Day McLain pinch hit on Friday. Greg Kuffner | 0 Minutes Ago Reds Matt McLain (9) scores a homerun during their game against the Texas Rangers on Monday March 31, 2025 at Great American Ball Park. / Phil Didion/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images In this story: Cincinnati Reds Matt McLain was scratched from the lineup for the second straight day on Saturday. After being scratched with a tight left hamstring on Friday, McLain pinch hit in the eighth inning and flew out to the warning track in center field. The 25-year-old missed the entire 2024 season with a shoulder injury sustained during spring training. McLain leads Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/look-reds-matt-mc... |
| 4/04/25 | Cincinnati Reds' Matt McLain scratched from lineup with hamstring tightness. Matt McLain leads the Cincinnati Reds in WAR and OPS seven games into the season, including home runs in three consecutive games. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cincinnati-reds-m... |
| 4/03/25 | What's with all the MLB extensions and why did Cincinnati Reds' Matt McLain turn one down?. Some believe the flurry of post-opener extensions in MLB is related to concerns over a potential labor shutdown late next year. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/whats-mlb-extensi... |
| 3/30/25 | Cincinnati Reds' weaknesses exposed during series loss to San Francisco Giants. Cincinnati's Matt McLain hit his 2nd homer in as many days, and Nick Martinez was perfect for four-plus innings. But not perfect enough in a 6-3 loss. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cincinnati-reds-w... |
| 3/29/25 | Matt McLain helps Reds rally past Giants for 1st win of season. Matt McLain homered, doubled and scored twice and Christian Encarnacion-Strand blasted a solo home run to break a sixth-inning tie as the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the visiting San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Saturday afternoon. Elly De La Cruz and McLain did their damage at the plate and in the field for the Reds, who gave manager Terry Francona his first win in a Cincinnati uniform. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/matt-mclai... |
| 3/24/25 | Cincinnati Reds Might Be Most Surprising Team in Major League Baseball This Season. The Reds played their final spring training game in Arizona on Sunday afternoon, and Opening Day is just a couple of days away. Baseball America recently had its analysts predict which team will be the biggest surprise in the 2025 season. One analyst chose the Reds. "Cincinnati stumbled in 2024, but I could see them bouncing back in a big way in 2025 with Matt McLain returning to the fold to help support a strong and deep homegrown rotation," Baseball America's Carlos Collazo wrote. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/cincinnati-reds-m... |
| 3/20/25 | Opinion: Will the Reds go to the playoffs in 2025? Sure, why not?. If you weren't paying attention to what the Cincinnati Reds did in trades and free agency over the winter, it's time for a wake-up call. This is not the star-crossed, injury-riddled Reds team that limped to a 77-85 record last season, 16 games behind the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds had youth, speed, and aggressive play that brought fans back to Great American Ball Park. The problem is that the 2024 Reds were a traveling orthopedic clinic, with insane numbers of key players injured, and some — like Matt McLain and Christian Encarnacion-Strand — on the injured list for nearly the entire season. Source: https://www.wvxu.org/sports/2025-03-21/analysis-ci... |
| 3/12/25 | Watch: Reds' Young Star Makes Bold Prediction for 2025 Campaign. After missing the entire 2024 season due to a shoulder injury suffered in spring training, Reds' second baseman Matt McLain is fired up for the 2025 campaign. "It feels great, brand new," McLain told MLB Network's Brian Kelly. When the news spread that McLain would miss a significant amount of time, Reds' fans knew he'd be greatly missed. McLain was arguably the Reds' best offensive player in 2023 when he hit. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/cincinnati-reds-analys... |
| 2/21/25 | Reds Starter Matt McLain Sheds Light on Injury, Goals for 2025. After missing the entire 2024 campaign, Matt McLain is happy to be healthy heading into spring training and is excited to just be on the field again with his teammates. "I'm just excited," he told Fox19 Now's Joe Danneman. After being promoted in May of 2023, McLain was one of Cincinnati's most productive players as a rookie, slashing .290/.357/.507 with 43 extra-base hits and 14 stolen bases. When he hurt his shoulder in spring training last season, which caused him to miss the entire season, the Reds deeply missed his production at the top of the order. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/matt-mclain-excit... |
| 2/16/25 | Second nature: Matt McLain healthy, locked in at 2B as Cincinnati Reds make big 2025 plans. "Having (Matt) McLain back is going to be huge," said Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona, whose moving infield parts will not include McLain Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/second-nature-matt-mclain... |
| 2/14/25 | Look: MLB Releases Reds Projected Lineup and Rotation for 2025 Season. The Reds had a busy offseason and are looking to bounce back in a big way after a disappointing 77-win season in 2024, which found them finishing fourth in the National League Central Division. MLB released their opening day lineup and rotation projections for the Reds. Lineup Projection Matt McLain - 2B Elly De La Cruz, SS Tyler Stephenson, C Spencer Steer, 1B Jeimer Candelario, DH TJ Friedl, CF Gavin Lux, 3B Austin Hays, LF Jake Fraley, RF Rotation Hunter Greene Brady Singer Nick Martinez Nick Lodolo Rhett Lowder The two things that jump out the most are Gavin Lux starting at third base and Rhett Lowder making the rotation over Andrew Abbott. The Reds have said they are going to try Lux at Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/look-mlb-releases... |
| 2/12/25 | Cincinnati Reds to Make Interesting Defensive Move with Slugger in Spring Training. The Cincinnati Reds defensive alignments will be a game of musical chairs in spring training. Matt McLain could play second base or could end up in centerfield. Gavin Lux could play third base, second base but will also see time in left. Spencer Steer can play all over the diamond and Jeimer Candelario could play third base or first base. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/cin... |
| 2/11/25 | Matt McLain, Gavin Lux and 5 big questions for Cincinnati Reds, Tito Francona this spring. Are the Cincinnati Reds any better at fielding this year? Do they have enough pitching? And what about Terry Francona's corner infielders? Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/matt-mclain-gavin-lux-5-1... |
| 2/10/25 | Look: Cincinnati Reds Star Reports for Spring Training Earlier Than Expected. Look: Cincinnati Reds Star Matt McLain Reports for Spring Training Early McLain missed all of the 2024 season with injury. Greg Kuffner | 0 Minutes Ago Cincinnati Reds shortstop Matt McLain (9) fields groundballs with Cincinnati Reds third baseman Elly De La Cruz (44) during spring training workouts, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at the team s spring training facility in Goodyear, Ariz. / Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK In this story: Cincinnati Reds Reds star Matt McLain reported for spring training on Monday. Position players don't need to report until Saturday, but McLain showed up on Monday with the rest of the pitchers and catchers. McLain missed the entire 2024 season after Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/look-cincinnati-r... |
| 11/21/24 | Watch: One-on-One Interview with Mike McLain. Watch: One-on-One Interview with Matt McLain's Dad Mike McLain Mike McLain is the father of Reds' second baseman Matt McLain Greg Kuffner | 16 Hours Ago Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain (9) runs towards third after advancing from first to third on a Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) base hit in the sixth inning of the MLB baseball game between Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK In this story: Cincinnati Reds In Episode 18 of Queen City Reds, I sit down with Mike McLain, the father of Reds second baseman Matt McLain. We discussed what it was like raising three Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/watch-one-on-one-... |
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