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Matt McLain

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 180lb (173cm, 81kg)

Team: Cincinnati Reds (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: August 6, 1999 in Orange, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (25th) of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arnold O. Beckman HS (Irvine, CA) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (17th) of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Arnold O. Beckman HS (Irvine, CA)

School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: May 15, 2023 (Age 23-282d, 22,928th in major league history)
vs. COL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.140 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Matthew Michael McLain

Twitter: @mattmclain_

Instagram: @mattmclain_

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.7

365

106

.290

RBI

OBP

.357

SLG

.507

OPS

.864

OPS+

128

Summary of 16 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 4 go ahead

1 Tm
CIN	16

Platoon
vs RHP	10
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Home	10
Away	6

Outs
2	7
1	5
0	4

11 Opps
ARI	3
ATL	2
STL	2
LAA	2
KCR	1
SFG	1
LAD	1
SDP	1
CLE	1
WSN	1
BAL	1

16 Pitchers
Ray Kerr	1
Nick Anderson	1
Logan Webb	1
Tyler Wells	1
Adam Wainwright	1
Zach Davies	1
Brandon Pfaadt	1
Lucas Giolito	1
Noah Syndergaard	1
Daniel Lynch IV	1
Jared Shuster	1
Steven Matz	1
Michael Grove	1
Patrick Corbin	1
Matt Moore	1
Justin Martinez	1

6 Parks
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	10
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
89	6
7	3
9	3
8	2
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	5
4	4
1	2
3	2
5	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	16

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
-2-	5
123	1
1-3	1

26 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	9
1 on	5
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	7

Inning
1	3
3	3
4	2
5	2
6	3
7	1
8	1
Extra	1

1-3	6
4-6	7
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	4
+1	1
Tied	4
-2	1
-3	3
-4..	1

Ahead	7
Tied	4
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-1	4
0-1	4
0-0	2
2-2	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
1-0	1
1-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	9
SS	7

OrderPos
2nd	11
3rd	5

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2023-05-23	CIN		STL	Adam Wainwright	behind 1-4	b 3	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	2	6	0.153	41%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Friedl Scores
2	2	2	1	2023-05-24	CIN		STL	Steven Matz	ahead 5-1	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	0.038	94%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	2023-06-14	CIN	@	KCR	Daniel Lynch IV	ahead 3-1	t 5	2	1-3	2,(0-1) C1X	3	2	4	0.177	93%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Hopkins Scores; K. Newman Scores
4	4	4	1	2023-06-24	CIN		ATL	Jared Shuster	behind 0-3	b 3	2	-2-	3,(1-1) >B.CX	2	2	4	0.169	39%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Friedl Scores
5	5	5	1	2023-06-25	CIN		ATL	Nick Anderson	behind 3-6	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) .BCBFX	1	2	4	0.095	23%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	6	1	2023-06-27	CIN	@	BAL	Tyler Wells	tied 1-1	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	2	6	0.165	66%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
7	7	7	1	2023-06-30	CIN		SDP	Ray Kerr	behind 2-4	b 10	2	-2-	4,(2-1) *BBFX	2	2	6	0.487	54%	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); T. Stephenson Scores/unER
8	8	8	1	2023-07-17	CIN		SFG	Logan Webb	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	3	6	0.098	61%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
9	9	9	1	2023-07-21	CIN		ARI	Justin Martinez	ahead 5-3	b 5	2	123	3,(0-2) SFX	4	3	6	0.153	97%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Stephenson Scores; W. Benson Scores; E. De La Cruz Scores
10	10	10	1	2023-07-22	CIN		ARI	Brandon Pfaadt	tied 1-1	b 6	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	3	6	0.170	71%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
11	11	11	1	2023-07-30	CIN	@	LAD	Michael Grove	ahead 4-0	t 3	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	4	0.048	90%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	12	1	2023-08-04	CIN		WSN	Patrick Corbin	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	4	0.088	71%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
13	13	13	1	2023-08-16	CIN		CLE	Noah Syndergaard	ahead 3-1	b 4	2	-2-	5,(2-2) 1PF1C>*B.X	2	2	4	0.125	89%	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Friedl Scores
14	14	14	1	2023-08-22	CIN	@	LAA	Lucas Giolito	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	4	0.097	57%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
15	15	15	1	2023-08-23 (2)	CIN	@	LAA	Matt Moore	ahead 5-3	t 8	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	2	4	0.106	96%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); W. Benson Scores
16	16	16	1	2023-08-26	CIN	@	ARI	Zach Davies	behind 0-4	t 6	0	---	7,(3-2) BBCFBFX	1	2	4	0.056	14%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)