In the unexpected thick of a wild-card race, the San Francisco Giants are calling up top prospect Bryce Eldridge, multiple outlets reported Monday.

Eldridge, 20, is a left-handed-hitting first baseman and will slide into the spot vacated by Dominic Smith, who is out with a hamstring injury.

In 102 games over three minor league levels this season, he is hitting .260 with 25 home runs, 84 RBIs and a slugging percentage of .843. He has walked 42 times but struck out 127 in 384 at-bats.

MLB Pipeline ranks him as the No. 13 overall prospect.

The Giants selected the 6-foot-7, 240-pound Eldridge with the No. 16 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft out of James Madison High School in Vienna, Va.

San Francisco opens a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Monday night jus

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