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Continues hot hitting McLain went 3-for-5 with a walk and one run scored in Friday's 9-0 victory over the Cubs.

Impact All three of McLain's hits were singles, and it was the rookie's first three-hit game of his career. The shortstop has been a consistent offensive threat since being called up in mid-May, hitting safely in eight of his first 10 big-league games. Over his last five appearances, McLain has totaled nine hits (four extra-base knocks), five RBI, three walks and six runs scored across 24 at-bats. For the moment, he appears to be the Reds' everyday shortstop, as Jose Barrero has started playing more outfield with Wil Myers (illness) on the injured list.

MAY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goes yard for second straight day McLain went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 10-3 win over the Cardinals.

Impact One day after launching his first career homer, McLain went yard again, although this time he got some help -- his drive to the wall in right field in the fourth inning bounced off the glove of a leaping Oscar Mercado and hopped over the fence. McLain has quickly shown his stellar numbers at Triple-A this season were no fluke, batting .281 (9-for-32) through his first eight big-league games with four doubles and two home runs, but his 4:14 BB:K indicates he will need to make some adjustments down the road.

MAY 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Reds' Matt McLain hits a solo homer after fly ball hits the outfielder's mitt and into the stands

Reds' Matt McLain hits a solo homer after fly ball hits the outfielder's mitt and into the stands

MAY 25, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

Matt McLain and Jordan Montgomery break down their 13-pitch battle, pitch-by-pitch Matt McLain and Jordan Montgomery engaged in an epic standoff Monday. Afterwards, they went back through each moment of the lengthy at-bat.

MAY 24, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Launches first big-league homer McLain went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Cardinals.

Impact The rookie launched his first career homer in the third inning, driving a two-run shot the other way to right field off Adam Wainwright. McLain was also caught stealing for the first time in the majors, but the 23-year-old shortstop has otherwise had a solid start to his big-league career, batting .259 (7-for-27) through seven games with three doubles, five RBI and seven runs.

MAY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Breather Wednesday McLain is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Rockies.

Impact McLain will get a breather after he went 2-for-8 with a double, an RBI, two runs scored, a walk and four strikeouts over his first two major-league games. Jose Barrero will draw the start at shortstop and bat eighth in the series finale with Colorado.

MAY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

McClain makes positive first impression in Reds debut Matt McLain got multiple firsts out of the way in his major-league debut.

MAY 16, 2023 • DAYTONDAILYNEWS.COM

Batting second in debut McLain is batting second and starting at shortstop for the Reds in his major-league debut Monday in Colorado.

Impact It's an encouraging placement in the lineup for McLain, especially since the Reds are facing a righty in Connor Seabold. The rookie infielder earned a promotion following a .346/.464/.713 slash line with 12 home runs and 10 stolen bases across 168 plate appearances with Triple-A Louisville this season.

MAY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Officially added to roster The Reds selected McLain's contract from Triple-A Louisville on Monday.

Impact The move was first reported Sunday night and now has been made official. McLain will take over as the Reds' primary shortstop while also seeing the occasional start at second base. He has batted .346/.464/.713 to go with 12 homers and 10 stolen bases across 168 plate appearances with Louisville this season and will get to break in at the major-league level at Coors Field for his first series. McLain is worth rostering in any format where he might be available.

MAY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Joining MLB club Monday McLain will have his contract selected by the Reds on Monday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Impact McLain is one of several quality infield prospects in the Cincinnati system, and the 23-year-old has dominated the International League with a slash of .346/.464/.713 with 12 homers in 168 plate appearances along with 10 stolen bases in 37 games. A first-round selection out of UCLA in 2021, McLain should receive immediate regular playing time with the Reds, and while there may be an adjustment period in his first taste of major-league pitching, he's talented enough to be worth rostering in the majority of redraft formats.

MAY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Strong opening act at Triple-A McLain has a .284/.429/.567 slash line with five home runs, six steals and a 19:15 K:BB in 20 games with Triple-A Louisville.

Impact McLain had a 1.049 OPS after his first 20 games at Double-A last season and he proceeded to hit .219 with 106 strikeouts over his final 83 games, so we don't want to overreact to this small sample. However, his 22.6 percent strikeout rate and 17.9 percent walk rate are very encouraging marks, as are his 31.9 percent hard-hit rate and 52.1 percent flyball rate. McLain has made 15 starts at shortstop and four starts at second base.

APRIL 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE