{"id":72025,"date":"2025-10-21T23:41:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T02:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/matt-mclain-working-toward-bounceback-season-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T23:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T02:41:21","slug":"matt-mclain-working-toward-bounceback-season-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/matt-mclain-working-toward-bounceback-season-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt McLain working toward bounceback season in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>CINCINNATI &#8212; By all accounts in 2025, second baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/680574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"tag\">Matt McLain<\/a> did not produce offensively anywhere close to the Reds&#8217; &#8212; or his own &#8212; expectations. But to the very end, manager Terry Francona never wavered in his support of McLain and what he did for the club in the big picture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s had a lot thrown at him this year, like our whole team has. But he never quit,&#8221; Francona said. &#8220;He didn\u2019t pout. He played defense. He\u2019s probably our best baserunner. There\u2019s a reason you stay with guys. He just handled it. And there\u2019s a better player than what his end-of-the-year numbers [were]. Because we were patient, I think we\u2019ll see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>Coming back and delivering offense after missing all of 2024 while recovering from left shoulder surgery proved challenging for McLain. Although his 15 home runs and 50 RBIs this season were nearly identical to his &#8217;23 rookie campaign (16 HR, 50 RBIs), his other numbers were down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cSometimes with shoulders and a year of development [lost], it\u2019s just not as easy as you want,&#8221; Francona said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>McLain was arguably Cincinnati&#8217;s best hitter two seasons ago, batting .290 with an .864 OPS in 89 games after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/reds\/news\/matt-mclain-callup\" target=\"_blank\">called up on May 15, 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cThere were a lot of ups and downs, for sure,&#8221; McLain said. &#8220;I think everyone could see that. I just have to get better in every aspect of the game and be ready to go come Spring Training. I just have to make adjustments and get better overall.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>The Reds felt they saw more of what McLain was capable of as a hitter during the postseason. In Game 1 of a 10-5 loss to the Dodgers in the National League Wild Card Series, he went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>McLain wasn&#8217;t the only Reds player who didn&#8217;t reach his expected level of offense, and the club often struggled to score. Improving at situational hitting will also be a point of focus moving forward. 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