The 2.5 fWAR attributed to Matt McLain so far in 2023 makes him the 3rd most productive rookie position player in all of baseball this season. That has come in just 59 games, too, with Luke Raley (80) and Corbin Carroll (95) the only two rookies ranking higher than him on the list.
So far.
McLain homered in back to back games in Cincinnati’s sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks, his grand slam on the 21st the big blast that propelled them to a 9-6 win. Our friends at BreakingT took notice, and their latest gear drop features Matty doing some McBangin’.