Matt McLain Makes First Career Center Field Start After Reds Injury Blow

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Matt McLain Makes First Career Center Field Start After Reds Injury Blow

McLain made his first career center field start on Wednesday after appearing there the prior day. “Just have some fun with it,” Terry Francona told him. It follows Dane Myers' landing on the injured list, per MLB Trade Rumors. McLain slashed .290/.357/.507 with 16 homers and 14 steals for a 129 wRC+ in 2023 before missing all of 2024.

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