Cincinnati Reds

Matt McLain

#9 Active
2B Cincinnati Reds 5'8" · 180 lbs Bats: R · Throws: R UCLA
Batting AVG
.184
Batting OBP
.274
Batting SLG
.333
Season HR
15
Season RBI
39
Next Matchup vs TEX Thu 4:05 PM ET

2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile

Matt McLain’s 2025 season was a sobering reminder of how difficult it is to return from a major injury. After missing all of 2024 due to shoulder surgery, McLain struggled with visible rust for the majority of the year, slashing .220/.300/.343 with 15 home runs and 18 stolen bases across 147 games. While he managed to remain a lineup fixture, his offensive impact plummeted; his OPS dropped over 200 points from his 2023 debut (.864 to .643), and his strikeout rate spiked to a career-high 28.9%. The lone bright spot was his defense at second base, where he remained elite with 6 Outs Above Average (OAA), finishing third among all NL second basemen.

The 2026 season is being billed as a "fresh start" for the 26-year-old infielder. McLain arrived in Goodyear this spring reportedly 12 pounds heavier, having focused on a strength-and-conditioning program to reclaim the "twitch" and bat speed he lacked in 2025. He officially kicked off his 2026 Cactus League campaign on February 22 with an encouraging 2-for-3 performance against the Mariners, including a double and two RBI while batting second. However, he finds himself on a shorter leash than in years past; with the slimmed-down Sal Stewart taking reps at second base and manager Terry Francona noting that "playing time is no longer secure," McLain must prove early that his 2023 form wasn't a fluke.

For fantasy managers, McLain has transitioned from a blue-chip asset to a high-risk/high-reward sleeper with an ADP around 226.

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Game Log

2026 Regular Season
DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG RESULT
Sep 23 @ Atlanta Braves 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .185 .272 .337 L 2-3
Sep 22 @ Atlanta Braves 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .270 .331 W 4-0
Sep 20 vs. Chicago Cubs 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .181 .271 .332 L 9-1
Sep 19 vs. Chicago Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .180 .270 .332 L 5-2
Sep 18 vs. Chicago Cubs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 .271 .333 W 4-6
Sep 17 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .273 .336 L 8-2
Sep 16 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .184 .275 .339 W 2-6
Sep 15 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .184 .276 .337 L 4-0
Sep 11 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 .278 .340 L 0-20
Sep 9 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .279 .343 L 1-14
Sep 8 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .187 .280 .343 L 2-3
Sep 7 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .186 .280 .344 L 3-6
Sep 6 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .188 .282 .347 W 8-12
Sep 5 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .187 .281 .348 W 3-5
Sep 4 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .186 .280 .340 L 10-7
Sep 2 vs. San Diego Padres 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .185 .281 .333 W 3-7
Sep 1 vs. San Diego Padres 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 .283 .336 W 3-4
Aug 31 vs. San Diego Padres 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .285 .339 L 5-0
Aug 30 @ Chicago Cubs 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .187 .283 .339 W 7-5
Aug 29 @ Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 .284 .340 L 5-17
Aug 28 @ Chicago Cubs 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .286 .343 W 10-8
Aug 26 @ San Francisco Giants 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 .287 .347 W 10-9
Aug 25 @ San Francisco Giants 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 .288 .348 L 1-3
Aug 24 @ San Francisco Giants 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 .290 .351 L 0-5
Aug 23 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .194 .293 .355 L 3-5
Aug 22 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 .195 .293 .359 W 11-5
Aug 21 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 .292 .351 L 0-9
Aug 20 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 2 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 .197 .295 .355 L 10-9
Aug 19 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .294 .347 W 4-5
Aug 18 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .288 .338 L 3-0
Aug 17 (2) vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .191 .290 .342 W 5-6
Aug 17 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 .291 .343 L 2-1
Aug 16 vs. Miami Marlins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .191 .290 .345 L 7-1
Aug 15 vs. Miami Marlins 4 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 .194 .294 .349 L 8-4
Aug 14 vs. Miami Marlins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .186 .289 .331 W 0-1
Aug 13 @ Chicago White Sox 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .188 .288 .333 W 9-8
Aug 12 @ Chicago White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .191 .292 .339 L 0-5
Aug 11 @ Chicago White Sox 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .292 .341 W 5-4
Aug 9 @ Washington Nationals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 .292 .342 L 1-7
Aug 8 @ Washington Nationals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .190 .292 .342 L 2-8
Aug 7 @ Washington Nationals 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .191 .290 .345 L 3-5
Aug 6 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .186 .286 .328 W 5-6
Aug 5 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .188 .287 .331 W 2-3
Aug 4 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .286 .320 W 4-5
Aug 2 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .185 .286 .317 W 2-10
Aug 1 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .187 .289 .320 L 4-1
Jul 31 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .289 .322 W 7-8
Jul 30 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .188 .289 .324 W 2-3
Jul 7 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 .290 .325 L 4-1
Jul 4 vs. Baltimore Orioles 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .188 .292 .327 L 8-5
Jul 3 vs. Baltimore Orioles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 .292 .331 L 3-0
Jul 2 @ Milwaukee Brewers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .294 .333 W 7-2
Jul 1 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .192 .295 .335 L 2-4
Jun 30 @ Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .298 .339 L 2-7
Jun 29 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 .299 .340 L 3-5
Jun 26 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .194 .299 .340 W 6-4
Jun 24 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .300 .344 L 6-5
Jun 22 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .198 .302 .347 L 2-1
Jun 21 @ New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .305 .351 W 4-1
Jun 20 @ New York Yankees 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .305 .351 W 10-2
Jun 19 @ New York Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .307 .354 L 0-5
Jun 17 vs. New York Mets 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .203 .310 .359 L 9-1
Jun 16 vs. New York Mets 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .201 .307 .355 W 3-5
Jun 15 vs. New York Mets 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 .203 .311 .359 W 0-12
Jun 14 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .204 .304 .361 L 5-3
Jun 13 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 .301 .361 W 1-2
Jun 12 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 .301 .357 L 5-2
Jun 10 @ San Diego Padres 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .205 .306 .364 L 4-5
Jun 9 @ San Diego Padres 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 .205 .308 .367 W 5-3
Jun 8 @ San Diego Padres 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 .306 .373 L 2-6
Jun 7 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 .201 .298 .364 L 3-5
Jun 6 @ St. Louis Cardinals 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .195 .295 .332 L 5-6
Jun 3 vs. Kansas City Royals 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 .291 .317 L 5-2
Jun 2 vs. Kansas City Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .291 .317 W 3-4
Jun 1 vs. Kansas City Royals 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .193 .293 .320 L 9-2
May 31 vs. Atlanta Braves 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 .290 .314 W 4-6
May 30 vs. Atlanta Braves 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .192 .291 .316 L 5-2
May 27 @ New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .290 .319 L 2-4
May 26 @ New York Mets 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .290 .319 W 7-2
May 25 @ New York Mets 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .193 .291 .321 W 7-2
May 23 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .197 .297 .328 W 6-7
May 20 @ Philadelphia Phillies 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 .304 .337 W 9-4
May 19 @ Philadelphia Phillies 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .208 .312 .347 W 4-1
May 18 @ Philadelphia Phillies 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .214 .320 .357 L 4-5
May 17 @ Cleveland Guardians 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .213 .321 .360 L 3-10
May 16 @ Cleveland Guardians 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .211 .317 .354 L 4-7
May 15 @ Cleveland Guardians 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 .217 .324 .363 W 7-6
May 14 vs. Washington Nationals 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .208 .315 .338 W 1-15
May 13 vs. Washington Nationals 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 .305 .305 L 8-7
May 12 vs. Washington Nationals 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .197 .306 .299 L 10-4
May 10 vs. Houston Astros 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .197 .309 .303 W 0-5
May 9 vs. Houston Astros 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .200 .304 .307 W 1-3
May 8 vs. Houston Astros 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .304 .307 L 10-0
May 7 @ Chicago Cubs 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .194 .303 .306 L 3-8
May 6 @ Chicago Cubs 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .192 .300 .308 L 6-7
May 5 @ Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 .293 .276 L 2-3
May 4 @ Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .301 .285 L 4-5
May 3 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .301 .285 L 0-1
May 2 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192 .307 .292 L 7-17
May 1 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .195 .312 .297 L 1-9
Apr 30 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 .321 .307 W 4-6
Apr 29 vs. Colorado Rockies 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .209 .331 .318 L 13-2
Apr 28 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .328 .314 W 2-7
Apr 26 vs. Detroit Tigers 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .208 .339 .327 L 8-3
Apr 25 vs. Detroit Tigers 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .204 .333 .316 W 2-9
Apr 24 vs. Detroit Tigers 4 2 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 .213 .339 .330 W 8-9
Apr 22 @ Tampa Bay Rays 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .327 .256 L 1-6
Apr 21 @ Tampa Bay Rays 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .198 .330 .256 W 12-6
Apr 20 @ Tampa Bay Rays 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .188 .330 .238 W 6-1
Apr 19 @ Minnesota Twins 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .187 .337 .227 W 7-4
Apr 18 @ Minnesota Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 .333 .225 W 5-4
Apr 17 @ Minnesota Twins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .183 .333 .225 W 2-1
Apr 16 vs. San Francisco Giants 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .194 .349 .239 L 3-0
Apr 15 vs. San Francisco Giants 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .203 .354 .250 W 3-8
Apr 14 vs. San Francisco Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .210 .338 .258 W 1-2
Apr 12 vs. Los Angeles Angels 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .329 .267 L 9-6
Apr 11 vs. Los Angeles Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .218 .338 .273 W 3-7
Apr 10 vs. Los Angeles Angels 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .328 .273 L 10-2
Apr 9 @ Miami Marlins 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .350 .294 L 1-8
Apr 8 @ Miami Marlins 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .345 .283 L 4-7
Apr 7 @ Miami Marlins 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 .238 .360 .310 W 6-3
Apr 6 @ Miami Marlins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .216 .356 .243 W 2-0
Apr 5 @ Texas Rangers 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 .235 .366 .265 W 2-1
Apr 4 @ Texas Rangers 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .389 .300 W 2-0
Apr 3 @ Texas Rangers 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .375 .269 W 5-3
Apr 1 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .190 .370 .238 L 8-3
Mar 31 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .235 .435 .294 L 8-3
Mar 30 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .357 W 0-2
Mar 29 vs. Boston Red Sox 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .400 .571 .500 W 2-3
Mar 28 vs. Boston Red Sox 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .429 .600 .571 W 5-6
Mar 26 vs. Boston Red Sox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .250 .000 L 3-0
Total427587918115394613619.185.272.337

AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).

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