<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-cincinnati-gets-mixed-bag-injury-update-on-matt-mcclain-jonathan-india');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds get mixed bag injury update on Matt McLain, Jonathan India');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Reds-Jonathan-India-Matt-McLain.jpeg"></figure><h1>Reds get mixed bag injury update on Matt McLain, Jonathan India</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-03T11:01:49-07:00">September 3rd, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-03T11:03:04-07:00">September 3rd, 11:03am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Reds entered the month of September in territory to snag a playoff berth. It’s a territory that very few people thought they would be in at the start of the season. Young players like Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain, Spencer Steer, Graham Ashcraft, Andrew Abbott and Jonathan India have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-mlb-feat-barry-bonds" rel="noopener">major contributors</a> but health has held the team back from being at full strength altogether.</p><p>Reds manager David Bell provided some <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlieG__/status/1698346031975473517?s=20" rel="noopener">key injury updates</a> on their key infielders, per Charlie Goldsmith of The Enquirer. McLain is still out for multiple weeks while India could soon start a rehab assignment in the minor leagues.</p><p>McLain is dealing with an oblique injury that has kept him out since August 28. He said after being put on IL that it was something he had been <a href="https://twitter.com/GDubMLB/status/1696320027866316894?s=20" rel="noopener">feeling for a little while</a> but that progressively worse to the point where swinging through pitches caused him pain. The shortstop/second baseman has made himself a National League Rookie of the Year contender with a .290/.357/.507 slash line.</p><p>Meanwhile, India has been out since late June due to a left foot injury. The second baseman and former NL Rookie of the Year injured the foot trying to test it out and was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-jonathan-india-setback-foot-injury-rehab" rel="noopener">shelved for two more weeks</a>. The Reds considered trading him at the trade deadline but ended up holding onto him.</p><p>The Reds are neck-and-neck with the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks in the record department, fighting to secure a Wild Card spot as the season heads into its homestretch.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds get mixed bag injury update on Matt McLain, Jonathan India

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-matt-mclain-superstars-approach-hitting');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds’ Matt McLain reveals 3 superstars he models his approach after amid strong rookie campaign');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screen-Shot-2023-06-26-at-12.41.29-PM.png"></figure><h1>Reds’ Matt McLain reveals 3 superstars he models his approach after amid strong rookie campaign</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-26T09:50:28-07:00">June 26th, 9:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-26T09:50:28-07:00">June 26th, 9:50am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cincinnati Reds rookie Matt McLain has made hitting in the MLB look easy throughout his first 37 games in the big leagues. The 23-year-old has a .325 batting average and a .921 OPS with 20 extra-base hits and 30 runs scored this season, establishing himself as a key bat in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-elly-de-la-cruz-win-nl-central-2023" rel="noopener">first-place Reds lineup.</a></p><p>McLain was a good hitter in college and that immediately translated after he was drafted in the first round in 2021. Now that he can watch some of the league’s best hitters up close, <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2023/06/26/cincinnati-reds-shortstop-matt-mclain-studies-hitters-like-aaron-judge/70355438007/" rel="noopener">he’s taking notes</a> on how to improve against MLB pitching.</p><p>“When I watch the good hitters that we face – guys like Judge, Goldschmidt and Arenado – they’re so aggressive in their zone,” McLain said. “They’re not afraid to get to two strikes because they know they’re good with two strikes. You feel their aggressiveness when you’re on the field with them. You can feel the competitiveness of those guys and how bought in they are to their approach.”</p><p>There are plenty of world-class hitters that McLain can look to for adjustments, but starting with the two reigning MVPs (Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt) and the guy with the most RBIs since his debut in 2013 (Nolan Arenado) is a good place to start.</p><p>McLain’s numbers with two strikes this season are fairly decent. He has a .742 OPS and 10 extra-base hits. He had his best game yet with the Reds on Sunday, knocking four extra-base hits and driving in five of Cincinnati’s runs in a 7-6 loss.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-elly-de-la-cruz-young-talent-sellers-buyers-2023-mlb-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">Matt McLain is one</a> of the many rookies who have put on a show this season in the MLB. He has helped a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-12-game-win-streak-matches-insane-133-year-old-mlb-record" rel="noopener">Reds team race into first place</a> in the NL Central and figures to be in the NL Rookie of the Year conversation for the rest of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.255	1	4	0.699	0

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.255	1	4	0.699	0

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