SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Bryce Eldridge’s prevailing memories from the Giants’ exhibition Tuesday will not be the result, a 15-1 thrashing by Team USA in its first tune-up for the World Baseball Classic tournament.

It likely won’t be his impressive diving defensive play at first base, nor will it be turning a Paul Skenes fastball into a 111.9-mph, 396-foot line drive, albeit one that found Byron Buxton’s glove.

For Eldridge, the moments that will resonate most years from now will be the conversations he had with a pair of future Hall of Famers, both of whom now know the Giants’ top prospect on a first-name basis.

“To this point, that was one of the cooler things I’ve ever done,” Eldridge said.

“Guys who I’ve watched growing up and guys who I’ve always looked up to all in one spot.

It was a great experience for me and I’m glad I got the opportunity to play out there for eight innings.” As Team USA elicited oohs and aahs during batting practice, Eldridge sought out two-time MVP Bryce Harper.

Harper was Eldridge’s idol growing up, the player he tried to mimic.

Eldridge tried doing the math when he was a kid: Would Harper still be in the majors by the time Eldridge arrived? The answer, Tuesday proved, is yes.

“Today was the first time I got to meet him,” Eldridge said.

“He knew who I was, which, in my mind, that’s enough for me.

It’s pretty cool.” Said Harper: “(I knew) he’s a high prospect, really good player.

Good swing, had some pretty good numbers and pretty good years in the minors.

That swing he put on today was pretty good to center field.

Sky’s the limit for his future.” Eldridge also got to chop it up with three-time MVP Aaron Judge, one of the few ballplayers that 6-foot-7 Eldridge can meet at eye level.

The two titans stood side-by-side during the top of the first after Judge drove in two runs with a single, and Eldridge told Judge that he had been waiting for the opportunity to see how he literally measures up.

“I was just curious what everyone thought when I got back in the dugout,” Eldridge said.

“I kept asking everyone, ‘Who’s taller?’ I mean, he had the helmet on and he was standing on the bag, so he towered over me.

But I think we’re pretty similar in height.

He might be a little thicker than me.

… Now I know how people feel when I stand next to them.” The conversation at first base had more depth than height.

In 2022, Eldridge captured gold for the United States in the U-18 Baseball World Cup.

When the next World Baseball Classic rolls around, Judge wants to see Eldridge representing the stars and stripes on an even bigger stage.

“We hope to see you here on the next go-round,” Eldridge recalled Judge saying.

“I don’t know if he was just trying to be super nice to me or if he meant it, but I’ll take that.

It’s just cool.

Those guys follow the game and they respect the young guys, which is awesome.” Those conversations with Harper and Judge will....