The Giants have chosen infielder Donovan Walton’s contract from Triple-A Sacramento, the crew introduced. To make room for Walton on the energetic roster, the membership optioned outfielder Luis Matos to the minor leagues. The Giants already had an open spot on the 40-man roster.
Walton, 30, will get the beginning in tonight’s contest with the Padres, enjoying second base and batting ninth. Brett Correctly, who has gotten most of his enjoying time because the All-Star break at second base, will slide over to quick. Walton’s promotion is most probably associated to shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald’s again tightness, which pressured him to exit yesterday’s sport within the third inning. Fortunately, Fitzgerald’s MRI confirmed no indicators of structural harm (per Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle), and there’s no indication he would require a visit to the injured checklist. Walton will probably be round to cowl till Fitzgerald is able to return to motion.
This will probably be Walton’s first journey again to the majors since 2022. Chosen by the Mariners within the fifth spherical of the 2016 draft, the versatile infielder (and occasional outfielder) made his MLB debut with Seattle in 2019. He appeared in 37 video games for the M’s from 2019-22, going 18-for-92 (.196) with a .575 OPS. The Mariners despatched him to San Francisco in Could 2022, and he appeared in 24 video games for the Giants, going 12-for-76 (.158) with a .482 OPS. Unsurprisingly, San Francisco non-tendered him on the finish of the season, however he re-signed with the membership in December 2022. After an injury-shortened 2023 season, he signed one other minor league pact to return to the Giants in 2024. Following a powerful exhibiting at Triple-A – he’s hitting .306 with an .821 OPS – Walton has lastly made his approach again to the main leagues. He might get at the very least a couple of begins whereas Fitzgerald is on the mend. After that, he’ll presumably be DFA’d in some unspecified time in the future within the coming weeks earlier than electing free company once more this offseason.
