This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Giants injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
LHP Carson Whisenhunt
Injury: Left elbow pain
Expected return: TBD
Status: Departed his Aug. 24 start against the Reds after experiencing elbow discomfort in the third inning. Expected to undergo an MRI exam Aug. 25 to determine the severity of the injury. (Last updated: Aug. 24)
SS Willy Adames
Injury: Moderate left elbow sprain
IL date: Aug. 24 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Possibly September
Status: Suffered a moderate elbow sprain after sliding awkwardly into home plate Aug. 23. Was scheduled to meet with team doctors Aug. 24. (Last updated: Aug. 24) More >>
LF Victor Bericoto
Injury: Right knee bone bruise
IL date: Aug. 24 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Possibly September
Status: Twisted knee in the padding of the left-field wall at Fenway while attempting to catch a fly ball on Aug. 23. Was scheduled to meet with team doctors Aug. 24. (Last updated: Aug. 24) More >>
RHP JT Brubaker
Injury: Bruised ribs
IL date: Aug. 24 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Possibly September
Status: Bruised his ribs after making a diving play against the Red Sox on Aug. 23. (Last updated: Aug. 24)
SS Marcelo Mayer
Injury: Bone stress reaction, left ulna
IL date: June 26 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Possibly September
Status: Dealing with a right foot bone bruise that has halted his rehab assignment. Was scheduled to meet with team doctors Aug. 24. (Last updated: Aug. 24) More >>
RHP Keaton Winn
Injury: Right elbow neuritis
IL date: Aug. 20 (15-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 19)
Expected return: Possibly September
Status: Landed on the IL after experiencing tenderness in his pitching elbow. Remains rehab only. (Last updated: Aug. 24)
LHP Matt Gage
Injury: Left elbow strain
IL date: July 4 (transferred to 60-day IL on Aug. 2)
Expected return: August or September
Status: Currently on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento. (Last updated: Aug. 24)
C/INF Jesus Rodriguez
Injury: Right elbow neuritis
IL date: Aug. 1 (10-day IL)
Expected return: August or September
Status: Began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Aug. 23. (Last updated: Aug. 24)
RHP José Buttó
Injury: Right arm surgery
IL date: April 2 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 21)
Expected return: September or 2027 season
Status: Throwing two bullpens per week. (Last updated: Aug. 24)
RHP Joel Peguero
Injury: Left hamstring strain
IL date: June 1 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027 season
Status: Will be shut down for the remainder of the 2026 season due to the recurring strain. (Last updated: Aug. 21)
OF Harrison Bader
Injury: Left plantar fasciitis
IL date: May 30 (transferred to 60-day IL on Aug. 19)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Suffered another setback after he was involved in a scooter accident that further damaged his injured left foot. Manager Tony Vitello said it's a "long shot" that Bader will return before the end of the season. (Last updated: Aug. 19) More >>
C Daniel Susac
Injury: Left knee patella fracture
IL date: Aug. 10 (transferred to 60-day IL on Aug. 19)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Will rest and rehab for the next four weeks before being re-evaluated. (Last updated: Aug. 19) More >>
3B Matt Chapman
Injury: Abdominal strain
IL date: July 1 (transferred to the 60-day IL on Aug. 14)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent season-ending bilateral core muscle surgery on Aug. 11 with Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia. Began his rehab on Aug. 14. (Last updated: Aug. 14) More >>
RHP Trevor McDonald
Injury: Moderate right UCL sprain
IL date: July 21 (transferred to the 60-day IL on Aug. 13)
Expected return: Late 2027 or '28
Status: Underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery with Dr. Keith Meister on Aug. 5 and is currently rehabbing in Arizona. (Last updated: Aug. 14) More >>
INF Casey Schmitt
Injury: Left knee meniscus tear
IL date: July 28 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Likely 2027
Status: Underwent left knee surgery on July 31, which the Giants described as a "debridement of his lateral meniscus." Expected to spend the next six to eight weeks rehabbing. (Last updated: July 31) More >>
RHP Hayden Birdsong
Injury: Grade 2 right forearm/UCL sprain
IL date: March 21 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery with Dr. Keith Meister on March 25. (Last updated: March 27) More >>
RHP Randy Rodríguez
Injury: Right elbow sprain
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Late 2026 or early '27
Status: Expected to miss 12-14 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery on Sept. 24, 2025. (Last updated: Feb. 16)
RHP Rowan Wick
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 15 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Expected to miss the entire 2026 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in November 2025. (Last updated: Feb. 15)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
Aug. 24
• INF Nate Furman, OF Grant McCray, RHP Anthony Molina, RHP Ryan Walker, INF Shay Whitcomb: Recalled from Triple-A Sacramento
• 1B Bryce Eldridge: Placed on the bereavement list
• LHP Matt Wilkinson: Optioned to Triple-A Sacramento
• SS Willy Adames: Placed on the 10-day injured list with a left elbow sprain
• OF Victor Bericoto: Placed on the 10-day injured list with a right knee bone bruise
• RHP JT Brubaker: Placed on the 15-day injured list with bruised ribs
Aug. 20
• LHP Reiver Sanmartin: Recalled from Triple-A Sacramento
• RHP Keaton Winn: Placed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow neuritis (retroactive to Aug. 19)
Aug. 19
• LHP Matt Wilkinson: Selected to Major League roster
• LHP Philip Abner: Claimed off waivers from Arizona and optioned to Triple-A Sacramento
• LHP Reiver Sanmartin: Optioned to Triple-A Sacramento
• C Daniel Susac: Transferred to 60-day injured list
• OF Harrison Bader: Transferred to the 60-day injured list
Aug. 14
• OF Turner Hill: Selected from Triple-A Sacramento
• OF Jonah Cox: Recalled from Triple-A Sacramento
• INF Nate Furman: Optioned to Triple-A Sacramento
• OF Grant McCray: Optioned to Triple-A Sacramento
• 3B Matt Chapman: Transferred to the 60-day injured list
• INF/OF Eddys Leonard: Cleared waivers and outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento