Latest Giants injuries & transactions

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This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Giants injury news and transactions.

LATEST INJURIES

1B
Injury: Head laceration
Expected return: Sept. 19
Status: Scratched from the Giants' starting lineup on Sept. 18 after banging his head on a low-hanging ceiling at the team hotel. (Last updated: Sept. 18)

RHP
Injury: Right middle finger blister
IL date: Sept. 18 (15-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 16)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Will be shut down for the season with the blister, which he said had been bothering him for a couple of days. (Last updated: Sept. 18) More >>

INF
Injury: Right oblique strain
IL date: Sept. 18 (10-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 16)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Suffered the injury while getting ready for a pinch-hit opportunity in St. Louis. (Last updated: Sept. 18)

SS
Injury: Bone stress reaction, left ulna
IL date: June 26 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Possibly late September
Status: Traveled with the Giants to Los Angeles and ran the bases at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 18. (Last updated: Sept. 18) More >>

1B/DH
Injury: Core muscle injury
IL date: Sept. 13 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent season-ending core muscle surgery on Sept 15, which has a recovery timeline of three months. (Last updated: Sept. 18) More >>

LHP
Injury: Left elbow sprain
IL date: Aug. 25 (transferred to 60-day IL on Aug. 26)
Expected return: 2028
Status: Underwent Tommy John surgery on Sept. 16 with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles. (Last updated: Sept. 18) More >>

SS
Injury: Moderate left elbow sprain
IL date: Aug. 24 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Late September or 2027
Status: Received PRP injection Aug. 27, with minimum recovery time of four weeks. Continuing his rehab. (Last updated: Sept. 8) More >>

LHP
Injury: Left forearm strain
IL date: Aug. 30 (15-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 27)
Expected return: Late September or 2027
Status: Currently throwing out to 90 feet. (Last updated: Sept. 8)

RHP
Injury: Bruised ribs
IL date: Aug. 24 (15-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Has been shut down for the remainder of the season. (Last updated: Sept. 8)

RHP
Injury: Right arm surgery
IL date: April 2 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 21)
Expected return: September or 2027
Status: Threw a bullpen session on Sept. 9. (Last updated: Sept. 9)

C/INF
Injury: Right elbow neuritis
IL date: Aug. 1 (transferred to 60-day IL on Sept. 4)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Had a setback in his recovery and was shut down from baseball activity. (Last updated: Sept. 4)

RHP
Injury: Right elbow neuritis
IL date: Aug. 20 (transferred to the 60-day IL on Sept. 3)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Remains rehab only and will be shut down from throwing for the rest of the week. (Last updated: Sept. 3)

RHP
Injury: Right flexor strain
IL date: Aug. 26 (transferred to 60-day IL on Sept. 1)
Expected return: 2027
Status: MRI on Aug. 26 confirmed a flexor strain in his pitching elbow. Continuing his rehab program in San Francisco. (Last updated: Sept. 1) More >>

LHP
Injury: Left elbow strain
IL date: July 4 (transferred to 60-day IL on Aug. 2)
Expected return: Late September or 2027
Status: Has been taken off his rehab assignment due to elbow discomfort. Will be shut down from throwing for the rest of the week. (Last updated: Sept. 1)

INF
Injury: Left knee meniscus tear
IL date: July 28 (transferred to 60-day IL on Aug. 29)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent left knee surgery on July 31, which the Giants described as a "debridement of his lateral meniscus." (Last updated: Aug. 29) More >>

RHP
Injury: Left hamstring strain
IL date: June 1 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Will be shut down for the remainder of the 2026 season due to the recurring strain. (Last updated: Aug. 21)

OF
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
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
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
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 was rehabbing in Arizona. (Last updated: Aug. 14) More >>

RHP
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
Injury: Right elbow sprain
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Expected to miss 12-14 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery on Sept. 24, 2025. (Last updated: Feb. 16)

RHP
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

Sept. 18
• RHP : Placed on the 15-day injured list with a right middle finger blister (retroactive to Sept. 15)
• INF : Placed on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain (retroactive to Sept. 16)
• RHP : Recalled from Triple-A Sacramento
• OF : Returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the 10-day injured list

Sept. 13
• 1B/DH : Placed on the 60-day injured list
• OF Scott Bandura: Selected from Triple-A Sacramento

Sept. 12
• RHP : Claimed off waivers by the Royals

Sept. 9
• RHP : Claimed off waivers from the Braves and optioned to Triple-A Sacramento
• RHP : Designated for assignment

Sept. 8
• INF Brett Harris: Recalled from Triple-A Sacramento
• C Zach Morgan: Optioned to Triple-A Sacramento