{"id":773268,"date":"2026-07-02T01:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773268\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T01:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:38:12","slug":"giants-place-matt-chapman-on-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773268\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Place Matt Chapman On Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Giants announced they\u2019ve placed third baseman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chapmma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matt Chapman<\/a> on the 10-day injured list with an abdominal strain. Utilityman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kossch01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Christian Koss<\/a> is up from Triple-A Sacramento to take his place on the active roster.<\/p>\n<p>Chapman suffered the injury in last night\u2019s loss in Arizona. He charged and made a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/sporty-videos?playId=671a39b2-cf31-375c-b2f4-dbff1c394e2f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nice barehand play<\/a> to retire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/morenga01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gabriel Moreno<\/a> on a high chopper to end the sixth inning. Chapman was in some discomfort as he made his way to the dugout. He took an at-bat in the top of the seventh, popped out to first, and left the game.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/arraelu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luis Arraez<\/a> moved to third base for the final few innings, his first action at the hot corner in four years.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/coxjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jonah Cox<\/a>, an outfielder, finished the game at second base.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Tony Vitello told reporters (including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/justdelossantos\/status\/2072475126151668177\" rel=\"nofollow\">Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News<\/a>) that it\u2019s a mild strain. He suggested Chapman could return before the All-Star Break, which would essentially require a minimal stint. Even if the Giants keep him down through the Break, that bodes well for his chances of being reinstated for the start of the second half. Chapman was going to end up on paternity leave this week regardless, and the Giants have already been playing shorthanded in the infield as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamewi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Willy Adames<\/a> nurses back spasms.<\/p>\n<p>Adames is out again tonight, so Koss draws into the lineup at shortstop.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schmica01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Casey Schmitt<\/a> moves to third base. They\u2019re playing without a backup infielder, meaning Cox would presumably come off the bench if they have another emergency situation. Adames could be back in the lineup on Friday as the Giants kick off a series at Coors Field.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco is 15 games under .500. Minor injuries for Chapman and Adames don\u2019t change much in the overall course of the season. It\u2019s another minor impediment to what already looked like a long shot possibility that they\u2019d find a taker for Chapman on the trade front. He\u2019s playing on a $25MM salary and guaranteed $100MM from 2027-30. Chapman has a full no-trade clause and is hitting .235\/.324\/.368 across 352 plate appearances while playing his usual plus defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Giants announced they\u2019ve placed third baseman\u00a0Matt Chapman on the 10-day injured list with an abdominal strain. 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