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San Francisco Giants catcher Daniel Susac takes batting practice before the game Friday t the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.<\/p>\n
JOS\u00c9 LUIS VILLEGAS<\/p>\n
jvillegas@sacbee.com<\/p>\n
Daniel Susac never would have expected this when he was celebrating birthday parties in the bounce house at Raley Field throughout his childhood.<\/p>\n
The San Francisco Giants recalled Susac, a Roseville native and product of Jesuit High School in Carmichael, from the injured list on Friday and made him their starting catcher in the opener of the weekend series back in West Sacramento against the Athletics.<\/p>\n
And if that wasn\u2019t full circle enough, the former A\u2019s first-round draft pick will have a chance to go against the team that left him unprotected in the Rule 5 draft over the offseason.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely an interesting scenario,\u201d Susac said before Friday\u2019s game in the visiting clubhouse at Sutter Health Park, formerly Raley Field. \u201cI never thought when I was a kid, going to River Cats game for birthday parties, that it would be hosting big-league games, but it\u2019s pretty cool to see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Susac said his fianc\u00e9e would handle tickets for the weekend series. He expected roughly 20 to 30 tickets for friends and family members.<\/p>\n
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San Francisco Giants catcher Daniel Susac meets with family before the game Friday against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. JOS\u00c9 LUIS VILLEGAS jvillegas@sacbee.com Will Susac be the new Giants starting catcher?<\/p>\n
Susac has a chance to become the Giants\u2019 everyday catcher after the team traded Patrick Bailey<\/a> to the Cleveland Guardians earlier this month. Susac had been out since April 19 due to right elbow ulnar neuritis after a splashy Major League debut when he hit .478 in 11 games to start the season.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d Giants manager Tony Vitello said before Friday\u2019s game when asked if Susac will be the every-day catcher following Bailey\u2019s departure. \u201cI think in a long season, a really fun lineup \u2014 which I think we all know we have the potential to have \u2014 is when you don\u2019t know (who) your No. 1 guy is.\u201d<\/p>\n Susac continued hitting well during his five-game rehab stint, fittingly, with Triple-A Sacramento, who share the stadium with the A\u2019s on an interim basis as the MLB franchise relocates from Oakland to Las Vegas. Susac went 9-for-17 (.529) in five rehab games while pain in his throwing elbow subsided.<\/p>\n It was considered somewhat of a surprise the A\u2019s left Susac off their 40-man roster in the offseason and unprotected in the Rule 5 draft after posting an .832 on-base plus slugging percentage with 18 home runs and 68 RBI and seven stolen bases last season with Triple-A Las Vegas.<\/p>\n In the short term, Susac would have had a hard time carving out a role with the A\u2019s while catcher Shea Langeliers leads the American League in batting average, entering Friday\u2019s game hitting .340, and is second in MLB with 55 hits.<\/p>\n Susac was roommates with former top prospects and current A\u2019s Nick Kurtz and Henry Bolte while part of the organization.<\/p>\n Bolte made his MLB debut this week after being one of the most productive hitters in the minor leagues to begin the season. He went 3-for-6 over his first two games and started Friday\u2019s game in center field.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019ll be fun,\u201d Susac said of going against his former roommate. \u201cI might have some words for him when he\u2019s out there. He\u2019s a great guy … It\u2019ll be a fun series.\u201d<\/p>\n Susac starred at Jesuit, where he played varsity as a freshman under longtime baseball coach Joe Potulny and was also a backup quarterback on the football team as a junior before throwing for 1,685 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior. He went on to play baseball for the University of Arizona before the A\u2019s selected him 19th overall in the 2022 draft. His brother, Andrew, spent six years in the Major Leagues and earned a World Series ring with the Giants in 2014.<\/p>\n Susac credited his time at Jesuit for forming into an eventual Major Leaguer, which could serve him as he tries to earn the every-day job starting for the Giants.<\/p>\n \u201cI would say the two biggest things that probably formed me into the player today was my freshman year (of) baseball,\u201d Susac said. \u201cI felt like I was pretty uncomfortable at first being the only kid with a bunch of older kids. It was my first time playing with guys really older than me. I had to come out of my shell a little bit, which helped me for pro ball.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then probably my junior year for football, it\u2019s the first time I had ever been a backup in anything. And it was at the time when you\u2019re in high school, it felt like your whole life is crashing down on you, but you start to learn that you really love the game for the right reasons and not just because you know you\u2019re a starter.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n![\"Daniel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2204245582-GI.JPG\" "\\"2204245582-GI.JPG\\"")
Daniel Susac of the Athletics signs autographs for fans before a spring training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Las Vegas Ballpark on March 9, 2025, in Nevada. Drafted by the A\u2019s in 2022, Susac now plays for the San Francisco Giants. Ethan Miller Getty Images Familiar faces on A\u2019s for Susac<\/p>\n
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