{"id":390038,"date":"2026-07-08T02:32:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/390038\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T02:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:32:47","slug":"san-francisco-giants-announce-latest-matt-chapman-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/390038\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Giants Announce Latest Matt Chapman Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2282043316.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; JUNE 05: Matt Chapman #26 of the San Francisco Giants looks on from the on-deck circle against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 05, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"San Francisco Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> will continue their series with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Toronto Blue Jays\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329719\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> in California.<\/p>\n<p>They are coming off a 10-1 win on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Heliot Ramos\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/heliot-ramos\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329725\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heliot Ramos<\/a> led the team with two home runs and five RBIs.<\/p>\n<p>Giants Announce Latest Matt Chapman Update<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/quietly-announce-latest-matt-chapman-update\/attachment\/san-francisco-giants-v-arizona-diamondbacks-69\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6152567 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6152567\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6152567\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284574150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6152567\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6152567\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284574150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6152567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyMatt Chapman #26 of the San Francisco Giants during the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"MLB\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329718\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a> game at Chase Field on June 30, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329722\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants<\/a> have been playing without one of their best players (<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Matt Chapman\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/matt-chapman\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329720\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Chapman<\/a>) since June 30.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, they announced the latest update on the former All-Star.<\/p>\n<p>MLB.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/giants-injuries-and-roster-moves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">wrote<\/a>: \u201cWill rejoin the team on July 6 and be reevaluated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chapman had been batting .235 with 72 hits, seven home runs, 42 RBIs and 35 runs in 84 games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PavlovicNBCS\/status\/2072163436138733607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area wrote (on June 30):<\/a> \u201cMatt Chapman is out after getting hurt on this grounder. He was grimacing after his next at-bat and went straight to sit down in dugout after popping up. <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Luis Arraez\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/luis-arraez\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329736\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luis Arraez<\/a> is playing third and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Jonah Cox\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/jonah-cox\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329753\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonah Cox<\/a> is at second.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matt Chapman is out after getting hurt on this grounder. He was grimacing after his next at-bat and went straight to sit down in dugout after popping up. Luis Arraez is playing third and Jonah Cox is at second. <\/p>\n<p>Looking At Chapman\u2019s Career<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/quietly-announce-latest-matt-chapman-update\/attachment\/san-francisco-giants-v-chicago-cubs-71\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6152565 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6152565\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6152565\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2282043208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6152565\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6152565\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2282043208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6152565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyMatt Chapman #26 of the San Francisco Giants at bat against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Chicago Cubs\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/chicago-cubs\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329721\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> at Wrigley Field on June 05, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Chapman was picked in the 1st round of the 2014 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the first five years of his career on the Athletics (before three with the Toronto Blue Jays).<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Chapman made the MLB All-Star Game with the Athletics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/quietly-announce-latest-matt-chapman-update\/attachment\/san-francisco-giants-v-arizona-diamondbacks-68\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6152566 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6152566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6152566\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284108309_9889b9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6152566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6152566\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284108309_9889b9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6152566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyMatt Chapman #26 of the San Francisco Giants reacts in pain after fielding a ground-ball out against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Arizona Diamondbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/arizona-diamondbacks\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329754\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> during the sixth inning of the MLB game at Chase Field on June 30, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Chapman is in the middle of his 10th MLB season (and third in San Francisco).<\/p>\n<p>With the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329755\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants<\/a> struggling, the 33-year-old has been mentioned in a lot of trade rumors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Buster_ESPN\/status\/2066673573188833298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">ESPN\u2019s Buster Olney wrote (on June 15):<\/a> \u201cThe <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329782\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants<\/a> are open to offers for their three highest-paid position players \u2014 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Rafael Devers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/rafael-devers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329758\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rafael Devers<\/a>, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Willy Adames\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/willy-adames\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329757\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Willy Adames<\/a>, Matt Chapman \u2014 among other obvious trade candidates, like Luis Arraez and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Robbie Ray\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/robert-ray\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329756\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robbie Ray<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Giants are open to offers for their three highest-paid position players \u2014 Rafael Devers, Willy Adames, Matt Chapman \u2014 among other obvious trade candidates, like Luis Arraez and Robbie Ray.<\/p>\n<p>SF Giants Right Now<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/quietly-announce-latest-matt-chapman-update\/attachment\/toronto-blue-jays-v-san-francisco-giants-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6152632 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6152632\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6152632\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284982828.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"527\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6152632\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6152632\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284982828.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"527\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6152632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyHeliot Ramos #17 of the San Francisco Giants reacts after hitting a three-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the bottom of the six inning at Oracle Park on July 06, 2026 in San Francisco, California.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"329980\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants<\/a> are the fourth-place team in the National League West with a 38-52 record in 80 games.<\/p>\n<p>They are 5-5 over their last ten games (and 19-22 in 41 games at home).<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; JUNE 05: Matt Chapman #26 of the San Francisco Giants looks on from 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