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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 05: Willy Adames #2 of the San Francisco Giants watches action during a game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on August 05, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The San Francisco Giants<\/a> concluded a three-game series against the Houston Astros on Wednesday.<\/p>\n They had an off day on Thursday before starting a three-game home series against the Colorado Rockies<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n The Giants are currently 50-71 (28-31 at home) and hold the second-worst record in the National League.<\/p>\n GettySAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA \u2013 AUGUST 12: Willy Adames #2 of the San Francisco Giants talks to a trainer during the top of the seventh inning against the Houston Astros at Oracle Park on August 12, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Giants Announce Willy Adames Injury Update<\/p>\n The San Francisco Giants revealed that veteran shortstop Willy Adames is day-to-day with a lower back strain.<\/p>\n \u201cWilly Adames had an MRI on the off day and has a mild lower back strain. Giants say he\u2019s day-to-day,\u201d Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kenzo Fukuda of the San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> provided additional details on Adames\u2019 injury.<\/p>\n \u201cTony Vitello said he expects Willy Adames to play again this season. MRI revealed his injury as a Grade 1 low back strain. He\u2019s labeled as \u2018day-to-day.\u2019 As for moving him to the IL, the Giants manager said they are not at the point yet but it\u2019s an ongoing dialogue,\u201d Fukuda reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tony Vitello said he expects Willy Adames to play again this season. MRI revealed his injury as a Grade 1 low back strain. He\u2019s labeled as \u201cday-to-day.\u201d<\/p>\n As for moving him to the IL, the Giants manager said they are not at the point yet but it\u2019s an ongoing dialogue. https:\/\/t.co\/hAEB9Hgr0e<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \u2014 Kenzo Fukuda (@kenzofuku) August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The 30-year-old has battled lower back pain throughout the season, but exited Wednesday\u2019s loss in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n \u201cWilly Adames is out of the game. He hasn\u2019t had much on his throws today and was grabbing his back after a soft flip in the seventh inning while trying to start a double play,\u201d Pavlovic reported on Aug. 12.<\/a><\/p>\n The Giants will start 28-year-old infielder Christian Koss at shortstop on Friday against the Rockies.<\/p>\n Willy Adames\u2019 Struggles This Season<\/p>\n The veteran shortstop has struggled in his second season with the Giants. Even though Adames has continued to hit for power with 19 home runs, he is not hitting for average.<\/p>\n The 9-year veteran is slashing .224\/.285\/.413 for a career-worst OPS of .697.<\/p>\n Adames has also struggled with the glove at the position. He has 16 errors on the season. It ranks fourth-most among all MLB<\/a> players.<\/p>\n Adames still has five years remaining on his 7-year, $182 million contract he signed with the Giants in the 2025 offseason.<\/p>\n GettySAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA \u2013 AUGUST 12: Willy Adames #2 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a single by Victor Bericoto #78 in the bottom of the first inning against the Houston Astros at Oracle Park on August 12, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Social Media Reactions to Adames\u2019 Injury<\/p>\n Giants fans shared their reaction to Adames\u2019 injury on social media:<\/p>\n @ConnGiantsFan:<\/a> \u201cWhy? What does that accomplish? Can\u2019t hit, can\u2019t field. He\u2019s been nursing his back for months. Put him on the IL and give someone else reps at SS for the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n @sam_chimenti:<\/a> \u201cWould love to understand why the Giants act like Adames can\u2019t just go on the IL lol. No reason for him to try and keep playing.\u201d<\/p>\n @MelchingKyle:<\/a> \u201cJazz<\/a> is being moved to 2nd base and Giants may need to follow suit with Willy. That\u2019s why you pay them the big bucks<\/a> is to have tough conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tKyle Har<\/a> is a sports reporter focused on the MLB and NFL, covering the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers for Heavy.com. He has four years of experience as a sports radio producer at KNBR in San Francisco and works as a co-host for their Warriors postgame show, “Dubs OT,” and weekly Warriors talk show “Just Dubs.” More about Kyle Har<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty ARLINGTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 05: Willy Adames #2 of the San Francisco Giants watches action during a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-433502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Houston](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/houston-astros-v-san-francisco-giants-san-francisco-california-august-12.jpg\")
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