The San Francisco Giants have been without offseason signee Mitch Haniger since the start of the 2023 campaign. The veteran outfielder is currently stuck on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain.
Haniger tells Evan Webeck of the San Jose Mercury News that his recovery timeline was slightly delayed by recent back tightness, which shut him down for around a week (Twitter link). While the former Mariner has progressed to hitting off a tee, he remains a bit off from a potential minor league rehab assignment.
With Haniger out of action, the Giants have pushed Rule 5 draftee Blake Sabol into left field alongside Mike Yastrzemski and Michael Conforto. Sabol and Roberto Pérez are the only catchers on the team's active roster and Pérez was forced out of afternoon’s loss to Kansas City with a right shoulder strain (as relayed by Maria Guardado of MLB.com), which could necessitate a roster move should he be unavailable in the coming days.
In other injury situations around the game:
- The Milwaukee Brewers lost Tyrone Taylor to a sprained right elbow at the start of spring training. The team subsequently announced that he would be sidelined into May. Manager Craig Counsell informed reporters on Friday that the outfielder recently had a minor setback and is currently in the middle of a week-long shutdown. He is scheduled to resume a throwing program (via Adam McCalvy of MLB.com) once that shutdown has ended. It is unclear to what extent Taylor’s recovery timetable has been delayed, but it doesn’t seem a significant concern. Milwaukee turned to Brian Anderson in right field with Taylor sidelined. After the Brew Crew lost third baseman Luis Urías to an Opening Day hamstring strain, they moved Anderson to the hot corner and brought up top prospect Joey Wiemer to man right field.
- Yankees skipper Aaron Boone provided reporters (including Chris Kirschner of the Athletic) an update on a pair of rehabbing pitchers on Friday afternoon. Luis Severino, who has been sidelined by a lat strain, will throw a bullpen session this weekend, while offseason free agent pickup Carlos Rodón is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Monday. Rodón was diagnosed with a mild forearm strain during spring training, though the Yankees have downplayed any long-term concern.
- The Mariners provided updates on a pair of injured position players on Friday (relayed by Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times). Utilityman Dylan Moore and outfielder Taylor Trammell will both begin participating in extended spring training games at the start of next week. Manager Scott Servais indicated that Moore could potentially return during the club’s April 14-23 homestand. Trammell is further behind, as he fractured the hamate bone in his right wrist in mid-February. That fracture robbed him of spring training reps. Moore was also unable to appear in exhibition games, but he had done some backfield work before straining his oblique in mid-March.
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