The San Francisco Giants placed reliever Joel Peguero on the 60-day injured list with a left hamstring strain Monday, while also selecting pitcher Wilkin Ramos and infielder Buddy Kennedy from Triple-A, and designating catcher Logan Porter for assignment.
The San Francisco Giants are swapping right-handed pitchers ahead of Tuesday’s home game against the San Diego Padres. A few hours before the game, the team announced that right-handed starter Trevor McDonald had been optioned to AAA Sacramento, while right-handed reliever Joel Peguero had been activated off the 15-Day Injured List.
The San Francisco Giants have had more than their fair share of injuries in the bullpen, but one injured reliever is getting close to a return. Joel Peguero is expected to start an injury rehab assignment this week per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic.
The San Francisco Giants will have to deal with one of the best left-handers in the National League if they want to beat the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
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The San Francisco Giants are expected to be without a potential bullpen option with MLB experience for a while. Per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle on X (formerly Twitter), Joel Peguero reinjured his hamstring recently and has what is considered a Grade 2 strain.
Giants reliever Joel Peguero has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring, the team announced. The team didn’t announce a return timeline, but it seems likely the hard-throwing righty will begin the season on the 15-day injured list.
2025 stats: 2.42 ERA, 3.43 xERA, 1.03 WHIP, 6.9 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, 17 G, 22.1 IP Joel Peguero threw just 315 pitches in the 2025 season — and each one was thrown hard.
It’s easy to imagine the reactions of the family members and friends of San Francisco Giants pitching prospect Joel Peguero – or Peguero himself – when they saw this line on the transaction wire on Thursday.
The San Francisco Giants are just about a week away from the start of the season, and the roster is starting to finally take shape as things draw nearer.