The San Francisco Giants positioned outfielder Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured listing Sunday, a day after he strained his proper hamstring in a sport towards the Cincinnati Reds.
Shortly after the transfer, the Giants misplaced one other outfielder, Jung Hoo Lee, to a left shoulder harm within the sequence finale towards the Reds.
Lee, who signed a six-year, $113 million cope with the Giants within the offseason, slammed into the center-field wall at Oracle Park whereas chasing a protracted drive off the bat of Jeimer Candelario. Lee remained on the bottom holding his left arm, which hit the highest of the wall as he tried to make a leaping catch, and ultimately he wanted help of Giants personnel to exit the sphere.
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He was changed in middle by Tyler Fitzgerald in what was finally a 6-5 win in 10 innings.
“Not nice,” supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned when requested how Lee was doing after the sport.
Melvin described Lee’s shoulder as “separated,” although a Giants spokesperson later clarified the harm as a “dislocated” shoulder. Lee will get an MRI on Monday.
“When he hit the wall and went down and did not rise up, I did not have an excellent feeling about it,” Melvin mentioned.
The Giants are razor-thin within the outfield due to accidents.
Conforto, who leads the group in house runs (7) and slugging share (.490), exited within the fourth inning Saturday after making a tough flip at first base following a one-out single. He appeared to seize behind his proper thigh earlier than leaving the sphere.
In his second season with the Giants after seven with the New York Mets, the 31-year-old Conforto is hitting .280 with 20 RBIs after going 1-for-2 on Saturday. He’s a profession .254 hitter with 154 house runs and 474 RBIs.
His harm got here at some point after middle fielder Austin Slater left a sport within the second inning with concussion signs after hitting an outfield wall whereas attempting to make a catch. He remained out of the lineup Sunday towards the Reds.
In Sunday’s corresponding roster transfer, the Giants recalled outfielder Luis Matos from Triple-A Sacramento.
Data from Discipline Stage Media was used on this report.
