The Giants bad injury luck continues as they place their young shortstop on the IL.
The team placed their rookie shortstop, Marco Luciano, on the injured list on Friday with a hamstring strain. He left Wednesday's game against theLuciano had played 10 games in 2024 so far, and had appeared to make some strides at the plate from 2023.
In 27 plate appearances, he walked three times and only struck out five times, something he has struggled with in the minors and during his big league stint last season.However, just before the injury, he had begun to lose some playing time.Luciano was talked about as the shortstop of the future all offseason, so the Giants will hope he comes back healthy and can take that step forward defensively to earn his spot as the full-time shortstop.
When Nick Ahmed is healthy, he will likely take over shortstop duties until the team is comfortable with Luciano at short. He is set to begin hiswith a hamstring injury and will be out for about a month, so that's probably the time frame to look at.Ryan McKenna and Jackson Reetz both cleared waivers and were outrighted to Triple-A, and Drew Pomeranz elected for free agency after clearing waivers.
The injury woes continue for the Giants amid their hot streak, but they will be getting healthy soon as Michael Conforto and Austin Slater are set to start their
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