Giants Place Brandon Crawford On 10-Day Injured Lis

The Giants announced that shortstop has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left forearm strain. The placement is retroactive to August 19. Outfielder was called up from Triple-A to take Crawfords place on the active roster. This is Crawfords third IL stint of the season, as he mi sed roughly three weeks total due to a calf strain and left knee inflammation. Giants manager told reporters (including ) that Crawfords forearm i sue was impacting his swing, which explains why Crawford has only a single hit in his last 31 plate appearances. The clubs initial plan was to give Crawford a couple of days off, but hell now get at least 10 days to recover. In a little over 14 months, Crawford has now made five different trips to the injured list Keven Durant Jersey . Recurring knee problems have led to the majority of those placements, and he was also briefly shut down during Spring Training this year due to more knee discomfort. The injuries have short-circuited what looked like a late-career revival for Crawford, who finished fourth in NL MVP voting in 2021 for delivering a huge performance in his age-34 season. Crawford has hit only .194/.264/.318 over 270 plate appearances in 2023, and while his glovework has still been excellent, it surely isnt the platform Crawford wanted for the final guaranteed year of his contract. While Crawford last winter about the po sibility of playing beyond the 2023 season, a year of injuries and struggles at the plate isnt how the longtime Giants shortstop would want to wrap up his outstanding 13-year career. The severity of the forearm strain isnt yet known, so it isnt clear if Crawford could be in danger of mi sing the remainder of the 2023 campaign. Casey Schitt was called up from Triple-A yesterday, and the Giants also recently selected the minor league deal of . These two players will likely handle shortstop duty while Crawford is out, and has also seen some time at the position this season. Jordan Bowden Jersey