San Francisco Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos has been sidelined on the 10-day injured list following a right quadriceps strain he sustained Saturday.
The injury occurred during Friday evening’s 6-2 defeat against the Athletics in West Sacramento, California. Ramos received an MRI examination on Saturday.
Giants manager Tony Vitello indicated the recovery timeline will be substantial. “It will be at least a couple weeks and probably more than that,” Vitello stated. “We’ll see how things go for him. It’s obviously painful for (Ramos) and it stinks.”
Drew Gilbert will take over left field duties and bat in the seventh position for Saturday’s matchup versus the Athletics.
The team brought up outfielder Will Brennan from Triple-A Sacramento while sending right-handed pitcher Tristan Beck down to the same club. Additionally, San Francisco activated left-handed pitcher Erik Miller from the injured list after recovering from a back issue.
The 26-year-old Ramos sustained the injury while attempting a diving catch on Jeff McNeil’s base hit during the fifth inning. He managed to bat in the sixth inning before being pulled from the game.
Infielder Casey Schmitt took over Ramos’ position in left field, marking his debut as a professional outfielder. Schmitt also had no outfield experience during his three college campaigns from 2018-20 at San Diego State, where he was selected in the second round of the 2020 draft.
Ramos recorded one hit in three at-bats Friday and currently maintains a .267 batting average with four home runs and 20 RBIs across 44 games this season. He achieved more than 20 home runs in both of the previous two seasons and earned National League All-Star recognition in 2024.
Brennan, 28, went hitless in nine at-bats during five earlier games with the Giants this season, while the 29-year-old Beck contributed three shutout innings across two appearances.
Miller, 28, posted a 3.18 ERA through 12 relief outings before his injury. His most recent appearance for the Giants was on April 30.
