Toronto has completed a transaction with San Francisco on Saturday, bringing infielder Tyler Fitzgerald to their organization in exchange for monetary compensation.
The 28-year-old player had been removed from San Francisco’s roster earlier this week following the start of the current campaign at their Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento. The Giants’ offseason signing of infielder Luis Arraez resulted in Fitzgerald moving further down their organizational depth chart.
Toronto has assigned Fitzgerald to their Triple-A club in Buffalo following the transaction.
This season, Fitzgerald has struggled offensively, going hitless through 12 plate appearances with Sacramento. During his tenure with San Francisco spanning portions of three major league seasons, he compiled a .252 batting average while contributing 21 home runs and driving in 53 runs across 178 games. His removal from the roster came after the Giants completed a deal to bring reliever Dylan Smith over from Detroit.
