SF Giants activate Austin Slater from wounded checklist

MIAMI — Soon after an 11-recreation absence, Austin Slater was activated from the hurt list in advance of the Giants’ sport Saturday in opposition to the Marlins, providing some much-desired suitable-handed hitting depth.

Slater’s position for Saturday’s recreation was in issue up until finally an hour before initially pitch, when the club introduced the shift, despite getting joined them the prior collection in Philadelphia. To distinct a roster place, 25-year-aged proper-hander Sean Hjelle was optioned back again to Triple-A Sacramento, following tossing three innings in reduction Friday night time.

Slater has not performed because a May perhaps 22 game in opposition to the Padres, through which he hurt his left wrist while swinging at a pitch. Prior to landing on the IL, Slater was batting .250/.388/.391.

Immediately after shelling out the to start with part of his rehab at the club’s facilities in San Francisco, Slater rejoined the group in Philadelphia, where he went by way of batting follow and analyzed the wrist forward of his initial suitable day to appear off the IL, Thursday. It took two more days for Slater to feel all set to arrive off the IL.