SF Giants’ catching depth to be analyzed after Joey Bart’s injuries

SAN DIEGO — Just as Joey Bart was acquiring likely, his turnaround at the plate was derailed by an ankle injury.

Bart was unavailable Tuesday from the Padres and awaiting benefits of an MRI before Wednesday’s sequence finale that will decide if the rookie catcher will pass up sufficient time to position him on the injured checklist.

Due to the fact returning from a demotion to Triple-A, Bart has been the productive, day to day catcher the Giants were being hoping he could be when he gained the initially opening working day nod in the write-up-Buster Posey era.

“I think it is constantly going to be annoying for a player when things are definitely trending in the suitable direction to have some sort of setback,” manager Gabe Kapler mentioned. “But we’re hopeful that it could be just a couple days and he can get correct back again on track.”

Bart, who declined interview requests right after Tuesday’s recreation and did not make an overall look in the clubhouse although it was open up to reporters Wednesday morning, tweaked his suitable ankle for the duration of his at-bat towards Josh Hader in the ninth inning of Monday night’s 1- earn, Kapler mentioned.

Bart obtained an X-ray, which arrived again unfavorable, prior to going through an MRI on Wednesday.

“We’ve been making an attempt to figure out what’s been heading on with him,” Kapler stated. “We’re at the point now where we want to give him all the reassurance that we can, if we can, that he’s structurally sound and not compromised in any way.”

With a .282 regular and 5 of his nine home runs coming due to the fact he rejoined the major club July 6, his development gave Farhan Zaidi the self confidence to trade backup backstop Curt Casali at the deadline.

But now, with out Casali and Bart quite possibly sidelined, the Giants’ catching depth will be analyzed.

Austin Wynns built the exceptional again-to-back get started behind the plate, catching Wednesday afternoon’s collection finale right after also taking part in all 9 innings Tuesday night. Utility players Yermín Mercedes and Ford Proctor, who can equally engage in catcher even if it isn’t their main situation, both of those arrived in the Giants’ clubhouse Wednesday morning on taxi-squad obligation in case there was a roster go.