Michael Conforto was replaced before the fourth inning, and the Giants did not immediately provide a reason why.
SAN FRANCISCO — Before the top of the fourth Wednesday night against the Dodgers, Giants manager Gabe Kapler conferred with home plate umpire Alex Tosi. It was too early for a defensive substitution, and there were no pinch-hitters from the previous inning to re-arrange in the field.
But Kapler had an unexpected change to make: outfielder Michael Conforto was taken out of the game after three innings. The Giants did not immediately provide a reason for removing Conforto, who was replaced by Bryce Johnson before the top of the fourth inning. Conforto missed all of 2022 after undergoing shoulder surgery but had returned to full health and had started 11 of the Giants’ first 12 games. An injury to Conforto, who signed a two-year, $36 million free-agent contract this winter, would be a serious blow to an outfield that is already shorthanded.
Fellow outfielders Mitch Haniger and Austin Slater have yet to appear in game this season, and neither is expected to return before the end of the Giants’ upcoming road trip through Detroit and Miami. On Wednesday, Conforto scored the Giants’ second run after reaching on a fielder’s choice, hustling home from first base on a double from Darin Ruf, but remained in the game to take one more at-bat and played two more innings in right field.
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