Michael Conforto LF/DH LAD Sun 4/16/23 10:48 AM
Michael Conforto
LF/DH LAD
Conforto (calf) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
EDGE Analysis
It's the third consecutive absence from the lineup for Conforto since he exited Wednesday's game against the Dodgers due to left calf tightness. However, the 30-year-old appeared as a pinch hitter the past two games (going 0-for-1 with walk), so it shouldn't be too long before he's back in the starting nine.
Michael Conforto LF/DH LAD Sat 4/15/23 1:43 PM
Michael Conforto
LF/DH LAD
Conforto (calf) is not in Saturday's lineup versus the Tigers, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
EDGE Analysis
While Conforto will be out of the starting lineup for the second game in a row, he will be available to pinch hit again. The outfielder drew a walk in his lone plate appearance off the bench Friday, so he may be an option to start in Sunday's series finale against Detroit.
Michael Conforto LF/DH LAD Fri 4/14/23 4:16 PM
Michael Conforto
LF/DH LAD
Conforto (calf) is out of the lineup Friday against the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
Conforto made an early exit from Wednesday's series finale against the Dodgers with left calf tightness and is considered day-to-day leading into the Giants' weekend series at Detroit. Thairo Estrada, Mike Yastrzemski and Heliot Ramos are starting across the outfield Friday. Darin Ruf is the designated hitter.
Michael Conforto LF/DH LAD Wed 4/12/23 11:41 PM
Michael Conforto
LF/DH LAD
Conforto left Wednesday's game against the Dodgers due to left calf tightness, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
EDGE Analysis
After being pulled from the game in the fourth inning, the specifics of Conforto's injury have now been revealed. His injury likely won't cause him to miss much time, if any -- good news for a Giants team that is quickly running low on outfielders.
Michael Conforto LF/DH LAD Wed 4/12/23 10:49 PM
Michael Conforto
LF/DH LAD
Conforto was pulled from Wednesday's game against the Dodgers in the fourth inning, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
No word yet on why Conforto was removed from the game, but that question will likely have an answer relatively soon. Mike Yastrzemski shifts over to right field and Bryce Johnson is now in center.
Michael Conforto LF/DH LAD Sun 4/9/23 6:46 PM
Michael Conforto
LF/DH LAD
Conforto went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a stolen base during Sunday's win over the Royals.
EDGE Analysis
Conforto swiped second base after being hit by a pitch in the first inning. He later drilled his third homer of the season, a go-ahead blast in the eighth. After starting his Giants career 1-for-9, Conforto has gone 8-for-24 with seven runs scored over his last six games.
Michael Conforto LF/DH LAD Fri 4/7/23 3:57 AM
Michael Conforto
LF/DH LAD
Conforto went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run, three total runs scored and two walks in Thursday's 16-6 win over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Conforto's second homer of the season set the tone, as he took White Sox starter Lance Lynn deep in the first inning. The outfielder also scored in the eighth and ninth innings in his best game as a Giant so far. He's gone 6-for-25 (.240) with four RBI, five runs scored and a 5:12 BB:K through six contests. It's encouraging to see his power on display after he missed all of last year due to shoulder issues, though the Giants have been away from pitcher-friendly Oracle Park for the first week of the campaign.
Michael Conforto LF/DH LAD Mon 4/3/23 6:47 PM
Michael Conforto
LF/DH LAD
Conforto went 2-for-6 with a homer in Monday's blowout victory over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
The homer was a solo shot off an ineffective Michael Kopech in the fifth inning. It's the first homer of the 2023 season for Conforto, and also the first he's hit as a member of the Giants. It helps break the outfielder out of a mini slump, as he went just 1-for-12 in the three-game series against the Yankees.
Michael Conforto LF/DH LAD Thu 3/30/23 12:48 PM
Michael Conforto
LF/DH LAD
Conforto is starting in right field and batting second in the Giants' season opener Thursday against the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Conforto proved the health of his surgically-repaired right shoulder this spring while also slugging four home runs across 52 plate appearances of Cactus League action. The 30-year-old could be in for a big bounceback campaign in San Francisco after missing all of 2022.
Michael Conforto LF/DH LAD Thu 3/9/23 12:48 PM
Michael Conforto
LF/DH LAD
Conforto (shoulder) is starting in right field and batting leadoff for the Giants in Thursday's Cactus League game against the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
It'll be his first appearance in the outfield since 2021. Conforto missed the entire 2022 season because of a shoulder injury that ultimately required surgery, but his rehab has gone so well that he appears likely to be a corner-outfield option for San Francisco throughout the 2023 campaign. The 30-year-old slugger was brought in on a one-year, $18 million contract in December.