Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Cracks second homer of 2025
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Fitzgerald went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies.
Fitzgerald struck out in his first three at-bats but launched a 381-foot homer to left field in the ninth inning. The 27-year-old infielder logged at least one hit in all four games of the Giants' series against the Phillies, going 8-for-17 at the plate during that span. Fitzgerald dealt with a lower-back injury during spring training and struggled at the start of the 2025 campaign. When asked about his slow start to the season Wednesday, Fitzgerald said, "I just felt like I had some really bad habits from when I hurt my back in Spring Training," according to Maria Guardado of MLB.com. However, he has been stellar of late and is now slashing .309/.345/.527 with 10 runs scored, seven extra-base hits, six RBI and a 3:15 BB:K across 60 plate appearances.
Fitzgerald went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Phillies.
The 27-year-old hit a double into the gap in right-center field to plate one of San Francisco's four runs in the seventh inning. Fitzgerald has settled in as the Giants' primary second baseman so far, and he's also parlayed his success in the second half of the 2024 season into a strong start this year. Through 51 at-bats (15 games), Fitzgerald is batting .314 with one home run, four doubles, one triple and four stolen bases. He's especially come alive of late with four multi-hit performances in his past six games.
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Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Slugs first homer Monday
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Fitzgerald went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, a triple, and two additional runs scored in Monday's 10-4 win against the Phillies.
Fitzgerald cracked his first homer of the season off Taijuan Walker in the second inning, hitting it 369 feet to left field. However, the 27-year-old wasn't done, as he returned in the seventh to rope his first triple of the year. Fitzgerald is the primary San Francisco second baseman and has opened with a solid .286/.333/.476 slash line across 47 plate appearances.
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Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Sitting Sunday
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Fitzgerald is not in the Giants' starting lineup against the Yankees on Sunday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Fitzgerald will begin Sunday's game in the dugout while Christian Koss starts at the keystone and bats ninth against Yankees southpaw Carlos Rodon. Fitzgerald is slashing .237/.293/.289 with four stolen bases, four runs scored and one RBI across 43 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Logs fourth stolen base Friday
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Fitzgerald went 2-for-3 with a stolen base during Friday's 9-1 rain-shortened win over the Yankees.
Fitzgerald recorded two singles in the win and logged his fourth stolen base of the season -- a team-high mark over the club's first 13 games. The 27-year-old has amassed four hits over his last two games, following a five-game stretch in which he went 1-for-14. Fitzgerald is slashing .257/.297/.314 with two doubles and four runs across 39 plate appearances thus far.
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Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Heading to bench Sunday
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Fitzgerald is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Mariners, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Fitzgerald has yet to find his footing at the plate this season and has gone 4-for-24 through seven games, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Christian Koss will step in at the keystone and bat ninth for the Giants.
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Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Fitzgerald is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Fitzgerald started the first four games of the season at second base and will receive a day off after going 4-for-14 with a double, two runs, a stolen base and four strikeouts. Rookie Christian Koss is making his MLB debut at the keystone Tuesday.
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Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Swipes first bag in win
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Fitzgerald went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Reds.
Fitzgerald doubled and scored in the sixth inning before swiping third and crossing the plate again in the eighth. The 27-year-old showcased power and speed last season with 15 homers and 17 steals over 341 plate appearances but faded late with a .677 OPS in September. He's opened 2025 as the Giants' everyday second baseman, though he has hit ninth in every game so far.
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Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Set for Cactus League debut Friday
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Fitzgerald (back) is starting at second base and batting seventh Friday against the Brewers in his Cactus League debut, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Fitzgerald has been brought along slowly after developing a lower-back injury early in camp, but he's been going through full workouts for a few days and is now ready to test things out in game action. The 27-year-old is slated to serve as the Giants' primary second baseman in 2025 following a mini-breakout which saw him post an .831 OPS with 15 homers and 17 steals in 96 games last season.
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Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Cleared for full activities
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Fitzgerald (back) has been cleared for full baseball activities and is expected to be ready for Cactus League games by this weekend, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Fitzgerald developed a lower-back injury early on in camp but has been progressing well since then. The 27-year-old will do some hitting and field grounders Monday and should be ready for game action in a few days. He's projected to open the season as the Giants' regular second baseman.
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Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Nearing game action
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Fitzgerald's lower-back issue showed improvement Sunday, and he is expected play in Cactus League games before the end of this week, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Fitzgerald was held out of workouts for a few days at the start of camp due to the injury, but he's feeling better and is close to making his spring debut. The 27-year-old posted 15 homers and 17 steals with an .831 OPS as a rookie last year and will begin the season as San Francisco's everyday second baseman after Willy Adames was signed in December to take over at shortstop.
Fitzgerald (back) will resume baseball activities Thursday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Fitzgerald was held out of workouts for a couple days due to a lower-back injury. With the issue having subsided, he's been cleared to resume activities and should be ready to play in Cactus League games before long.
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Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Day-to-day with lower-back issue
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Fitzgerald will be held out of workouts for a few days due to a lower-back injury, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
The Giants appear confident that it won't be a lingering problem for Fitzgerald, but at this stage of spring training there's little reason to push him. Fitzgerald slashed .280/.334/.497 with 15 home runs and 17 stolen bases over just 96 games for San Francisco last season and is slated to serve as its everyday second baseman in 2025.
Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Slotted in at second base
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Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey said Monday that he sees Fitzgerald as the team's regular second baseman next season, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Posey couldn't comment on the Willy Adames signing yet because it's not official, but with Adames aboard Fitzgerald will slide over to the keystone. The position is not foreign to Fitzgerald, who started four games at second base for the Giants in 2024 and 87 during his time in the minors. Fitzgerald had a mini-breakout with San Francisco this season, slashing .280/.334/.497 while hitting 15 homers and stealing 17 bases over 96 games.
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