McCovey Chronicles · Mar 24, 2025
Monday BP: Giants announce Sam Huff as backup catcher
Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Ever since Tom Murphy suffered an injury as Spring Training was getting started, it’s felt like the San Francisco Giants viewed Sam Huff as the new backup catcher. And on Sunday, they made that official. Before their tune-up game against their own AAA squad, Giants manager Bob Melvin announced that Huff — claimed off of waivers this offseason after the Texas Rangers waived him — would break camp with the team as Patrick Bailey’s backup.
It’s certainly not surprising news. Huff is on the 40-man roster, was a top-100 prospect in very recent memory, and has had a sensational Cactus League showing.