Happy Monday, San Francisco Giants fans. And happy Labor Day.
Despite their best attempts, the Giants are somehow still right in the thick of the playoff race. Sunday’s loss to the San Diego Padres — their third in as many days — moved the Giants into a four-way tie with the Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Cincinnati Reds for the final Wild Card spot (they do not have the tiebreaker vs. Miami, but they currently do against the latter two teams).
With just 25 games remaining on the schedule, every contest is important, and so the Giants are turning to something we haven’t seen in a very, very long time: an everyday catcher.