Outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. officially joined the Angels before Tuesday’s game against the Athletics after being acquired in a trade with the Giants on Sunday, but utilityman Chris Taylor landed on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left hand.

San Francisco also designated backup catcher Sam Huff for assignment and optioned infielder Christian Koss to Triple-A Sacramento. To fill their three roster spots, the team signed veteran first baseman Dominic Smith to a major-league contract and selected outfielder Daniel Johnson and catcher Andrew Knizner from Sacramento.

Having picked up a hamstring injury in May 2024, first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. has struggled to get back to his former levels of production.

With the Giants’ bats stuck in a deep freeze, president of baseball operations Buster Posey took some drastic measures to overhaul his roster on Wednesday morning. Struggling first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr.

On the day the Giants cut ties with LaMonte Wade, there was perhaps no more fitting tribute to him than grinding out a win.

LaMonte Wade Jr. was one of the cooler stories in baseball in recent seasons. A journeyman for a long time, the lefty-swinging first baseman had broken through as a key contributor for the San Francisco Giants. But this season, his bat cooled way off.