{"id":663791,"date":"2026-04-05T01:41:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663791\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T01:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:41:25","slug":"sf-giants-jose-butto-to-miss-2-4-months-after-undergoing-surgery-to-remove-blood-clot-from-right-arm-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663791\/","title":{"rendered":"SF Giants’ Jos\u00e9 Butt\u00f3 to miss 2-4 months after undergoing surgery to remove blood clot from right arm"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 The Giants announced on Saturday afternoon that right-handed reliever Jos\u00e9 Butt\u00f3 will miss the next two to four months after undergoing a successful surgery on Friday to remove a blood clot from his right arm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Jason Lee performed the surgery at the Stanford Medical Center, and Lee will meet with Butt\u00f3 in one week for a follow-up appointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest thing I told him is I thought he looked really good in the cap they put on you,\u201d said manager Tony Vitello. \u201cThe main thing is hope for the best and glad he\u2019s doing well. I think him being at home today is really encouraging, and we move on to the next step where he can come back and be stronger. \u2026 There was probably some prior stuff leading up to that. He had thrown the ball well, but not as well as he\u2019s capable of. So, push forward and look for him to come back stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Butt\u00f3\u2019s last outing was on Wednesday against the San Diego Padres when he faced eight batters and recorded just one out, walking four batters and allowing four runs. The right-hander\u2019s average fastball velocity was noticeably down, and he was barely touching 90 mph by the end of his outing. He was removed with what was called right arm fatigue.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of freaked out on the mound, to be honest with you, because I had never heard of the symptoms he was having \u2014 and for good reason,\u201d Vitello said. \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty unique situation. \u2026 Any time off is not good. Two to four months is not ideal, but we\u2019re all familiar with arm injuries that last longer with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The injury bug has bitten San Francisco\u2019s pitching depth over the last month. Along with Butt\u00f3, right-hander Hayden Birdsong underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery<\/a>, while right-handers Joel Peguero (Grade 2 hamstring strain) and left-hander Reiver Sanmartin (right hip flexor) sustained injuries that delayed the starts to their seasons.<\/p>\n

Right-hander Jason Foley (right shoulder) is currently on the injured list as well, but the expectation was always that he wouldn\u2019t return until midseason.<\/p>\n

Left-hander Sam Hentges threw a live bullpen on Monday as he continues building up from left shoulder surgery (Sept. 2024) and right knee surgery (Sept. 2025). It is currently unclear when Hentges, who signed a one-year, $1.4 million deal with the Giants in the offseason, will begin a rehab assignment. Vitello, though, commented that Hentges feels \u201ca lot more comfortable and a lot more free.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Giants\u2019 bullpen has fared well despite not operating at full strength to start the season. Excluding Butt\u00f3\u2019s outing on Wednesday, San Francisco\u2019s relievers have combined to allow nine runs over 28 2\/3 innings (2.83 ERA) with 31 strikeouts to 11 walks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a strange, good feeling to know that there\u2019s troops that are working hard to join the forces, so to speak, and help out,\u201d Vitello said. \u201cBut in the meantime, I think it\u2019s almost like the outfielders that went off to the (World Baseball Classic). It provides us an opportunity to give other guys looks. \u2026 It\u2019s a challenge. It\u2019s always going to be a part of it. I think there\u2019s depth there, and at the very least, the guys we\u2019ve been (using), when we put them in a good spot and the game\u2019s competitive, they\u2019ve done a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Worth noting<\/p>\n

Infielder Casey Schmitt, who was scratched from Friday\u2019s starting lineup due to lower back tightness, is a \u201ccouple of days away from being active out here,\u201d per Vitello. In a related note, infielder Christian Koss got reps at first base during fielding practice on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 The Giants announced on Saturday afternoon that right-handed reliever Jos\u00e9 Butt\u00f3 will miss the next…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":660114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2408],"tags":[5,5776,2178,162,5774,5775,853,4,5777,7813,378,5778,66,4343,4340,4344,4341,4342,185],"class_list":{"0":"post-663791","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-giants","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-bay-area","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-giants","12":"tag-giants-hq","13":"tag-inside-sports","14":"tag-latest-headlines","15":"tag-mlb","16":"tag-peninsula","17":"tag-pm-report","18":"tag-san-francisco","19":"tag-san-francisco-county","20":"tag-san-francisco-giants","21":"tag-sanfrancisco","22":"tag-sanfranciscogiants","23":"tag-sf","24":"tag-sf-giants","25":"tag-sfgiants","26":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116349559608961221","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}