{"id":850592,"date":"2026-11-11T02:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T02:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/850592\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T02:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T02:57:14","slug":"giants-mlb-to-release-joint-statement-on-harrison-bader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/850592\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants, MLB to release joint statement on Harrison Bader"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS \u2014 A resolution is coming to the Giants\u2019 quagmire involving Harrison Bader, a motorized scooter, a firetruck and an after-midnight crash that resulted in a broken foot.<\/p>\n

The Giants and MLB are expected to release a joint statement following their investigation into Bader\u2019s late-night scooter crash in July<\/a> that effectively ended his first season in San Francisco, president of baseball operations Buster Posey said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\"SanHarrison Bader of the San Francisco Giants stands on deck during an MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, Arizona, May 19, 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething should be released,\u201d Posey said when asked about the erstwhile outfielder on the second day of MLB\u2019s general managers meetings at the ARIA Resort and Casino.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing real juicy,\u201d he added, \u201cso not to get your hopes up.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Giants official later clarified that there would be nothing coming for at least a few weeks.<\/p>\n

Just as notably, Posey confirmed that Bader remains in the organization <\/a>and in the Giants\u2019 plans for next season, even among a crowded group of nine outfielders on their 40-man roster.<\/p>\n

The Giants suspended Bader\u2019s pay for the remainder of last season<\/a> following the crash. He is still owed $13 million for 2027 after signing a backloaded two-year, $20.5 million contract<\/a> as a free agent last winter.<\/p>\n

At the time of the crash, Bader had already missed extended time with plantar fasciitis. In 30 games, he posted career lows in batting average (.170) and OPS (.571) while slugging five home runs \u2014 two for grand slams.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to have to go out and play and play well to get playing time,\u201d Posey said.<\/p>\n

\"ASan Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey speaks with the media in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 10, 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Posey indicated the plan is for Bader and Drew Gilbert to split time in center field. Bader bats right-handed, while Gilbert is a lefty with significant platoon splits. Jonah Cox, a speedy right-handed hitter, provides arguably their best defensive option in center.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think as a group, and [manager] Tony [Vitello] as well, is going to more open to a little bit more matchup-based stuff out there,\u201d Posey said. \u201cTry to take advantage of some of these younger guys that maybe defensively are ahead of other guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Casey Schmitt and Jung Hoo Lee are the likeliest candidates to start in left and right, respectively, but Victor Bericoto, Bo Davidson, Turner Hill and Scott Bandura all made their major-league debuts last season and could also fit into the outfield picture.<\/p>\n

Posey said it would be a fluid situation going into spring training, whenever that takes place once the owners and players association agree on a new collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerfect-case scenario,\u201d he said, \u201cis you can mix and match some of these guys and give Tony different options depending on the day and if he wants to make some changes in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAS VEGAS \u2014 A resolution is coming to the Giants\u2019 quagmire involving Harrison Bader, a motorized scooter, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":850593,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2290],"tags":[5,365,4,38738,66,185],"class_list":["post-850592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baseball","tag-baseball","tag-harrison-bader","tag-mlb","tag-northern-california","tag-san-francisco-giants","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117595566683747588","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850592","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=850592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/850593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=850592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=850592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=850592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}