He's back.
Matt Chapman is slated to rejoin the San Francisco Giants on Saturday in Sacramento. It'll be the second game of a series against his former team, the Athletics.
Beat reporter Susan Slusser reported that Chapman played in one Triple-A game on Friday before traveling to join the team and get back into MLB action on Saturday.
Chapman has been out with a hand injury.
The star third baseman was off to a strong start to the season.
In his first 65 games, he had an .812 OPS buoyed by 12 doubles, 12 homers and 40 walks.
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He had also stolen 7-of-9 bases, and that goes along with his consistently awesome third base defense.
The Giants gave Sergio Alcantara his first start as a San Francisco third baseman on Friday, but he likely won't get to stick around long with Chapman's return looming.
The one other fun aspect of Chapman's return is the clash with his former team.
In 16 games against the A's, Chapman has three home runs and an .800 OPS. In the hitter-friendly ballpark in Sacramento, Chapman has a chance to raise that.
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