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Bader

Vitello noted that Bader was expected to miss the rest of the season due to his existing plantar fasciitis issue and that his absence wasn’t impacted by the scooter accident he was involved in over the weekend. He can be safely dropped in all redraft leagues.

Bader will undergo additional imaging, including an MRI, to determine the extent of the damage as a result of the accident, according to a team statement. The 32-year-old was already on the injured list recovering from plantar fasciitis that put him on the shelf back in late May. There should be an updated return timetable at some point this week, but Bader’s return doesn’t appear imminent.

Bader has been sidelined since May 30 due to plantar fasciitis. The Giants are hopeful that this visit with a foot and ankle specialist in Indianapolis will give them more clarity as to what’s going on and a potential timeline for Bader’s return.

Bader has been on the injured list with plantar fasciitis since May 30th. He will also run the bases on Tuesday and continue all baseball activities as he works his way back. If running goes well this week, he could conceivably begin a rehab assignment after the All-Star break.

It turns out Bader isn’t sitting tonight in favor of Drew Gilbert, even if that might have been deserved. He’ll serve his second IL stint of the season after hitting .170/.198/.358 in 30 games to start his Giants career. It’ll likely be Gilbert in center against righties and Victor Bericoto in right against lefties, with Jung Hoo Lee sliding over, while Bader is out.

How many grand slams does a guy have to hit in order to start regularly? Alas, Bader is batting just .170/.198/.358 overall. Now that Jung Hoo Lee is back, Bader could lose significant time against righties to Drew Gilbert. Of course, Gilbert is only hitting .194/.254/.274 this month, but he does have the platoon advantage (and the his-college-manager-loves-him advantage). Bader has a .482 OPS against righties and an .837 OPS versus lefties.

Bader broke the game open for the Giants, extending the team’s lead with a grand slam off Jordan Leasure in the fifth inning on a 105.8 mph, 425-foot blast to center field. Three pitches prior to that, he had a popup down the third base line that Miguel Vargas lost in the sun, resulting in a foul ball. The grand slam was his second in the last week and fifth home run of the season while slashing .178/.211/.389 with ten runs scored and 13 RBI across 95 plate appearances.

This one was close until an eight-run eighth inning for the Giants. Bader’s slam, which left his bat at 93.9 mph, was aided by a 20-30 mph wind blowing out to right field. However, that was just the ultimate makeup call. As MLB.com’s Sarah Langs pointed out, Bader lost a grand slam to the wind Saturday on a fifth-inning fly to center. Today’s slam was his second in 75 career plate appearances with the bases loaded.

Bader returns to San Francisco’s struggling lineup for Monday’s critical series opener against the division-rival Giants following a nearly one-month absence. The 31-year-old veteran hit the injured list with a hamstring strain back on April 15. He was hitting .115 (6-for-52) with one homer in 15 games prior to landing on the shelf.

Bader has been battling some hamstring soreness since spring training and was removed from the lineup earlier this week. It seems like the Giants are going to give the veteran a chance to fully shut down and make sure his hamstring is healed before getting back on the field.