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Porter elected free agency rather than accepting his outright assignment from the Giants on Friday and it didn’t take him long to land on his feet elsewhere. He’ll function as extra catching depth for the Angels at Triple-A Salt Lake.

He cleared waivers. The 30-year-old is just a depth piece for the Giants behind the plate, even after the Patrick Bailey trade.

Porter got into one game for the Giants last month while since-traded backstop Patrick Bailey was hurt. The 30-year-old is merely emergency catching depth at this stage of his career.

Porter was up with San Francisco for a pair of contests over the weekend after Patrick Bailey was shipped to the Guardians in a trade. The 30-year-old will remain stationed on the doorstep of the big leagues as emergency depth.

Porter, who played in five games for the Giants last season, will serve another brief MLB stint with Patrick Bailey traded and Daniel Susac not ready to come off the IL just yet. The 30-year-old Porter is 7-for-38 with one homer in 47 plate appearances since making his major league debut with the Royals in 2023.

Porter slashed .212/.346/.316 with Triple-A Sacramento and played five games with the Giants after every catcher on the roster went down with an injury. The 30-year-old will have a hard time earning a roster spot to begin 2026.

Porter returns as organizational catching depth for San Francisco after passing through waivers unclaimed and electing free agency. The 29-year-old backstop got into four games earlier this season for the Giants.

The Giants needed to free up a spot on their 40-man roster for Sergio Alcántara on Thursday and unfortunately Porter was the odd man out this time around. It seems likely that the 29-year-old backstop will pass through waivers unclaimed and continue to function as extra depth for the Giants at the Triple-A level.

Porter heads back to the minors with starting catcher Patrick Bailey back from the injured list for Wednesday’s game against the Guardians. The 29-year-old backstop was only up for a handful of games as emergency depth.

Porter got into 11 games for the Royals back in 2023, which is the last time he appeared in the majors. The 29-year-old backstop provides San Francisco with some extra catching depth while starter Patrick Bailey is on the shelf with a neck strain.