Matt

Chapman

Chapman ambushed a first pitch cutter from Valente Bellozo in the opening inning, crushing a majestic 460-foot (108.4 mph EV) solo shot to center that gave the Giants an early 1-0 advantage. That would be his lone hit in three at-bats on the day. The 32-year-old third baseman is off to a strong start to the spring, hitting .429 (3-for-7) with a homer and two doubles in the early going.

Chapman has his first two extra-base hits of the spring. The 32-year-old is coming off a solid — if unspectacular — 2025 season with 21 homers and a .770 OPS, and fantasy managers should expect similar production from Chapman this summer.

We’re seeing close to a full lineup from the Giants in this one, with the only regular not here being Heliot Ramos who batted third in Saturday’s contest. It looks like new skipper Tony Vitello is content letting Arraez bat atop the lineup while Matt Chapman’s inclusion in the second spot is mildly intriguing. Just something to keep an eye on. Here’s the full lineup for Sunday: Luis Arraez (2B), Matt Chapman (3B), Willy Adames (SS), Rafael Devers (1B), Patrick Bailey (C), Jung Hoo Lee (RF), Bryce Eldridge (DH), Will Brennan (LF) and Harrison Bader (CF).

That means he won’t be forced to miss a game during the team’s critical weekend series against the Dodgers over the weekend. The 32-year-old slugger is hitting .243/.352/.458 with 21 homers, 56 RBI and nine stolen bases in 471 plate appearances on the season.

Chapman remains in Wednesday’s lineup while appealing the one-game suspension. It’s a bit unclear what the 32-year-old veteran third baseman did to warrant the lone suspension for either side following the on-field fracas which led to ejections for teammate Willy Adames and Rockies starter Kyle Freeland as well.

There weren’t a ton of fireworks in this relatively tame donnybrook, but it still led to a trio of ejections. The benches emptied after Rockies starter Kyle Freeland and Rafael Devers exchanged words while the latter rounded the bases following a gargantuan home run into the right-field seats. There could wind up being some additional disciplinary action from the league in the coming days.

He’s starting at third base and batting fifth today against the Rockies.

Chapman was lifted from Sunday’s game for a pinch-runner after he had fouled a ball off of his shin. It sounds like he was able to avoid any significant injury though and should be good to go for Monday’s series opener against the Rockies in Colorado. Fantasy managers can now breathe a sigh of relief.

Chapman took his place at first base but was ultimately lifted for Casey Schmitt. He’ll presumably head for X-rays just to ensure that he didn’t suffer any structural damage. Look for the Giants to provide an update on his status as soon as more information becomes available.

Chapman took a Jordan Weeks offering out of the park to extend the Giants’ lead to 11-3 and gave Chapman his 18th homer of the 2025 campaign. He also singled twice to bump his average to .243 and OPS to .767 over 100 games. You can do better, you can certainly do worse.