Sam

Huff

Huff, 27, appeared in 20 games with the Giants during the 2025 campaign, slashing .208/.259/.340 with a pair of homers, four RBI and a 25/4 K/BB ratio across 58 plate appearances. He’ll look to find an opportunity where he can compete for a reserve role on a team’s big league roster.

Huff went unclaimed on waivers after being jettisoned from San Francisco’s active roster earlier this week. The 27-year-old former prospect hit just .208 (11-for-53) with two homers and four RBI over 20 games with the Giants. He also struck out 25 times in 58 plate appearances during that span. He’ll remain with the club as organizational catching depth.

Huff is removed from the active and 40-man roster after slashing just 208/.259/.340 in his time with San Francisco. Considering his age and roster pedigree there’s a chance he is claimed, but if not, he’ll likely report back to Triple-A Sacramento.

Huff victimized Brock Burke for his two-out, 397-foot (102.1 mph EV) two-run blast, giving the Giants a 3-1 lead. The 27-year-old backstop also singled, walked and struck out in the ballgame, finishing the day 2-for-3. On the season, he’s slashing .190/.292/.333 with just the one long ball and two RBI.

Bailey also got Saturday off last week, so maybe this will be his day of rest for 2025. Sam Huff is catching and will hit eighth.

Bailey went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and a run scored during Friday’s extra-innings win, and his reward is a day off against Bryce Miller and the Mariners. Sam Huff will catch in Bailey’s absence.

Murphy will miss at least two months to open the regular season. It’ll be Sam Huff handling the backup catching duties in his absence.

Murphy underwent an MRI last week, and the results confirmed the herniation. The 33-year-old has been plagued by injuries, and there’s a very good chance he’ll miss the beginning of the 2025 season as well. Sam Huff and Max Stassi will battle for the backup backstop job while Murphy recovers.

Huff had only ever known playing in games for the Rangers until today, when he homered in his first game since being claimed off waivers in January. He’s in the running to open up as the Giants’ backup to Patrick Bailey, and if he misses out on that opportunity, another team could consider picking him up at the end of the spring, since he’s out of options.

Murphy was supposed to be healthy this spring after missing most of last year with a knee injury, but a new problem has arisen. Even though Murphy is due $4 million in the second season of a two-year deal, the Giants were planning on throwing open the backup catcher spot, making it a competition between Murphy, Sam Huff and Max Stassi.