Sean

Hjelle

The move comes less than a week after Hjelle was accused of heinous acts of abuse by his wife in social media posts. He’ll head to the minors with Carson Seymour recalled from Triple-A to take his place on the active roster.

Caroline Hjelle made the serious allegations on Friday in a TikTok post. The Giants addressed the situation directly on Saturday afternoon with a team statement. “We are aware of these serious allegations. We have been in contact with MLB. These type of allegations fall under their jurisdiction and we won’t be commenting further.” The 28-year-old could face discipline under the league’s domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy once a league investigation concludes. It’s unclear whether he’ll be placed on administrative leave at this time or if the league has launched an official investigation.

Hjelle piled up five strikeouts on the night while issuing a pair of walks. The 28-year-old hurler drew the unexpected start after Sunday’s scheduled starter, Kyle Harrison, was dealt to the Red Sox just before first pitch. He allowed a run on a sacrifice fly in the opening inning and then served up a solo homer to Tommy Edman in the second inning. He threw 54 pitches (33 strikes) in the game, so expect him to be unavailable out of the bullpen for at least the next couple of days.

It sounds like the Giants will now go with a bullpen game on Sunday with Sean Hjelle warming up in the team’s bullpen and expected to start the game. With Justin Verlander (pectoral) likely to rejoin the Giants’ rotation during the upcoming week, it had been anticipated that Harrison would lose his spot in the Giants’ rotation. Now it sounds like he’s heading to the Red Sox where he’ll have an opportunity to stick at the big league level. Stay tuned.

Hjelle returns to San Francisco’s bullpen mix ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Padres with Jordan Hicks hitting the injured list with toe inflammation. The 28-year-old righty will be making his season debut when he gets into a game. He made a career-high 58 relief appearances last year for the Giants.

It’s another indication that spring standout Landen Roupp is going to make San Francisco’s season-opening roster since he projects to take over Hjelle’s long relief workload. The towering 27-year-old made a career-high 58 appearances last year for the Giants and figures to be back in the majors at some point in the near future.

Hjelle was away from the team while dealing with an issue more important than baseball for a few days. He had a 3.88 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 51 innings for the Giants this year. Hjelle will continue to pitch in long relief out of the bullpen for San Francisco.

Hjelle will be away from the team while dealing with an issue more important than baseball. Randy Rodriguez will take his place on the active roster.

Hjelle rejoins San Francisco’s pitching staff after missing the opening three weeks of the season due to a right elbow strain. The towering 26-year-old righty wrapped up a minor league rehab assignment earlier this week and returns ahead of Saturday’s showdown against the Diamondbacks. He figures to pitch in long relief out of San Francisco’s bullpen for now.

The 26-year-old was placed on the 15-day injured list with an elbow injury prior to the start of the regular season. He’ll continue to ramp up to get back with the Giants but could see some more action in the minors before he’s called up.