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Walton cleared waivers Friday and was sent outright to Triple-A Sacramento, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. Walton appeared in nine games for the Giants in 2024, during which he went 3-for-22 with a home run and two RBI. Most of his time was spent in Sacramento, however, where he slashed .305/.377/.438 with 51 RBI across 387 plate appearances. The 30-year-old infielder now seems destined to remain in the minors to start the 2025 campaign and continue serving as organizational depth.
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Walton isn't in the Giants' lineup for Tuesday's game against Arizona, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports. Walton will sit down for the fourth time in San Francisco's last five games after a stretch of starting four straight contests at second base. The Giants have relied on a committee of infielders to cover the keystone recently, and Tuesday's start will be given to Brett Wisely.
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Walton is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Diamondbacks. After being given four straight starts at second base, Walton has now started just one of the last four contests at the position. The Giants have started four different players at the keystone over that time, with Casey Schmitt getting the call for Monday's series opener.
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Walton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals. Walton had started in five of the Giants' previous six games, but he'll give way to Brett Wisely at the keystone Sunday. Since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Sept. 13, Walton has gone 2-for-20 with two walks against seven strikeouts.
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Walton will start at second base and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Orioles, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Walton will pick up his fourth consecutive start at the keystone, including his third in a row against a right-handed starting pitcher. Since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Walton has gone 2-for-13 with a home run and two walks, but that modest level of production looks like it'll be enough for him to be the favored option at second base over Brett Wisely, who is batting .123 since the beginning of August.
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Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
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2024 | SF | 9 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .136 |
2022 | SEA-SF | 25 | 76 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .157 |