Giants place red-hot rookie Susac on IL with elbow injury

April 21st, 2026

The Giants' capricious offense will be without one of its more consistent contributors for the time being, as has been placed on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to Monday) with right elbow ulnar neuritis.

In the corresponding move, the Giants have selected veteran backstop Eric Haase from Triple-A Sacramento and transferred righty José Buttó (right arm surgery) to the 60-day IL.

Susac had considerably expanded his role as Patrick Bailey's backup with his unexpected production; through Sunday, he had gone 11-for-23 (.478) with five RBIs to begin his Major League career. His hot start had also served to offset Bailey's comparatively miserable one (8-for-53, 0 XBH, 1 RBI).

Haase, 33, appeared in just 30 games for the Brewers in both 2024 and 2025 and is a career .228/.278/.396 hitter across eight MLB seasons. The majority of his big league experience came with the Tigers from 2021-23, with whom he had his eye-catching 2021 rookie season in which he recorded 22 home runs and 61 RBIs (98 games).