Major League career Andrew Susac
1 major league career
1.1 2014
1.2 2015
1.3 2016
major league career
2014
the giants called susac major league club late on july 25, 2014, replace backup catcher héctor sánchez after sánchez showed concussion symptoms. susac flew san francisco next morning , played first mlb game evening vs. los angeles dodgers, grounding out third base in single at-bat against clayton kershaw shut out giants day. susac got first major league hit, single, on july 30, 2014, , first major-league home run (a two-run homer) @ wrigley field against chicago cubs pitcher edwin jackson on august 20, 2014.
however, susac later played in september 1 continuation of giants vs. colorado rockies game may 22 (over 3 months earlier), suspended rain, , due mlb s record-keeping rules, may 22 date given official mlb debut. susac singled left field , later driven home double hunter pence. because game continuation, may 22 official date susac s first hit , first run scored, , swinging strikeout later in same game batting average briefly .500. susac finished regular season 3 home runs , 19 rbis, batting .273 in 35 games played.
susac giants backup catcher behind buster posey during 2014 postseason. appeared in 4 games, batting 1-for-4 (.250) giants won 2014 world series.
2015
in 2015, susac giants prospect in baseball america s top 100 list. however, set in spring training tooth infection , wrist injury , subsequently started season sacramento river cats of pcl. susac called giants on april 18 when jake peavy went on disabled list. on june 27, susac hit bases-loaded double drove in 3 runs , helped giants come behind defeat colorado rockies 7–5. in late june, susac named giants regular catcher team dealt outfield injuries pushed buster posey first base , brandon belt left field.
on july 18, susac sprained right thumb while sliding third base , placed on 15-day disabled list. susac activated on august 17, shut down season on september 5 due lingering effects wrist sprain suffered in spring training. underwent surgery on wrist remove bone fragments , address inflammation. in 2015, susac appeared in 52 games, batting .218/.297/.368 3 home runs , 14 rbis.
2016
during spring training, susac set sore right wrist , optioned triple-a sacramento start season. susac had 36 rbis in 58 games sacramento before being traded along giants top minor league prospect , 2015 first round draft pick pitcher phil bickford milwaukee brewers relief pitcher smith on august 1, 2016.
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