The San Francisco Giants called up outfielder Mac Williamson on Tuesday, one day after he smashed three home runs in a game for Triple-A Sacramento.
Williamson, 28, joined the team in Denver for the start of a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies.
Including his three homers Monday night against Reno, Williamson is batting .378 with nine homers, 22 RBIs and 23 runs in 23 games for the River Cats. He has a .459 on-base percentage and is slugging .756.
This will be the fifth straight year that Williamson has spent time with San Francisco. He has appeared in 120 games since 2015, batting just .222 with 13 homers and 33 RBIs.
Williamson slugged his way into the Giants’ lineup last season, too. Called up on April 20, 2018, he hit three homers in his first five games before suffering a concussion when he tripped over a bullpen pitching mound while trying to catch a fly ball.
San Francisco designated Williamson for assignment at the end of spring training this year, but he cleared waivers and returned to Triple-A.
The Giants announced several other transactions Tuesday.
They designated infielder Yangervis Solarte and ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte for assignment and called up left-hander Williams Jerez and infielder Donovan Solano from Sacramento. Outfielder Mike Gerber was optioned to Sacramento after Monday’s loss at Cincinnati.