The San Francisco Giants are looking to complete a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night, but before taking the field, the organization announced a significant roster decision involving one of its veteran outfielders.
The Giants have officially sent Will Brennan to the minor leagues after he cleared waivers, ending a brief and difficult stint with the club at the major league level.
According to MLB Trade Rumors’ Steve Adams:
“The Giants announced that outfielder Will Brennan went unclaimed on waivers and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Sacramento. He was designated for assignment a week ago.”
Brennan, 28, has appeared in parts of five MLB seasons between the Cleveland Guardians and San Francisco Giants. He has accumulated just over three years of major league service time but has struggled to find consistency over the past two seasons.
Adams detailed the challenges Brennan faced during his time with San Francisco this year:
“Brennan appeared in 11 games for rookie skipper Tony Vitello’s club this season. He picked up 23 plate appearances and tallied only two hits — both of them singles. Brennan didn’t draw a walk but also only punched out three times. He posted a huge 93.9% contact rate, but despite the frequency of contact, Brennan didn’t hit the ball hard. He also popped up to the infield three times in that tiny sample.”
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While the Giants have endured a disappointing season and currently sit at 31-43, they have already secured a series victory over the Braves and will look to build momentum as they attempt to turn things around.
For Brennan, however, the offensive production simply was not there. He managed only two hits in 23 plate appearances with San Francisco, continuing a trend of struggles that began before arriving with the Giants.
During the 2025 season with Cleveland, Brennan recorded just one hit in 11 at-bats before eventually moving on. The lack of production ultimately made it difficult for him to maintain a spot on a major league roster.
What makes the downturn somewhat surprising is Brennan’s overall career track record. Across 838 career at-bats, he owns a respectable .263 batting average with 14 home runs and a .667 OPS. While those numbers don’t suggest star-level production, they are generally in line with the profile of a serviceable major league outfielder.
Now assigned to Triple-A Sacramento, Brennan will look to regain his form and work his way back into the major league picture.