Giants call up 2020 first-round pick C Patrick Bailey

THE San Francisco Giants selected the contracts of catcher Patrick Bailey and right-hander Ryan Walker from Triple-A Sacramento in a series of moves Friday.

To make room for both players on the 40-man roster, outfielder Cal Stevenson was designated for assignment and outfielder Heliot Ramos was recalled from Sacramento and placed on the 60-day disabled list with a right oblique strain.

San Francisco also placed right-hander Ross Stripling on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back injury and catcher Joey Bart to IL with a groin strain. Both moves were retroactive to Thursday.

It was 23-year-old Bailey They are giants‘ first-round draft pick (13th overall) in 2020. He gives the major league club two players from this draft class as he joins infielder Casey Schmitt, the team’s second-round pick that year, who made his major league debut. May 9

Bailey hit .276 with four home runs and 16 RBIs in 28 games between Sacramento and Double-A Richmond this season. Walker, 27, went 1-0 with a 0.89 ERA in 15 appearances (three starts) for Sacramento. He is making his league debut.

Stevenson, 26, is hitless through six games in nine at-bats this season, but has made three appearances. He is 10-for-69 (.145) in 29 games with the Oakland Athletics. They are giants over the past two seasons. Ramos, 23, was 5-26 (.192) in nine games They are giants at the beginning of the season

Stripling, 33, is 0-2 with a 7.24 ERA in nine appearances (five starts) They are giants in this season. In eight major league seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers (2016-20), Toronto Blue Jays (2020-22) and They are giants38-40, 3.94 ERA in 213 games (109 starts)

Bart, 26, is hitting .231 with a .581 OPS in 26 games They are giants in this season. In four seasons with San Francisco, Bart is a .223 hitter with 11 home runs and 37 RBIs over 158 games

— Field Level Media