San Francisco Giants backup catcher Tom Murphy will get an injection for a herniated disk in his back that will sideline him for at least two weeks, and could keep him from being ready for the start of the season.

The San Francisco Giants and Athletics kick off spring training Saturday in Arizona. The Giants take on the Texas Rangers and the A’s face off against the San Diego Padres. Here’s how you can catch the action — including watching the A’s for free. When: Saturday, Feb. 22 at 12:05 p.m. PT

Verlander is a guru. His presence here is palpable. After his turn on the mound, he sat in the dugout with catcher Patrick Bailey and talked to him like Obi-Wan Kenobi spoke to Luke Skywalker. Student and teacher. And the student paid rapt attention.

Tom Murphy, who missed most of the San Francisco Giants' 2024 season dealing with a knee injury, will spend the next few weeks of spring training recovering from a mid-back disk herniation.

Giants backup catcher Tom Murphy was diagnosed with a mid-back herniated disc, the team announced to its beat writers this morning (link via Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle).