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Madison Bumgarner injury update: Set to return

By Matt Whitener

Oct 31, 2014; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner waves to the crowd during the World Series victory parade on Market Street. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 31, 2014; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner waves to the crowd during the World Series victory parade on Market Street. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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After a strong final rehab outing, the Giants’ ace will return on Saturday after missing over two months due to injuries suffered in a dirt bike accident.

2017 has undoubtedly been a year of great frustration for the San Francisco Giants. A year after claiming the National League Wild Card, Murphy’s Law has ruled the roost for the Giants throughout the entire first half of the season, as they have stumbled to a 34-56 record, which has them opening the second half 27 games behind in the National League West.

It is a slide that has continued to deepen over the past month, as San Francisco has been in last place since June 14th and lost five of their final six contests heading into the break. It is an outcome that was helped to be ushered in by the absence of Madison Bumgarner, who has been out of action since April due to injuries sustained during a dirt bike riding accident.

But Bumgarner, who sprained the AC joint in his left (pitching) shoulder and also injured multiple ribs in the incident, is finally ready to return to action. After striking out eight in the final outing of a four start rehab stint, the pitcher is set to rejoin the Giants for this Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres.

Bumgarner, who originally was believed would be out of action until August, will be making his slightly sooner than anticipated. He was able to do so by avoiding surgery, opting to instead rebuild his arm strength at a pace that allowed him to move through three levels of the minors in a month’s time.

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In speaking to the Mercury News, the four-time All-Star and 2014 World Series MVP was undeterred by the struggles of the team impacting his readiness to return.

“Doesn’t matter whether we were winning every game or we lost every game,” Bumgarner said. “It’s not going to change the fact that I want to be out there.”

Bumgarner was 0-3 with a 3.00 ERA on the year before heading to the disabled list. He will join a Giants rotation that currently ranks 13th in the National League with a 4.95 ERA.

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