The Giants have added some catching depth to their roster.
San Francisco officially announced Saturday it has agreed to contract terms with veteran catcher Tom Murphy on a two-year deal worth $8.25 million.
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The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal first reported news of Murphy's contract Monday. Per the Giants, Murphy will earn $4 million in 2024 and $4 million in 2025, and his contract also includes a club option for the 2026 MLB season that would pay Murphy a base salary of $4 million. If the club does not exercise the option, Murphy would be entitled to a $250,000 buyout. Murphy also will make a $20,000 annual donation to the Giants Community Fund in each of his first two seasons and a $20,000 donation in 2026 if the option is exercised.
The New York native's MLB career began in 2015 with the Colorado Rockies, where he stayed for four seasons. San Francisco then claimed him off waivers in 2019, but he was designated for assignment a few days later after not making the Opening Day roster.
The Giants then traded Murphy to the Seattle Mariners, where he played since the move. In his first season with Seattle, Murphy posted several career highs thanks to additional game time, but never reached those heights again in the following three years.
In 2023, Murphy had 145 at-bats across 47 games, recording a .290 batting average, .335 OBP, .538 SLG and .873 OPS. He also recorded 42 hits, eight home runs and 17 RBIs.
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Murphy will join Jung Hoo Lee as free-agent acquisitions by the Giants, with San Francisco out of the hunt for both Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani.