"Acquired from the Rays in a trade last February, Basabe spent his entire season at Triple-A Sacramento, getting significant time at shortstop, second base, and third base. Basabe hit .249/.309/.412 with 14 homers over 477 plate appearances, with that slash line more or less matching his career .266/.320/.398 mark over 1186 Triple-A PA. Within the context of the Pacific Coast League, however, Basabe's offensive production wasn't much to speak of given the PCL's notoriously hitter-friendly nature."
"Still only 25 years old, Basabe will now return to the same Triple-A role with the Giants in the hopes of another call-up to the majors. Matt Chapman and Willy Adames have the left side of San Francisco's infield locked down, with Casey Schmitt penciled into second base duty and Tyler Fitzgerald and Christian Koss on hand as other infield depth options."
Osleivis Basabe re-signed with the San Francisco Giants on a minor-league contract after being outrighted off the 40-man roster and becoming eligible for minor-league free agency. He spent 2025 at Triple-A Sacramento, receiving significant time at shortstop, second base, and third base, and hit .249/.309/.412 with 14 homers in 477 plate appearances. That Triple-A performance matched his career Triple-A numbers, and it was muted given the Pacific Coast League’s hitter-friendly environment. Basabe drew prospect attention in Tampa Bay’s system but has lacked consistent hitting above Double-A. He has 94 MLB plate appearances from 2023 and remains organizational infield depth at age 25.
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