The Giants very likely will be without standout infielder Casey Schmitt for the remainder of the season. San Francisco’s do-it-all utility player, who is enjoying a breakout 2026 MLB season, left Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a knee injury that a Tuesday MRI revealed was a torn left meniscus. Casey Schmitt has left the game after appearing to injure himself rounding first base pic.twitter.com/jBpUihzPi8
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) July 28, 2026 The Giants announced Wednesday that Schmitt will undergo surgery, likely ending his season, but did not provide other details. Casey Schmitt will have surgery on his torn meniscus, very likely to end his season. The Giants will know more after the procedure is done. Nothing new today on Harrison Bader, who has a new foot injury after his scooter accident.
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) July 29, 2026 NBC Sports Bay Area spoke to Stanford Medicine’s Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Marc Safran, M.D., about Schmitt’s meniscus injury, the range of tears and how long they could sideline an athlete.