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.

San Francisco Giants backup catcher Tom Murphy is in danger of missing Opening Day with a herniated disc in his back that required an epidural injection.

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.

Backup catcher Tom Murphy is likely to miss Opening Day for the San Francisco Giants with a herniated disk in his back. Murphy, 33, had been sidelined with an oblique injury since the first week of spring training for which he got a second opinion late last week.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When the San Francisco Giants line up on Great American Ballpark’s third-base line on March 27, Tom Murphy likely won’t be among the 26 players in uniform.

Giants backup catcher Tom Murphy was diagnosed with a mid-back herniated disc, the team announced to its beat writers this

When Tom Murphy moved through the San Francisco Giants’ clubhouse last season, a black cloud seemed to follow him. The catcher, signed to a two-year contract as a free agent that winter, felt a pop in his left knee while trying to block a wild pitch on May 4.