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Hummel will head back to Triple-A with Grae Kessinger coming up to take his place on the roster. The 29-year-old has performed well in the minors, but hasn’t been able to translate that success at the highest level.

Hummel is the corresponding move after the Astros released Jose Abreu. The 29-year-old hit .301 with seven home runs in 163 at-bats for Triple-A Sugar Land this year. He spent parts of the last two major league seasons with Seattle and Arizona, but is yet to meaningfully produce in the majors.

Hummel passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment last week. The 29-year-old offers some defensive versatility, but hasn’t produced at the dish in the big leagues over the last few years.

The 29-year-old was just claimed off of waivers from the Giants at the end of last week, but he’ll head back into roster limbo as the Astros needed to free up a spot on their 40-man roster for Spencer Arrighetti on Wednesday. There’s a decent chance that Hummel will once again be plucked off of waivers.

Hummel was waived by the Giants on Opening Day. He’ll join the Astros’ organization with some major league experience playing 76 games with the Diamondbacks and Mariners where he’s slashed .166/.264/.286 across 227 career plate appearances. He’ll report to Triple-A Sugar Land for now.

Hummel can get on base, play a decent corner outfield and serve as a third catcher, but it hasn’t been enough to lock up a bench job. He was one of the Giants’ early cuts this spring, even though he was 4-for-10 with a couple of doubles.

Ramos is the headliner among a batch of cuts from Giants camp earlier this week, but the former top prospect hasn’t quite ever put it together at the highest level. He has a ton of over-the-fence pop, but his plate skills leave much to be desired. Wisely and Hummel have big-league experience, but project as bench depth in a best-case scenario.

The versatile 29-year-old had been designated for assignment by the Mets over the weekend, so they were happy to flip him for anything they could get and the Giants were able to take advantage. He has struggled mightily in his limited big league action — slashing a woeful .166/.264/.286 in 227 plate appearances — but the tools are there and he could find himself with a role on the Giants’ Opening Day roster with a strong showing in Cactus League play.

Hummel was claimed off waivers by the Mets last month, but winds up getting caught up in New York’s 40-man roster crunch. The versatile 29-year-old figures to garner some interest on waivers despite holding a .551 OPS with three homers and five steals across 227 plate appearances in 76 big league contests since 2022.

Hummel has played 76 games in the big leagues, 66 with the Diamondbacks in 2022 and 10 this past season with the Mariners. He’s struggled at the plate with a slash line of .166/.264/.286 in those 76 games. He’s flashed a bit more potential than that in the minors (.264/.399/.443) but it’s yet to translate. Part of his value comes from his jack-of-all-trades utility on the defensive side. He’s played 40 games at catcher over the last two seasons across Triple-A and MLB action, while also playing OF and filling in at 1B for 54 games in Tacoma this past season.