The Giants had to keep reaching into their infield depth all season long in 2026, and Nate Furman ended up getting his shot in the middle of that shuffle. He didn’t exactly announce himself at the big league level, but he also didn’t do enough to disappear from the picture.
Furman came to San Francisco in the 2024 Alex Cobb trade with the Cleveland Guardians, and his bat is what pushed him up the ladder. He may not have the kind of size that stands out, but he earned his promotion the hard way by hitting.
In 2025, he tore through multiple levels with a .369/.493/.607 line. The power wasn’t loud, but he kept finding the barrel. That carried into 2026 at Triple-A Sacramento, where he hit .293/.377/.414 with seven home runs, 48 runs batted in, and 52 walks against 55 strikeouts.
The Giants brought him up just before the trade deadline in early August, which lined up neatly with Luis Arraez being dealt and the club’s long list of infield injuries. Furman got a real look, but he didn’t make a major imprint in his first big league stint.
He finished with four hits in 32 at-bats, and all four were singles. Still, he knocked in three runs, drew five walks, and struck out 10 times, so it wasn’t a total overload for him.
There were even a few at-bats that showed some situational feel.
Defensively, he held his own at second base. He didn’t attempt a steal in the majors, but the speed is part of his game - he swiped 19 bags in the minors, and his work down the line suggested he can move.
Furman probably isn’t penciled into the Opening Day roster for next season, but that doesn’t mean he’s going anywhere. Even with a roster crunch coming, there’s a decent case for him to stay on the 40-man. He fits the kind of contact-oriented profile the front office has valued, and at 25, there’s still room for him to develop.
He looks like the sort of infield depth piece who can hang around, much like Christian Koss. Those players have a habit of sticking, and Furman may be one of the names the Giants keep in circulation even if his first big-league look didn’t turn heads.
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