Overview
- Porter agreed to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to the Giants’ 2026 big-league spring training, per multiple reports.
- Because he was a minor-league free agent, San Francisco completed the signing before the MLB free-agent period officially opens.
- The 30-year-old spent most of 2025 at Triple-A Sacramento, posting a .212/.346/.316 line with an 85 wRC+ after a midseason DFA and re-signing.
- He appeared in five MLB games for the Giants in 2025, going 1-for-7 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch, two runs and 21 2/3 innings caught.
- Coverage characterizes Porter as organizational depth rather than a likely Opening Day backup, with the signing noted as an early move in the Vitello era.