SF Giants Player Review 2026: Eddys Leonard was a nice story, Seth Lonsway didn't do much

It's getting to that part of our SF Giants player review series where it is tough to write 400 words about just one player. This isn't any knock on them, but when a guy played in just three games for the Giants it makes it hard. That's why today we are going to combine Eddys Leonard and Seth Lonsway into one article.

Leonard is a nice story since he bounced around from organization to organization and had been in professional baseball since 2019 but had yet to make his big league debut until he did it with the Giants in 2026.

He began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, spent some time with the Detroit Tigers organization, and was in Triple-A with the Milwaukee Brewers organization before he was released and picked up by the Giants.

In three games and eight plate appearances with the Giants, he has two hits including a double. After his first big league hit, he had a big smile on his face and pointed up at his family in the stands which was a really cool moment.

Unfortunately he got DFA'd shortly thereafter but cleared waivers and went to Triple-A Sacramento. He elected free agency after the season.

Seth Lonsway didn't do much for Giants either

As for left-handed pitcher Seth Lonsway, he only appeared in two games for San Francisco in 2026 and made his big league debut as well. He had a 7.71 ERA in 2 and 1/3 innings pitched while allowing seven hits and striking out two.

He was really only called up when the Giants needed an arm to eat up some innings and was fairly predictably part of the team's 40-man roster cuts following the season.

In Double-A and Triple-A Lonsway had a 5.10 ERA in 95 and 1/3 innings. Remarkably, he had 61 strikeouts compared to 59 walks which is almost hard to believe.

The 28-year-old was drafted by the Giants in the sixth round of the 2021 MLB Draft and had some solid seasons in the minors, but he took a definite step back in 2026.

Lonsway was sent outright to Triple-A and has not yet elected free agency so maybe he will stick around and if he pitches well enough next season maybe he will even make his way back to the big leagues.

These guys did not make a huge impact in 2026 and there's a chance they might have ruined your Sporcle quiz, but they were two of the 71 and must be covered as per my parole.

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