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Spencer Howard, a right-handed pitcher, was considered by the Philadelphia Phillies to be a potential addition to their starting rotation at one point in time. At this point, the team is observing him from a distance as he continues to navigate the Major League Baseball landscape.

After signing a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants, Howard pitched a scoreless inning for Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. The Giants are the team who signed Howard.

His return comes after he decided to pursue free agency rather than accept an assignment to Triple-A Columbus on July 28. He began this season with the Giants and has been with them since the beginning.

On July 21, the Cleveland Guardians made the decision to assign Howard to a different program. The player, who is now 28 years old, will now make an effort to return to the Major Leagues.

He was draughted by the Phillies in the second round out of Cal Poly, and he went on to throw the first no-hitter in the history of the Class-A Lakewood BlueClaws. It has been more than three years since the Phillies traded him.

In 2020, Philadelphia brought him up, and he ended up pitching 1-2 with a 5.92 earned run average. In 2021, he was moved to the Texas Rangers in a deal that netted them many players, including starter Kyle Gibson. During his time with the Phillies, he made 11 starts and had a record of 0-2 with a 5.72 earned run average.

The Rangers used him as a spot starter in 2022, and he finished with a record of 2-4 and a 7.41 earned run average across ten games (eight starts). In 2023, Howard started the season with an injury, and Texas ultimately decided to trade him in late July of that year. After being acquired by the New York Yankees, Howard was only able to play for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, a Triple-A team, for a month before being released.

Late in the month of September, the Giants acquired his services and placed him in the minor leagues.

Despite the fact that Howard was not included on San Francisco’s Opening Day roster, he was eventually called up and moved into a key relief role this season after being brought up from Sacramento on May 28. In six appearances and 21.1 innings pitched, he had a record of 1-1 with a 3.80 earned run average. He walked nine batters and struck out 21 batters.

The product of San Luis Obispo, California, joined the Giants at a time when they were experiencing difficulties with pitching injuries. In June, when San Francisco was playing the Rangers, he took over as the starting pitcher for Logan Webb.

Howard pitched for 4.2 innings, during which he struck out 53 batters. With a 3-1 advantage, he walked three batters, struck out two, and then exited the game. During his final game with the Giants, he pitched 4.2 innings of relief against the Chicago Cubs, during which he did not allow any runs to be scored.

On June 30th, San Francisco chose to deactivate him, then on July 5th, they traded him to Cleveland. When he was with the Guardians, he pitched five innings and had a 9.00 earned run average. He had six strikeouts and three walks in his game.