Overview
- José Buttó had a second surgery Friday to repair an axillary artery in his right arm with Dr. Jason Lee at Stanford Medical Center.
- The Giants said he will start rehab next week, and the five- to six-month timeline could threaten his availability for the rest of 2026.
- The reliever previously underwent a separate procedure earlier in April to remove a blood clot from the same arm.
- Manager Tony Vitello said signs of the vascular issue appear to trace back before Buttó joined San Francisco after last July’s trade from the Mets.
- His last outing came April 1 against the Padres, when he recorded one out and showed a drop in velocity before going on the injured list with right arm fatigue.