CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sam Hentges wasn’t out of work long.

The Guardians made him a free agent on Nov. 21 when they didn’t offer him a contract for 2026. On Thursday, he and the Giants agreed to terms on a one-year $1.4 million big-league deal.

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Hentges missed the 2025 season after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder capsule and labrum on Sept. 18, 2024. In September of 2025, while rehabbing from his shoulder surgery, he also underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

The Guardians drafted the 6-foot-8, 245-pound Hen

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