OAKLAND–Five different players have already started a game at third base for the Giants this season, but the club will send a new player out to the hot corner Friday in Oakland.
The Giants recalled infielder Ryder Jones from Triple-A Sacramento Friday and placed first baseman Brandon Belt on the paternity list. Belt and his wife Haylee are expecting their second child Friday and the new father is hoping to be back in the lineup Saturday.
Jones, 24, joined the Giants last summer and hit .173 over 150 at-bats while playing third base and first base. After an injury derailed his progress in spring training, Jones began the season with the Sacramento River Cats and hit .