José Quintana placed on Paternity List, Jay Jackson back

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The San Francisco Giants are visiting the Chicago Cubs this weekend, and while the storyline is the reunion of Kris Bryant, it’s also a reunion for another Giant: José Quintana. Quintana spent part of 2017, as well as all of 2018 through 2020 with the Cubs; and since he came there from the cross-town White Sox, this is the first season in his career when he hasn’t played for a Chicago team.

But he’ll be missing the reunion, and doing so for a very good reason: he’s got a kiddo on the way. On Friday, the Giants placed Quintana on the Paternity List, and recalled right-handed reliever Jay Jackson.

Quintana has been very solid since the Giants picked…