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The San Francisco Giants got off to a rough start to 2026 and the frustrations seemed to boil over on Wednesday as they lost to the San Diego Padres.
Giants third baseman Matt Chapman made a quick play on a chopper from Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts in the bottom of the fifth inning. He had to make a quick, off-balance throw to first baseman Casey Schmitt to try to get the quick hitter.
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San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman (26) throws to first base but fails to get out to San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) during the fifth inning at Petco Park on April 1, 2026. (Denis Poroy/Imagn Images)
Chapman’s throw seemed a little high, but catchable as it came off Schmitt’s glove and behind him. This allowed a runner from third base to score as the Padres extended their lead to 2-0.
The team then gathered on the mound to try to calm down. Chapman appeared saying, “Catch the damn ball” to Schmitt as the players met on the mound.
Both Schmitt and Chapman were credited with errors during the game. Chapman went heads-up in the third inning when he threw out Fernando Tatis Jr. trying to score from third base on a grounder.
San Diego ultimately pulled out a 7-1 victory, dropping San Francisco to 2-4 on the year.
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. watches his RBI single during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Chapman and Schmitt appeared to clear the air after the game, according to NBC Bay Area.
“We’re all brothers here. It’s the heat of the moment,” Chapman told reporters. “I’ve talked to Casey before and it’s all good. I thought people would try to make a big deal out of it, but it’s baseball and things happen. We all learn from it. We’ll move on. I told him before it was a little bit of a heat of the moment. I just wanted to get those outs out. It happens.”
Schmitt said he’s not “crazy about it” and understands that everyone on the team has the same goal: winning games.
San Francisco Giants first baseman Casey Schmitt (10) catches a pitch during the seventh inning against the New York Yankees at Oracle Park on March 27, 2026. (Darren Yamashita/Imagn Images)
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“That’s my guy,” he added. “He’s always been by my side and helped me with everything. That’s how it is and I should have caught the ball. We are good. We are men here and we try to win games.”
Chapman was 0-for-4 at the plate and Schmitt was 0-for-3.
