Giants place Buster Posey on injured list for second time this season

NEW YORK — For the second time this season, Giants catcher Buster Posey is headed to the injured list.

After missing a week of games in the middle of May following a concussion, Posey was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right hamstring strain.

Posey had an MRI done on the hamstring that revealed a mild strain according to manager Bruce Bochy, but the Giants were hopeful he would avoid a trip to the injured list. Posey hasn’t played since injuring his hamstring while running out a groundball in Saturday’s win over Baltimore, so the Giants will be able to activate him on June 12.

The Giants activated Trevor Gott (right forearm strain) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday and are back to a roster construction that includes 13 pitchers and 12 position players.

Aramis Garcia and Stephen Vogt will handle the catching duties in Posey’s absence. Garcia was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday as the Giants did not want to enter a game without having at least two healthy catchers.