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PHOENIX \u2014 Willy Adames isn\u2019t in Monday\u2019s starting lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks as he continues to manage back spasms, but the Giants\u2019 starting shortstop isn\u2019t headed to the injured list just yet.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s in good spirits,\u201d said manager Tony Vitello. \u201cHe got looked at this morning and nothing structurally there was an issue, but obviously, there\u2019s still pain in his back. So, today\u2019s kind of a feel-out day \u2014 a non-medical term. Kind of see where he\u2019s at after some activity in the training room.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adames was visibly shaken up after striking out swinging to end the bottom of the seventh inning on Sunday, grimacing as he dropped his bat on the follow-through. He departed from the game after that at-bat and underwent an MRI after departing Sunday\u2019s 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves, which came back clean.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGoing into the cage and telling him he was at shortstop, it was like waking a drunk guy up for a job interview,\u201d Vitello said on Sunday of Schmitt. \u201cHe didn\u2019t look good. If you were watching him, the body language was, he was hurting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Giants are currently without a traditional backup infielder with Adames out and Schmitt at shortstop. The team also designated infielder Buddy Kennedy for assignment on Sunday to make room for Heliot Ramos, who is making his first start of the season in right field on Monday.<\/p>\n

In a pinch, rookie outfielder Jonah Cox would be the team\u2019s emergency infielder. Cox has effectively had no professional infield experience aside from four innings at second base with Single-A San Jose in 2024. That said, Cox was primarily an infielder during his first two years of college. In recent days, Cox has been working with infield coach Ron Washington before games.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased off conversations we\u2019ve had with him is he wants to provide as much flexibility as possible,\u201d Vitello said. \u201cClearly, he\u2019s a good enough prospect \u2014 he\u2019s here now \u2014 but obviously he wants to have a long career. You always want to be the guy that\u2019s needed. Not wanted, but needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Vitello also said it\u2019s a possibility, if absolutely needed, for Rafael Devers to play third base and Matt Chapman to slide to shortstop.<\/p>\n

Adames, 30, owns a slash line of .231\/.275\/.430 this season with 14 home runs and 32 RBIs. Defensively, Adames\u2019 -12 outs above average, a range-based defensive stat, are the fewest in the majors.<\/p>\n

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