Minor leagues
Considered a top prospect in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, [12] [16] the San Francisco Giants selected Bart with the second overall pick. [17] He signed with the Giants for $7,025,000,the largest signing bonus ever for a position player. [18]
Due to the layoff following the college season,the Giants sent Bart to their Scottsdale,Arizona,facility,before assigning him to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Class A Short Season Northwest League. [19] [20] In 45 games and 181 at bats for Salem-Keizer,Bart slashed .298/.369/.613 (leading the Northwest League) with 13 home runs (3rd) and 39 runs batted in (RBIs;5th),as he also was second in the league in hit-by-pitch,with 9. [21] [22] He was named an NWL mid-season All Star,a NWL post-season All Star,a Baseball America Short-Season All Star,and a 2018 MiLB.com Organization All Star. [23]
The Giants invited Bart to spring training as a non-roster player in 2019. [24] Bart began the 2019 season with the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced California League. [25] He broke his hand on a hit by pitch on April 15 and was on the injured list until June 4. [26] Bart was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game. [27] In August,the Giants promoted Bart to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League, [28] with whom he finished the year. Over 79 games and 313 at bats between the two clubs,Bart slashed .278/.328/.495 with 16 home runs and 48 RBIs. [29] He played in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions following the season,for whom he batted .333/.524/.767 with four home runs (2nd) and 10 RBIs in 30 at bats,and was named a "Rising Star". [11] [23] [30] [29] He was named a 2019 MiLB.com Organization All-Star. [23]
The Giants again invited Bart to spring training in 2020. [31] With the 2020 minor league season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,the Giants assigned Bart to their alternate training site. [32]
Major leagues
On August 20,2020,Bart was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [33] He made his debut that night against the Los Angeles Angels and got his first career hit,a double off of Julio Teherán. [34] Bart recorded an extra-base hit in each of his first three career games,only the third Giants player to do so since at least 1901. [35] He finished the season slashing a weak .233/.288/.320 in 33 games. [36]
On May 4,2021,Bart was called back up to the majors from one of the Giants alternate training sites. [37] He had one at bat as a pinch hitter in the Giants' second game of the double header against the Colorado Rockies. [38] Two days later,Bart was optioned to the Sacramento River Cats to start the Triple-A season. [39] On July 10,due to the hand injury of Buster Posey,the Giants called Bart up again after he was hitting over .335 with an OPS of over .980. [40] Bart hit seventh and caught Anthony DeSclafani while going 2–5 with two singles and an RBIs. [41] The following day,Bart was optioned back down to Triple-A Sacramento during the All-Star break. [42]
Bart began the 2022 season with San Francisco,and hit his first career home run off of Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcántara on April 8. [43] Bart struggled in his brief look and was optioned down to Triple-A Sacramento on June 8,after the Giants traded for Austin Wynns. [44] Playing in a career–high 97 games,Bart again had difficulty keeping up with the bat,as he slashed .215/.296/.364,to go with 11 home runs and 25 RBIs. [45]
Bart made the Opening Day roster for the Giants in 2023,but ceded starting duties to Roberto Pérez to begin the year. [46] After Pérez underwent season-ending surgery on April 13,Bart assumed the starting role,with Blake Sabol serving as the backup. [47] Bart hit .231 in 26 games before being placed on the injured list on May 19 with a groin strain. [48] Upon being activated on June 10,Bart was optioned to Triple–A Sacramento in favor of Patrick Bailey,leaving Bailey and Sabol as the starting and backup catchers. [49] In 30 games for San Francisco,Bart batted a very weak .207/.263/.264,with no home runs and only five RBIs.
The Giants signed Tom Murphy during the 2023–24 offseason. Bart made the Opening Day roster with Bailey and Murphy. [50] On March 31,Bart was designated for assignment following the promotion of Daulton Jefferies. [51] [52]
