12:40 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) signed a minor-league contract with the Giants on Dec. 23.

5:06 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) (shoulder) was reinstated from Triple-A Sacramento's 7-day injured list Friday and assigned to Double-A Richmond. He's gone 2-for-9 with two strikeouts in his first two games with Richmond.

12:10 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) (shoulder) is hitting .250/.340/.318 with four walks against 11 strikeouts in 12 games since moving his rehab assignment to High-A Eugene on June 25.

2:26 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) (shoulder) began a rehab assignment Friday with the Giants' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate and has gone 3-for-6 with a double, a walk and two runs in two games.

5:19 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) underwent shoulder surgery during the offseason and isn't expected to return until May, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

3:01 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) Giants recalled Walton from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday and placed him on the 60-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

1:46 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) (undisclosed) was placed on Triple-A Sacramento's injured list earlier this week, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

1:46 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) (undisclosed) was placed on Triple-A Sacramento's injured list earlier this week, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

8:59 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.

3:42 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the White Sox, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

11:58 AM - Donovan Walton (SF) Giants recalled Walton from Triple-A Sacramento prior to Thursday's game in Atlanta.

8:17 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

4:27 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) is not in Saturday's lineup against the Dodgers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

6:11 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

11:23 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Marlins.

3:30 AM - Donovan Walton (SF) went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Saturday's loss to the Marlins.

1:56 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) (undisclosed) is starting Saturday against Miami, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

5:39 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Marlins for an undisclosed reason.

4:20 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) will start at second base and bat seventh in Thursday's game against the Marlins, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

9:45 AM - Donovan Walton (SF) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

2:36 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento and is starting Wednesday's game against the Mets, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

5:22 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

11:16 AM - Donovan Walton (SF) was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

3:44 PM - Donovan Walton (SF) Giants acquired Walton from the Mariners on Wednesday in exchange for minor-league right-hander Prelander Berroa.