SF Giants’ Chapman activated from injured list, returns to lineup

WEST SACRAMENTO — The production alone does not fully encapsulate third baseman Matt Chapman’s value to the Giants. To manager Bob Melvin, Chapman is also the team’s unquestioned leader.

“The intensity he brings on the field every day — he’s kind of the heartbeat of the team,” Melvin said Friday.

Following a one-game rehab assignment with the Triple-A River Cats on Friday and a nearly monthlong absence, that heartbeat returned Saturday as Chapman was activated off the injured list and back in the Giants’ lineup.