San Francisco Giants backup catcher Tom Murphy is in danger of missing Opening Day with a herniated disc in his back that required an epidural injection.

Backup catcher Tom Murphy is likely to miss Opening Day for the San Francisco Giants with a herniated disk in his back. Murphy, 33, had been sidelined with an oblique injury since the first week of spring training for which he got a second opinion late last week.

San Francisco Giants backup catcher Tom Murphy will get an injection for a herniated disk in his back that will sideline him for at least two weeks