Giants Hall of Famer McCovey hospitalized

The San Francisco Giants say Hall of Famer Willie McCovey has been hospitalized and is being treated following complications from an infection. The 76-year-old McCovey was hospitalized last week in the Bay Area, the team said Friday, and ''his recovery is progressing every day.'' The Giants are in close contact with McCovey and his family. McCovey has attended many Giants games over the past few seasons. McCovey was a career .270 hitter with 521 homers and 1,555 RBIs in 22 major league seasons, 19 of them with the Giants.