The Giants’ defense appears to have improved this spring. So much so, that they turned a Chicago Cubs base hit into a triple play in the top of the first inning of Sunday’s spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium. SPRING TRAINING TRIPLE PLAY pic.twitter.com/7TkZFL2Ppw — SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) February 22, 2026 With runners on first and second and nobody out, Chicago outfielder Seiya Suzuki dropped a bloop single over the head of San Francisco second baseman Luis Arráez, who threw the ball to pitcher and cutoff man Robbie Ray, who then threw the ball to shortstop Willy Adames at second base, who tagged Suzuki out after the slugger attempted to stretch the hit into a double.However, Matt Shaw, who was on second when the ball was hit, held up at third base, which appeared to catch Alex Bregman, who was on first base, off guard, as the new Cubs third baseman rounded second and went to third, where Shaw also was standing. Adames, after tagging Suzuki out, then ran over to third and tagged Bregman out. Then, as Adames handed the ball off to third baseman Matt Chapman, Shaw walked off the bag and Chapman slyly tagged him out to...