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Barry Bonds said of Willie Mays' passing, "I am beyond devastated and overcome with emotion. I have no words to describe what you mean to me — you helped shape me to be...
June 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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Willie Mays is undoubtedly the greatest Giants player ever. More than that, he established the Bay Area as a sports haven.
June 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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There are several versions of the nickname's genesis, but only one was recognized in his own authorized biography.
June 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays, who died on Tuesday at 93, was a true baseball genius
June 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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Oakland Coliseum paid homage Tuesday night to the late Willie Mays, who got the final hit of his historic career there to spark the New York Mets' Game 2 comeback in the...
June 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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"I was very cocky. When I say that, I mean that everything that went in the air, I thought I could catch. I was very aware of what was going on," Mays said of his...
June 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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At 93 years old, Mays was the oldest living Hall of Famer and was set to be honored this week at MLB's Rickwood Classic.
June 18, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Willie Mays was known as the greatest ballplayer who ever lived by many.
June 18, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Wade could still be activated from the IL in time for the game, but MLB won't make any exceptions.
June 18, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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SF Giants legend Willie Mays got his start in the Negro Leagues as a 17-year-old with the Birmingham Barons.
June 18, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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The Giants and Cubs combined to hit 5 HRs in the final 4 innings, but Thairo Estrada got the last laugh.
June 17, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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Mays, the oldest living Hall of Famer, grew up near Rickwood Field and started his professional playing career there as a teenager.
June 17, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Heliot Ramos, 24, has come on strong since being called up and is being rewarded with All-Star votes.
June 17, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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Mays will still be honored during the week's festivities in Birmingham, Alabama. and says he will follow along from the Bay Area
June 17, 2024 at 9:40 AM
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San Francisco Giants finish with 16 hits in blowout win over Los Angeles Angels to end homestand
June 16, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Spencer Bivens got the word he's waited a long time for late Saturday when he was told he was joining the San Francisco Giants.
June 16, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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Kyle Harrison, scheduled to start Sunday's game at Oracle Park against the Los Angeles Angels, was placed on the 15-day IL with a right ankle sprain.
June 16, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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Heliot Ramos accounted all of the San Francisco Giants' runs in a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels
June 15, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants left-hander Blake Snell "seems to be progressing" from a left groin strain, manager Bob Melvin said
June 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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Rickwood Field game: 'America's oldest professional ballpark still echoes with the sounds of the legends who graced this field,' Birmingham, Alabama mayor writes on...
June 15, 2024 at 5:40 AM
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Heliot Ramos' late home run not enough as the Giants lose to the Los Angeles Angels.
June 14, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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Bob Melvin played for the Birmingham Barons from 1982-1984 at the Double-A level.
June 14, 2024 at 6:40 AM
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Heliot Ramos has burst onto the scene, hitting .305 with six home runs in 32 games while playing great defense. Here's what advanced metrics tell us.
June 13, 2024 at 6:40 AM
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The Giants pounced on Astros starter Framber Valdez for 5 runs between the 3rd and 4th innings to earn a series win.
June 12, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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Jordan Hicks allowed three earned runs over 4 2/3 innings as he battled the flu, but his effort wasn't enough as the Giants mustered just three hits
June 11, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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After dealing with various arm ailments, Alex Cobb inched closer to returning to game action by throwing a bullpen on Tuesday at Oracle Park
June 11, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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After allowing two runs in the top of the 10th, the Giants put up three runs in the bottom of the frame to secure the win
June 10, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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Mauricio Dubón, a fan favorite who spent parts of four seasons with the Giants, doesn't hide feelings toward his ex-manager in San Francisco
June 10, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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Matt Chapman, who leads the Giants in games played, was not in Monday's starting lineup due to a hamstring ailment
June 10, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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The Giants' second-half has a chance to be much better than the first.
June 10, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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The Giants had to settle for a series win and a 3-3 road trip after Winn was tagged for 7 runs in 4 innings.
June 9, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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Former MLB reliever Sergio Romo now does work for NBC Sports Bay Area for San Francisco Giants games
June 9, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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Occupying the top two spots of the Giants' batting order, Austin Slater and Heliot Ramos teamed up to manufacture all three of their runs.
June 8, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Airing exclusively on Roku, the 12:05 p.m. local start is tied for the Giants' earliest first pitch of the season.
June 8, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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SF Giants had hit 3+ HR twice in 62 games before doing so their past 2 contests, including 3 from Wilmer Flores.
June 7, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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In 154 regular season meetings between the two managers, Melvin has 84 wins to Bochy's 70.
June 7, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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With an overtaxed bullpen, the Giants are learning the effects of counting on 2 rookies and a converted reliever.
June 7, 2024 at 5:40 AM
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The Giants pounced on Jordan Montgomery for 6 runs in the 3rd inning, all coming on home runs from Heliot Ramos and Wilmer Flores.
June 5, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Matos has batted .153 with 10 strikeouts in 63 plate appearances since his OPS peaked after six-RBI game last month.
June 5, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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The 31-year-old former Cy Young winner threw an inning against the Mariners' rookie-level affiliate in his first game action since two elbow operations.
June 5, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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Extending their skid to a season-long 6 games, Melvin called his team's play in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Diamondbacks 'bad,' 'terrible' and 'awful.'
June 4, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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The Giants are searching for on-base ability at the top of their lineup after losing Jung Hoo Lee and Austin Slater.
June 4, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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Randy Rodriguez allowed a walk-off home run to Pavin Smith in the bottom of the ninth.
June 3, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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Snell was placed on the injured list for the second time this season, leaving the Giants with 3 healthy starting pitchers.
June 3, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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The Giants handed a 5-3 lead to their closer, Camilo Doval, who allowed four runs on a career-high four hits.
June 2, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Snell was accompanied by manager Bob Melvin and trainer Dave Groeschner as he walked off the mound after his 99th pitch Sunday.
June 2, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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Estrada had missed only one game before being forced out of the lineup the past two games.
June 2, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton homered for the Yankees as the Giants dropped their third straight game
June 1, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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After struggling in his rookie season, Brett Wisely has incorporated several tweaks that have led to early production
June 1, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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How much longer can this team survive short starter outings?
June 1, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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Playing in front of friends and family from nearby San Joaquin County, Judge was greeted with multiple rounds of boos 2 years after choosing the Yankees in free...
June 1, 2024 at 12:40 AM
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In his first game in San Francisco since spurning the Giants in free agency, Aaron Judge homered twice and drove in 4 runs.
May 31, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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Austin Slater, Michael Conforto and Nick Ahmed will all be in Sacramento on rehab assignments this weekend.
May 31, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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The Giants have found an identity. Is it strong enough to keep this team winning?
May 31, 2024 at 6:40 AM
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Fans are excited about the Giants' hot streak over the last two weeks, but they recalled the team's
May 30, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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History nearly repeated itself exactly seven years after Bryce Harper and Hunter Strickland threw haymakers on Oracle Park's infield grass.
May 29, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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Tyler Fitzgerald scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning to beat the MLB-best Phillies
May 28, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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LaMonte Wade Jr. is leading MLB with a .470 on-base percentage.
May 28, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Things are going well with the youth movement, but the veterans are poised to return.
May 28, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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SF Giants: Blake Snell failed to make it out of the fifth inning for the fifth time in five starts as Giants big signing still searches for first win
May 27, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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SF Giants: Brett Wisely had two more hits as San Francisco Giants start homestand with a win
May 27, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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Blake Snell is starting today's game as he awaits the birth of his first child, and manager Melvin keeps options open for Tuesday pitching plan.
May 27, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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Jung Hoo Lee, Austin Slater and Luis Matos all had run-ins with the chain-link portion of the outfield fence on the Giants' past home stand.
May 27, 2024 at 7:40 AM
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The Giants were walked off by the Mets, 4-3, after taking a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth.
May 26, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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Luciano, 22, has committed five errors in five games on the road trip — four in the ninth inning or later.
May 26, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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The Giants erased a deficit in the 7th inning or later for the 4th consecutive game to improve to better than .500 for the first time since they were 2-1 on March...
May 25, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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With a third straight come-from-behind win, the Giants evened their record to .500 for the first time since they were 2-2.
May 24, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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Pomeranz, 35, hasn't appeared in an MLB game since undergoing flexor tendon surgery in August 2021.
May 24, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants: Luis Matos, Heliot Ramos, and Marco Luciano are hitting, and that's good because the Giants are out of starting pitchers
May 23, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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Joey Bart, the Giants' No. 2 overall draft pick in 2018, blasted his first career home run off them Thursday in a series finale at Pittsburgh.
May 23, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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The Giants erased a four-run deficit for the second consecutive game, something the club hadn't done since 1998.
May 23, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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Despite a poor return to the rotation from Blake Snell, the Giants rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win their first game of the road trip.
May 22, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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The 21-year-old has been deemed the most polished pitcher to come from the amateur ranks since Stephen Strasburg and has at least lived up to those expectations, if not...
May 22, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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The Giants were leading the Pirates 6-2 when Luke Jackson took over to begin the ninth inning.
May 21, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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Bailey, Michael Conforto and Austin Slater all made the cross-country trip as each player nears full health.
May 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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After collecting 16 RBIs last week, Luis Matos was named the National League's Player of the Week
May 20, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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Hicks, who once regularly reached triple digits, only threw 2 pitches harder than 95 mph but limited Colorado to 1 run in 5 IP.
May 19, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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With a 3-run home run and another couple RBI knocks, Luis Matos has driven in 11 runs the past 2 games and 17 this season.
May 18, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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Luciano, 22, is expected to be the Giants' starting shortstop, at least until Nick Ahmed is ready to return.
May 18, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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DJ Umami currently serves as the Giants' resident DJ, embedded into the experience of watching a game at Oracle Park.
May 18, 2024 at 6:40 AM
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