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In case you forgot, 49ers president of football operations and general manager John Lynch knows a thing or two about baseball.The Pro Football Hall of Famer initially...
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New Giants manager Tony Vitello’s contract details appear to be public.A few hours after news of the Orange and Black hiring the former Tennessee baseball coach...
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New Giants manager Tony Vitello is making history as the first MLB skipper to earn a job having only coached at the collegiate level, but one of his former players...
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SAN FRANCISCO — The timing of the Tony Vitello hire, made official just two days before the start of the World Series, could lead to a fascinating backdrop when...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey was as steady as it got during his years in the big leagues, but as the Giants president of baseball operations, he has thus far been...
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The Giants appear to have found their next manager.San Francisco is “closing in” on hiring Tennessee coach Tony Vitello to lead the team for the 2026 MLB...
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Los Angeles Dodgers starter Blake Snell has been nearly unhittable throughout the 2025 MLB playoffs.After another dominant outing against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1...
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SAN FRANCISCO — As expected, the Giants have two Gold Glove Award finalists. But one of the names is a bit of a surprise.Catcher Patrick Bailey is a finalist for a...
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SAN FRANCISCO — During the final homestand at Oracle Park, the lower deck was dotted with No. 78 jerseys, which will become a throwback next spring when Bryce...
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Northern California is home to Buster Posey.The Giants president of baseball operations explained why he knew the Golden State is where he belongs in Wednesday’s...
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While the Giants late-season collapse wasn’t what president of baseball operations Buster Posey had in mind for his club, the former San Francisco catcher...
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Another offseason for Giants brings another search for a new manager. The search is new territory for president of baseball operations Buster Posey as the team...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey’s second offseason in charge should be a busy one, and not just because it’s starting with a search for a new manager...
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In his first public comments since his firing last Monday, former Giants manager Bob Melvin said he has “no regrets” over his tenure with the club.Speaking...
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Bryce Eldridge‘s road to recovery officially is underway after undergoing surgery Thursday on his left wrist to remove a bone spur.His recovery is estimated to...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey hit .302 in the big leagues and won a batting title in his first full season as the Giants’ catcher. Through one year as an...
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From one MVP catcher to … another? It’s no secret who Buster Posey believes is most deserving of the American League honor this season. The Giants president...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey did a Zoom call with reporters on Monday, sat down for a press conference on Wednesday morning, and then taped an episode of the...
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SAN FRANCISCO — A few hours after the Giants parted ways with Bob Melvin, the Texas Rangers announced that Bruce Bochy would not be back as their manager. The...
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Bryce Eldridge was a name Giants fans clamored for much of the 2025 MLB season.When the 20-year-old finally joined the roster in mid-September, hoping to help San...
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After suffering a season-ending shoulder injury just 37 games into his debut MLB season last year, Giants center fielder Jung Hoo Lee experienced his first full...
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After the Giants announced the dismissal of now-former manager Bob Melvin on Monday, plenty of eyes turned to Bruce Bochy’s future with the Texas Rangers given the...
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SAN FRANCISCO — The timing was odd, and looking back, it makes even less sense. At 1:05 p.m. on July 1, the Giants sent out a press release announcing that...
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Once known for their stability on the top step of the dugout, the Giants now will embark on a search for a new manager for the second time in 25 months. Manager Bob...
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Willy Adames and Matt Chapman grabbed a microphone after Sunday’s 4-0 Giants win over the Colorado Rockies, taking the field at Oracle Park to thank San Francisco...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Bob Melvin wasn’t supposed to be facing questions about his 2026 status after the 2025 finale. The Giants looked to be headed for the...
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SAN FRANCISCO — As the Giants finished up a sweep of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, it was hard not to think about what might have been. Sure, the Rockies...
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SAN FRANCISCO — When the Giants gave Willy Adames the largest free-agent contract in franchise history last offseason, they were counting on him ending the...
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SAN FRANCISCO — The 2021 Giants won a franchise-record 107 games, but the next year, they also accomplished something that had never been done in their long...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Verlander is 555 starts into his MLB career, but he has been reminded over and over again this season that the learning never stops...
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants didn’t do much to help Justin Verlander’s pursuit of 300 wins, but in what might be his final start in orange and black...
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SAN FRANCISCO — By just about any measure, this was one of the most memorable nights of Willy Adames’ career. The Giants shortstop won the Willie Mac...
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BOX SCORESAN FRANCISCO — As a team, there’s not much for the Giants to play for this weekend. Sure, they’d like to finish strong, and a .500 record is...
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Willie Mac Award was created by former Giants owner Bob Lurie, who was horrified that McCovey was playing across the bay in Oakland and...
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Zack Minasian has a specific approach to assessing Bob Melvin and the rest of the Giants’ coaching staff as San Francisco’s underwhelming 2025 MLB season...
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Bryce Eldridge’s September call-up created excitement in the final chapter of another disappointing Giants campaign, but will the young slugger be featured in San...
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As the Giants’ 2025 season wraps up this weekend, the team is starting to look forward to the offseason and a fresh start in 2026.Perhaps the biggest question for...
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Giants reliever Randy Rodriguez’s lengthy road to recovery officially has begun after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right throwing elbow Wednesday.Stanford...
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On Wednesday night, Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge showed a glimpse into why he’s one of MLB’s top prospects. The 20-year-old first baseman contributed a 109.7...
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SAN FRANCISCO — A day after they were officially eliminated from the MLB playoff race, the Giants at least made sure that they didn’t get swept. Against...
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SAN FRANCISCO — A day after they were officially eliminated from the MLB playoff race, the Giants at least made sure that they didn’t get swept. Against...
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SAN FRANCISCO — The first vote of confidence came on Dec. 10. As an organization, the Giants do not believe in rebuilding. But Buster Posey, a franchise...
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SAN FRANCISCO — The end was all too familiar for the 2025 Giants. Their bullpen, torn apart by trades and injuries, fell apart in the late innings at...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey once played all nine positions in a college game, but he was drafted as a catcher, retired as a catcher and will go into the Hall of...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Throughout an up-and-down second half, the Giants always have viewed this final homestand as a huge potential boost for their MLB playoff chances...
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LOS ANGELES — Trevor McDonald said all the right things Sunday, even though he’s just three appearances into his big league career. The Giants...
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LOS ANGELES — In at least one way, the Giants got what they needed this weekend. The New York Mets dropped two of three to the lowly Washington Nationals at home...
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LOS ANGELES — On Saturday night, Bryce Eldridge picked up his first MLB hit by smoking a fastball from former All-Star Tyler Glasnow off the wall in left field...
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BOX SCORELOS ANGELES — There are few things better for a lineup than striking gold right away. You give your pitcher a nice early lead, you put the other...
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After years of anticipation, top Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge recorded his first MLB hit on Friday night. And who better to do it against than San Francisco’s...
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LOS ANGELES — At 9:53 p.m. last Friday, Patrick Bailey hit a walk-off grand slam off Tanner Scott to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park. The Giants crept...
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BOX SCORELOS ANGELES — In the fifth inning Friday night, about two hours after the first pitch, Dodger Stadium started shaking. But it had nothing to do with the...
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LOS ANGELES — Bruce Bochy called it the “Bomb Squad.”Years before the Giants embraced platoon life, Bochy would walk into the visiting manager’s...
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LOS ANGELES — In their first draft under president of baseball operations Buster Posey, the Giants went out of their way to take contact hitters. A few weeks...
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BOX SCORELOS ANGELES — The Giants did not get any help before they took the field Thursday. The New York Mets won their afternoon game and the Cincinnati Reds got...
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Giants starter Justin Verlander has turned things around in his age-42 MLB season, and he has no intention of slowing down any time soon.After another dominant outing...
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The 42-year-old’s still got it.Future Baseball Hall of Famer Justin Verlander continued his nostalgic stretch of pitching excellence and helped snap the...
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Giants ace Logan Webb made an appalling confession to Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts. In an appearance on Bleacher Report’s “On Base with...
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For much of this season’s final stretch, the Giants have had their sights on the New York Mets and the National League’s third and final wild-card spot, and...
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The momentum from Bryce Eldridge’s highly anticipated MLB debut wasn’t enough to lift the Giants past the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Chase...
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Top Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge made his highly anticipated MLB debut against the Diamondbacks on Monday in Arizona, batting fifth in the lineup as the designated...
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In an airport, waiting to board a flight back to Sacramento, the last thing the Giants’ No. 1 prospect Bryce Eldridge was anticipating was the call.The 6-foot-7...
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In an airport, waiting to board onto a flight back to Sacramento, the last thing the Giants’ No. 1 prospect Bryce Eldridge was anticipating was the call.The...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Before Sunday’s game, Giants manager Bob Melvin said they’re “TBA” for Tuesday’s matchup at Chase Field. During the...
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The Bryce Eldridge Era officially has arrived, and Giants fans couldn’t be more excited.San Francisco is calling up its top prospect, and the slugging first...
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SAN FRANCISCO — With an MLB playoff spot on the line, the Giants are hoping their top prospect can help get them over the finish line. First baseman Bryce...
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SAN FRANCISCO — At about 6:45 p.m. on Saturday evening, the Giants were feeling pretty good about their situation. They took the field knowing the New York...
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SAN FRANCISCO — There was some good news for the Giants this weekend. They did get the help they needed.The Cincinnati Reds got swept up the road in Sacramento...
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SAN FRANCISCO — After an incredible double play to end the top of the second inning and escape a no-out bases-loaded jam, a hyped up Logan Webb belted three words...
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BOX SCORESAN FRANCISCO — The Giants had an opportunity to move into a playoff spot with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. For nearly the first half...
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The Giants will be without their best defensive first baseman for the foreseeable future.San Francisco placed Dominic Smith on the IL on Saturday with a right hamstring...
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There almost were too many incredible moments to count from the Giants’ thrilling 5-1 walk-off win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night at Oracle Park.From...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Giants manager Bob Melvin sat down behind a podium late Friday night and asked a question that was more pertinent than any he would be...
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BOX SCORESAN FRANCISCO — To get back to the postseason, the Giants are going to have to go through the Los Angeles Dodgers. They’re off to a strong and...
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Giants third baseman Matt Chapman, in fact, will play against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night at Oracle Park.Chapman’s status was in doubt as he awaited a...
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The Giants announced an exciting new exhibition matchup that will take place just before the start of the 2026 MLB season.San Francisco will host the Sultanes de...
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SAN FRANCISCO – In an ideal world for the Giants, there would be a smooth path to the MLB playoffs. That’s not Giants baseball, though. Torture is. So...
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SAN FRANCISCO – The red-hot Giants were cooled off in their pursuit of an MLB playoff push Wednesday at Oracle Park with a frustrating 5-3 loss against the Arizona...
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In a scenario tricky enough to stump the best, rookie right-handed pitcher Joel Peguero let his best work do the talking with everything on the line for the Giants.With...
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SAN FRANCISCO – From hobbling to homering, Willy Adames powered the Giants to a 5-3 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Oracle Park. The...
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