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Farhan Zaidi watched the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft from a suite at Oracle Park, with two Giants mugs a couple of feet
June 11, 2020 at 12:42 AM -
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Perhaps you are skeptical about the Giants drafting a catcher for the second time in three years.Never mind that picking the best player available is
June 11, 2020 at 12:42 AM -
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There was no doubt that Spencer Torkelson would go first overall in the 2020 MLB Draft, but it was a bit of a
June 11, 2020 at 12:42 AM -
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A few hours before the start of the MLB draft, the Giants took a step to make sure past draftees are taken care of this
June 10, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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Giants prospect Hunter Bishop and top 2020 MLB Draft prospect Spencer Torkelson had at least three things in common entering Wednesday. They're both Bay Area
June 10, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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For the second time in three years, the Giants selected a catcher from the ACC with their first pick in the MLB draft.The Giants picked
June 10, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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For years, the Giants have gone through the same routine a few weeks or months after the MLB draft. After their first-round pick officially signs,
June 10, 2020 at 12:42 PM -
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As baseball fans wait to watch games or know if an actual season will be played this year, the 2020 MLB Draft carries on. And
June 10, 2020 at 12:42 PM -
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They are images that have been synonymous with draft coverage for decades. During the NBA draft, there always is one player sitting at his table much
June 9, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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June 9, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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The Giants took Steve Soderstrom with the No. 6 pick in the 1993 draft. His son, Tyler, makes sense at No. 13 nearly three decades later.
June 9, 2020 at 12:42 PM -
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Giants manager Gabe Kapler posted a lengthy message on his Instagram story Monday morning, supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and pledging to encourage the...
June 8, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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If MLB and the MLBPA ever reach a deal, the Giants are likely to hold Spring Training 2.0 at Oracle Park, frantically getting dozens of
June 8, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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You probably know the names. The ones that got away. Aaron Judge. Rhys Hoskins. Joc Pederson. They're just some of the locals who grew up in
June 8, 2020 at 12:42 PM -
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The MLB Draft arguably has the most difficult evaluation process of any of North Americas four major sports. With upwards of 40 rounds in a
June 8, 2020 at 12:42 AM -
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There might not be a baseball season this year, but there will be a draft. The 2020 MLB Draft is set to begin Wednesday, June
June 7, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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Disclaimer: The MLB draft is a crapshoot. Let's just get that out of the way. This isn't an exact science. It's far from it. We're talking
June 7, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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The 2020 MLB Draft being shortened to only five rounds is a detriment to countless players and baseball as a whole. As far as how
June 7, 2020 at 12:42 PM -
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No matter how you feel about interleague play, it's hard to find much fault with the yearly home-and-home series between the Giants and A's. Fans from
June 5, 2020 at 12:42 PM -
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The shortened 2020 MLB Draft that begins June 10 now is less than one week away. In what could be the strangest draft we've seen, the Giants
June 4, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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Justin Viele was a shortstop at Santa Clara University as the Giants were taking over the even years, and he took advantage of his school's
June 4, 2020 at 6:42 PM -
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June 3, 2020 at 5:42 PM -
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When Giants fans look back on Mike Yastrzemski's rookie year, they surely remember the 21 homers, his successful return to Baltimore, and that magical series at
June 3, 2020 at 5:42 PM -
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The owners and players don't appearto be any closer to a resolution that will allow baseball to return to the field this summer, but behind the scenes, the Giants...
June 3, 2020 at 11:42 AM -
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Mike Krukow knows how to get people's attention. Ever since he went from the field to the broadcast booth for the Giants, Krukow's unique voice
June 2, 2020 at 11:42 AM -
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MLB says the season may be as short as 50 games. The players want 114. What would that have looked like for the 2019 Giants?
June 2, 2020 at 11:42 AM -
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Like many in the baseball community, Giants manager Gabe Kapler has been particularly active on social media over the past week, posting his own thoughts
June 1, 2020 at 10:42 PM -
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There might not be a more perfect candidate for an all-time MLB Home Run Derby than former Giants legend Barry Bonds. His 756 home runs
June 1, 2020 at 10:42 PM -
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With protests taking place throughout the Bay Area, the Giants have taken a step to protect their ballpark.Photos surfaced on social media of Oracle Park
June 1, 2020 at 10:42 PM -
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As the calendar flips and we somehow have entered June, the 2020 MLB Draft now is less than two weeks away. Before we know it,
June 1, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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There aren't many offensive stats where the 2019 Giants stood out, but when it came to game-winning hits, they truly were dominant. The Giants had
June 1, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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Dusty Baker has been a part of professional baseball since 1967, and if and when the sport returns in 2020, he will have to kick
May 31, 2020 at 10:42 PM -
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Hunter Pence was part of two World Series-winning teams with the Giants in 2012 and 2014. He rejoined San Francisco's roster in February after an impressive
May 31, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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Travis Ishikawa provided one of the most memorable postseason moments in Giants history, blasting a three-run walk-off homer in Game 5 of the NLCS to
May 30, 2020 at 10:42 PM -
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On his first day in charge at Oracle Park, Farhan Zaidi said he wanted to try and walk a tightrope in 2019. He talked of
May 29, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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The Giants and Rockies play 19 times every year, with three series at Coors Field and three at Oracle Park. Those games could not possibly
May 29, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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The Giants, by using June 30 as a date for extended pay, fall in line with most of the rest of the sport thus far.
May 29, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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Mike Yastrzemski and Mauricio Dubon were two of the biggest success stories of the 2019 Giants season. They talk about what the support of the fan base meant to...
May 28, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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The Giants expect the construction of their new bullpens to be finished in the next week or so. It might not be much longer
May 28, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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It's hard for Giants fans not to get excited about Marco Luciano. At only 18 years old, the young shortstop feels like San Francisco's next
May 27, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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On the latest episode of the Giants Insider Podcast, Javier Lopez talks with Alex Pavlovic and Kelli Johnson about how baseball can return amid the pandemic and...
May 27, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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If you've spent part of the last three months playing at Oracle Park on your PlayStation, you have a decent idea of what the outfield
May 27, 2020 at 10:42 AM -
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This is a short week for most workers in the United States, but for the two sides trying to get baseball back on the field,
May 26, 2020 at 10:42 PM -
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Have you ever wanted to field grounders on the same patch of dirt as Brandon Crawford? Or hit in the cage that Buster Posey has
May 26, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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The Giants made a lot of roster moves last season. They might have to be even faster this year as they aim to quickly evaluate players in a shortened season.
May 26, 2020 at 4:42 PM -
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For a few weeks now players have been eyeing the first week of July, hopeful that Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association find a
May 25, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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It was clear when watching Mark McGwire at USC that he was set for stardom in the big leagues. McGwire was an eighth-round pick in high
May 25, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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Giants CEO Larry Baer understands the frustrations in baseball right now. He gets why fans want games back, he gets why players want to be
May 24, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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The MLB draft is going to look completely different next month.Instead of a 40-round draft, this year's format will consist of just five rounds. Players
May 23, 2020 at 9:42 PM -
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Giants coach Alyssa Nakken has been a fan of the team since the day she was born. Growing up in Woodland, a town outside Sacramento,
May 23, 2020 at 9:42 PM -
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Editor's note: All week long. we'll answer questions that Bay Area sports fans long have debated in "Ever Wonder?" This segment: What was the first-ever...
May 22, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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Sergio Romo will go down as one of the great underdog stories in Giants history. Taken in the 28th round in 2005, Romo spun his
May 22, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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The Giants would have been in Pittsburgh tonight, which is always a fun trip if you can ignore the fact that you're in for at
May 22, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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If the Giants return to Oracle Park this summer it will have a much different vibe, and not just because the bullpens are being moved into
May 21, 2020 at 9:42 PM -
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Construction of Oracle Park's new outfield bullpens is back underway, and Giants fans might need some time getting used to this view.KPIX-TV tweeted out aerial
May 21, 2020 at 9:42 PM -
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Hunter Pence is well known as No. 8 in San Francisco, and he told the Giants' broadcasters that getting that number fulfilled a longtime dream.
May 21, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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At first glance, it should be easier for Farhan Zaidi and Scott Harris to put their roster together if MLB returns in July. Instead of
May 21, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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Former Giants and A's pitcher Barry Zito has a good reason for his "controversial" choice of headwear.The "controversy" came in a wrap-up episode after his
May 20, 2020 at 9:42 PM -
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Rob Brantly and Tyler Heineman joined the Giants at an interesting time. Both are catchers who spent most of last season in Triple-A, and over
May 20, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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Once the financial disagreements are settled, they figure out where to play, decide how many players are on a roster, lock in a
May 19, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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In retrospect, it should come as no surprise that Hunter Pence has become such a memorable Giant. After all, his arrival at Oracle Park was unlike
May 19, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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Editor's Note: This week, NBC Sports Bay Area will theorize hypothetical front-office acquisitions for each of our teams. Today, we examine a potential move the...
May 19, 2020 at 9:42 AM -
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The Giants were counting on this year's amateur draft to help replenish their farm system, so it certainly hurt when MLB cut it
May 18, 2020 at 9:42 PM -
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The 2020 MLB Draft will look much different than in years past.As baseball still waits to resume amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the draft will
May 18, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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The Giants didn't plan to have a designated hitter in 2020, but now that the rule change is all but assured for a shortened
May 18, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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In late March, Major League Baseball and the Players' Association agreed to a revised salary structure for the delayed 2020 MLB season.Part of the agreement
May 17, 2020 at 3:42 AM -
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Maybe a new mustache will help Brandon Belt hit 20 homers in a season.The Giants' first baseman, just like all of us during the coronavirus
May 15, 2020 at 9:42 PM -
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You know the pitchers who have dominated the Giants in recent years, but what about the flip side of that? These are the teams their starters love to face.
May 15, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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The Giants are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. With shrewd international spending and some solid drafts from two regimes, they're
May 15, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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MLB players being involved in a brawl at some point during their careers is like a right of passage.Giants broadcasters Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper
May 15, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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Buster Posey always will be connected to the Molina family.When he took over for Bengie Molina as the Giants' everyday catcher in 2010, Molina was
May 14, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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The most nerve-wracking moment for a new player in Giants camp might not take place on the field. At some point, every spring, the newcomers
May 14, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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Matt Cain is a three-time World Series champion. He once launcheda golf ball into McCovey Cove and then went out and threw a perfect game. He won 104 games for the...
May 14, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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After years and back and forth, there's now only one answer to one of baseball's biggest ongoing questions. There's no doubt the NL is going to
May 14, 2020 at 9:42 AM -
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Former Giants pitcher Barry Zito acquitted himself well on "The Masked Singer," but his elimination Wednesday night wasn't without controversy.Well, "controversy."Zito...
May 14, 2020 at 3:42 AM -
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The worst-kept secret in reality television is out.The "Rhino" on FOX's "The Masked Singer" was, indeed, former Giants and A's pitcher Barry Zito. Zito unmasked
May 13, 2020 at 9:42 PM -
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As much as he enjoyed working with Mauricio Dubon last September, it surely stung Brandon Crawford just a little a bit to hear the young
May 13, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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Mystery still is swirling around MLB's 2020 season. When will it start? Where will games played? How can players safely be tested? Those are just
May 13, 2020 at 9:42 AM -
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If the Giants return, they'll do so with a bigger roster. That could be good news for prospects missing out on a minor league season.
May 12, 2020 at 3:42 PM -
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MLB is going to a five-round draft this season, which will keep hundreds of amateurs from getting into the minor leagues. That would have impacted a lot of current...
May 12, 2020 at 3:42 PM