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Kent, a former Cal star, will enter the Hall of Fame next summer, but not longtime Giants teammate Barry Bonds, who received fewer than five of the 12 votes...
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Luciano hit .217 over 41 games with the Giants and didn't play a single game in the majors last season
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Vice president of baseball analytics Paul Bien has also been promoted to assistant general manager of baseball analytics
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Left-handed reliever Sam Hentges has been the Giants' only free-agent signing so far
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Washington has 10 seasons of experience managing in MLB with the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels
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Barry Bonds is one of eight players on the Baseball Hall of Fame's Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot.
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Giants infielder Casey Schmitt had the carpal boss removed from his left wrist, which is where he was hit with a pitch last June.
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The Giants have traded for Joey Wiemer and claimed Justin Dean off waivers this offseason
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Tatsuya Imai was posted on Nov. 10 and is projected to sign a contract around six years and $150 million
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Sam Hentges posted a 2.93 ERA from 2022-24 before missing all of 2025 due to injury
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Parks Harber had a 1.196 OPS in the Arizona Fall League and was named to the National League Fall Stars
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Bochy rejoined the SF Giants as a special advisor on Nov. 10 after three years managing Texas Rangers, including another World Series title
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Joey Wiemer was designated for assignment by the Miami Marlins earlier this week
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The Giants have swung-and-missed out on top-level free agents in recent years. Here's why this year's approach may be different.
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Meccage spent 2025 as the pitching coach of the Milwaukee Brewers' Triple-A affiliate
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Snow played first base for most of his career and won the Gold Glove six consecutive times from 1995 to 2000 as both a California Angel and a Giant.
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Hallberg spent six seasons on the Giants' coaching staff under former managers Gabe Kapler and Bob Melvin
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Shohei Ohtani joins Barry Bonds as the only other player to win at least four MVPs
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Logan Webb led the majors in innings and the National League in strikeouts
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Hunter Mense played under Tony Vitello at the University of Tennessee
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The Giants have at least two rotation spots to fill behind Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and Landen Roupp
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Bruce Bochy managed the Giants from 2007-19 and won three World Series titles in '10, '12 and '14
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J.P. Martinez spent one season as pitching coach after four seasons as an assistant
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The offseason officially begins five days after the end of the World Series, so Thursday was the first day of moves for MLB teams.
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Patrick Bailey won his second Gold Glove Award after improving at blocking pitches to eliminate a weakness in his game
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The Giants will host Team USA on March 3 ahead of the 2026 World Baseball Classic
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Bruce Bochy, now 70, managed the Giants from 2007-2019, winning the 2010, 2012 and 2014 World Series with Posey as his catcher.
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Bench coach Ryan Christenson and third-base coach Matt Williams will not return for the 2026 season
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Webb became the first Giant to lead the National League in both innings and strikeouts since Bill Voiselle in 1944
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Victor Conte was at the heart of the biggest sports scandal in U.S. history in the early 2000s, which ensnared MLB stars, NFL players and Olympic champions
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Gabe Kapler managed the Giants for four seasons, leading them to a franchise-record 107 wins in 2021, but was fired two years later and replaced by Bob Melvin.
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Bonds failed to be elected by the Contemporary Era committee in 2022
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The Giants' top priority this offseason will be bulking up on its pitching depth
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Bailey and Webb become the first battery to win the award in the same season since Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina in 2013
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Tony Vitello was introduced as the 40th manager in franchise history on Thursday
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Tony Vitello was introduced as the 40th manager in franchise history on Thursday
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Tony Vitello's introductory press conference could be the first step on the path to relevance.
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Buster Posey praised Tony Vitello's leadership qualities, willingness to 'ruffle some feathers'
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Vitello's father feels his son will succeed without pro experience since managing is about gaining trust. 'His personality is such that he convinces people to trust...
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'Scrub walk-on' turned opportunity of a lifetime into an unprecedented leap from Tennessee's head coach to the Giants' new manager.
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New Giants manager Tony Vitello won't meet with the Bay Area media until next week, but the former Tennessee coach shared some thoughts on his unprecedented move in...
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Gilbert played three seasons under Vitello at Tennessee
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Bailey is a finalist for the 2025 NL Gold Glove Award at catcher
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Buster Posey finds his new manager in a fiery 47-year-old who led the Tennessee Volunteers to the College World Series title in 2024.
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Tony Vitello will become the 18th manager since the Giants moved to San Francisco
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University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello will add much-needed fire to the Giants organization
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The recognition didn't go to Willy Adames or Rafael Devers, the two Giants players to slug 30 or more homers.
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Vitello has an overall 341–131 record over eight seasons at Tennessee and has won a College World Series
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Patrick Bailey won his first career Gold Glove Award last season
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The San Diego Padres are now one of eight teams searching for a new manager
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Shildt went 183-141 and led San Diego to two postseason appearances during his brief tenure.
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A number of former catchers -- just like Buster Posey himself -- are reportedly in the mix
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Justin Verlander, Wilmer Flores and Dominic Smith are all set to become free agents
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Posey will hire his next manager and coaching staff, charting course for the franchise, not just the roster.
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Bochy and the Texas Rangers agreed to mutually part ways on Monday
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First baseman Bryce Eldridge, who made his Giants debut last month, will have a bone spur removed from his left wrist. The procedure is not expected to delay his start...
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The Giants fired Bob Melvin on Monday after the team finished .500 and missed the playoffs
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The Giants announced on Monday morning that they have fired Bob Melvin after two seasons as manager
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Duane Kuiper is among 10 broadcasters named to the 2026 ballot for the Ford C. Frick Award
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Melvin had a 161-163 record during his two seasons as the Giants' manager
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Bob Melvin was fired Monday as Buster Posey seeks to remake the Giants into a contender. Posey's next move will define his second tenure with the team.
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Melvin said he will meet with club officials Monday to discuss the season and, presumably, his future.
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Rafael Devers played his 163rd game, Willy Adames hit his 30th home run and Logan Webb clinched the NL strikeout crown.
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Willy Adames became the first Giant to hit 30 homers in a single season since Barry Bonds in 2004
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Adames, the 2025 Willie Mac Award winner, hit a solo homer on the first pitch he saw
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Despite splashy additions of Willy Adames, Rafael Devers, the Giants will finish around .500 for 5th time in past 6 years.
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Justin Verlander had a 2.60 ERA over his last 13 starts of the season
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Trevor McDonald has allowed four runs in two starts with the Giants this season
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The Willie Mac Award has gone to the Giants' most inspirational player every year since 1980
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Bryce Eldridge and Rafael Devers have each played two games at first over the Giants' last four games
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Rafael Devers hit his 34th homer of the season, his 19th with the Giants and his first Splash Hit in a 4-3 win.
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Ray made 32 starts and logged 182⅓ innings with a 3.65 ERA after combining for 33 innings in 2023 and 2024.
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SF Giants won't make the postseason, again. Bob Melvin's track record is as a floor-raiser, not the guy to elevate a talented roster.
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The Giants' bullpen allowed six unanswered runs and squandered a five-run lead
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The automated ball-strike system, or ABS, was used during spring training
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Human umpires won't be going away, but their authority will be diminished under the new system.
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SAN FRANCISCO — One game closer to elimination. Justin Verlander allowed six runs (four earned) on nine hits over 4 1/3 innings as the Giants...
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Jesus Rodriguez, acquired from the Yankees in the Camilo Doval trade, arrived at Oracle Park for the start of the Giants' final homestand of the season, but isn't...
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Bryce Eldridge helped turn a crucial double play in his first start at first base
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Eldridge became the youngest Giants player with multiple RBIs in a game since Jack Clark
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