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Rafael Devers hasn't appeared in a Cactus League game since Feb. 26
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Lucchesi had a 3.76 ERA over 38 1/3 innings with San Francisco last season
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Webb allowed a leadoff homer to the son of Manny Ramirez before retiring the next 12 batters he faced
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Luis Matos, Jerar Encarnacion and Will Brennan are among those competing for a spot on the Giants' bench
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Jung Hoo Lee is participating in his second World Baseball Classic and is the captain of Team Korea
Share • March 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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For a team that looks poised to play a lot of tight games, the Giants' bullpen looks rather shaky.
Share • March 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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Sanmartin was slated to pitch for Colombia but sustained a right hip flexor injury on Tuesday
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Logan Webb, Heliot Ramos and Jung Hoo Lee are among the Giants participating in this year's WBC
Share • March 4, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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Will Bednar and David Bednar each threw a scoreless inning in Tuesday's exhibition
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Bryce Eldridge made a diving stop to rob Bobby Witt Jr. of a hit in the top of the third
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Hayden Birdsong has allowed eight earned runs and faced 14 batters during Cactus League play
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2025 NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes will start for Team USA against the Giants in Tuesday's exhibition
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New bullpen coach Jesse Chavez played for nine teams over 18 seasons in the majors
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Logan Webb and Team USA will face the Giants on Tuesday in an exhibition game ahead of the WBC
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Tyler Mahle pitched a scoreless inning and struck out two batters in his first appearance of Cactus League play
Share • February 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Outfielder Drew Gilbert and left-hander Erik Miller are also dealing with injuries
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Davidson played for two junior colleges before signing with the Giants as an undrafted free agent
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Robbie Ray allowed one run over two innings of work against the Dodgers on Friday
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Other names on the 2023 retreat list for the secretive, exclusive all-male club included Eric Schmidt, Michael Bloomberg, Charles Koch and Paul Pelosi.
Share • February 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Rafael Devers was scheduled to play first base and hit second against Los Angeles' Yoshinobu Yamamoto
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Heliot Ramos is part of Team Puerto Rico, which is pursuing its first World Baseball Classic title
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Blade Tidwell allowed two runs over two innings but induced nine swings-and-misses
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Mense spent the last four seasons as an assistant hitting coach with the Toronto Blue Jays
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Kuiper was the A's play-by-play man on TV for 20 years before the 2023 incident in Kansas City that led to his ouster.
Share • February 25, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Harrison Bader's three-run home run was the hardest-hit ball by a Giant so far this spring
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Willy Adames struggled to begin last season but became the first Giant with at least 30 homers in a single season since Barry Bonds in 2004
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Logan Webb is in line to pitch Team USA's first game of pool play against Brazil in the World Baseball Classic
Share • February 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Ryan Walker is the favorite to be the Giants' Opening Day closer following a rocky 2025 season
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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Carson Whisenhunt isn't the only young starter who's lighting up the Scottsdale Stadium radar gun. Following a promising showing leading up to...
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Kent will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this July before the Giants officially retire his jersey in August
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The fire alarm at Scottsdale Stadium went off four pitches into Robbie Ray's start against the Cubs
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Top prospect Bryce Eldridge will be competing to make the team out of camp
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New Giants manager comes out of his first ever spring training game with some perspective following a 10-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
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Bryce Eldridge will be competing for a spot on the Opening Day roster after making his debut last September
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San Francisco added center fielder Harrison Bader and moved Jung Hoo Lee to right field
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Whisenhunt touched 97 mph on Thursday after posting an average fastball velocity of 92.6 mph in 2025
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Melvin spent two seasons with the Giants and posted a 161-163 record
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Luis Arráez joined San Francisco's infield on a one-year, $12 million deal this offseason
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Carson Seymour and Trevor McDonald are fighting for spots in the bullpen on the Opening Day roster
Share • February 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Logan Webb is the Giants' player representative while Tristan Beck is an alternate representative
Share • February 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Devers said he wants to 'concentrate here' following Red Sox chairman Tom Werner's recent comments
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The Giants bring in absurd revenue. So why are they pushing a policy of fiscal prudence?
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Vitello began Monday's media availability by expressing disdain for the reporting leading up to his departure from Tennessee
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The Giants manager's strange Monday presser opened up big questions that shouldn't be asked in spring training.
Share • February 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Tony Vitello officially became the Giants' 40th manager on October 22nd
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Patrick Bailey's starting job is solidified but the Giants must decide his backup
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Ron Washington will serve as Tony Vitello's infield coach
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Brennan will be a full-go in spring training after undergoing two surgeries last year
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Landen Roupp and Matt Gage threw their first live bullpens of camp on Saturday afternoon
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Vitello was both a teammate and coach for Tingler at Missouri
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The Giants also signed right-hander Rowan Wick to a one-year deal with a club option for 2027
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Jung Hoo Lee will move to right field following the team's addition of center fielder Harrison Bader
Share • February 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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The Giants' bullpen finished fourth in the majors in ERA last season but will be without key members of last year's cast.
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Arráez's one-year, $12 million deal became official on Tuesday morning
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Vitello's staff features five coaches who have never coached in the majors
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Eldridge played 26 games in right field in 2023 before converting to a full-time first baseman
Share • February 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Arráez's one-year, $12 million deal became official on Tuesday afternoon
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Verlander bounced back from an injury-plagued season in 2024 and a slow start last season to post a 3.83 ERA in 29 starts with the Giants.
Share • February 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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The Giants began spring training on Tuesday in Scottsdale with pitchers and catchers reporting
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The Giants enter the 2026 season with a universal projection of mediocrity.
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Free-agent signings Adrian House and Tyler Mahle join a rotation featuring Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and Landen Roupp.
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The Giants' pitchers and catchers will report to camp in Scottsdale on Wednesday
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Vitello's coaching staff features a pair of former major-league managers in Ron Washington and Jayce Tingler
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The biggest names among the prospects on the NRI list are corner infielder Park Harber, outfielder Bo Davidson, and 2021 first-round draft pick Will Bednar.
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Inductions will take place on July 26.
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Luis Arraez is the kind of signing that doesn't align with the modern game or the Giants' lineup.
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Arraez is the active leader in career batting average (.317) but has been a poor defender
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Arraez is the active leader in career batting average (.317) but has been a poor defender
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Arraez will probably slot in as the starting second baseman, which would turn infielder Casey Schmitt into a super utility player.
Share • January 31, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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The Giants officially announced the signing of outfielder Harrison Bader on Friday morning
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Lee hasn't played right field in the majors but has played the position in the KBO
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Teng had a 6.37 ERA over 29 2/3 innings with San Francisco in 2025
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Harrison Bader reportedly agreed with the Giants on a two-year contract on Monday
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Logan Webb will join a team captained by Aaron Judge and a rotation featuring Tarrik Skubal and Paul Skenes.
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Bader posted a career-high .796 OPS over 146 games last season
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La Russa, 81, has communicated frequently with Vitello since Buster Posey put him in touch with the Giants' new manager. "It's really been sincere and almost...
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Lee was detained on Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport but released that same night
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Lee was returning from his native South Korea, where a Giants contingent joined him earlier this month.
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They will be inducted at Cooperstown, New York, on July 26 along with former Giants second baseman Jeff Kent, voted in last month by the contemporary era...
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Tucker reportedly agreed with Los Angeles on a four-year, $260 million contract on Thursday
Share • January 18, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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