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A seal and an elephant walk into a bar. No, no, that's not how the joke goes. A seal and an elephant log onto Twitter. Weird,
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The decision to non-tender Kevin Pillar, like several others made over the past year, was not a popular one with Giants
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Pillar uses Instagram post to express excitement about being a free agent as well as telling team, fans he 'loved every second' of playing for Giants.
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It didn't take long for Kevin Pillar to win over the fan base and his new clubhouse, but his run as a Giant is over after only one season. The Giants non-tendered Pillar...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Giants didn't see a fit for Kevin Pillar next season. So what type of players will they be interested in this winter?
Share • December 3, 2019 at 7:40 AM
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SAN FRANCISCO -- It didn't take long for Kevin Pillar to win over the fan base and his new clubhouse, but his run as a
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO -- The outfielder who briefly turned the Giants' fortunes around in 2019 will be back next year. Alex Dickerson agreed Monday to a one-year
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Kevin Pillar wasn't the only Giant to be let go ahead of Monday's deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players. The
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
The Giants declined to tender an offer to center fielder Kevin Pillar after acquiring him from Toronto during the 2019 season. The A's did the same with relief pitcher...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Pillar's future with the Giants has been in question for the last several months.
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The Giants allowed Kevin Pillar to become a free agent by failing to offer the outfielder a 2020 contract. Acquired from Toronto on April 2, Pillar hit . for San...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The catalyst behind the Giants' July hot streak will return next year.
Share • December 2, 2019 at 3:40 PM
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO -- The move might not have made headlines outside of Baltimore, but it was one that had many within the industry grumbling. The Orioles,
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With Giants manager Gabe Kapler now having almost three weeks under his belt, the former Phillies skipper has begun assembling his coaching staff. One name that...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
With Giants manager Gabe Kapler now having almost three weeks under his belt, the former Phillies skipper has begun assembling his coaching staff.One name that
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SAN FRANCISCO -- If Farhan Zaidi wouldn't have accepted the job last November, the Giants very likely would have turned to Chaim Bloom, then the
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SAN FRANCISCO -- For years, the Giants have tried to use Oracle Park as a selling point for free agent pitchers, and Farhan Zaidi talked
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Tyler Beede's final act as a Giant in 2019 was a disappointing one. The rookie right-hander walked off the field with a
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SAN FRANCISCO -- It's rare for a player to come to a new team, serve as a backup and leave at the end of September with
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants will see plenty of Stephen Vogt next season, but not in the way most in the organization had hoped. Vogt has
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The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to sign two-time All-Star catcher Stephen Vogt to a one-year, $3 million contract with a vesting option for 2021, multiple media outlets...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Earlier this year, Huff took to Twitter to ask his fellow athletes to stop making political statements.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Vogt quickly became a fan favorite in both Oakland and San Francisco.
Share • November 26, 2019 at 3:40 PM
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Former Giants prospect D.J. Snelten is using social media to show off his increased velocity in hopes of making it back to the big leagues.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Former Giants relief pitcher Sam Dyson is alleged to have bullied his girlfriend and injured her cat.
Share • November 26, 2019 at 11:40 AM
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From the Web › The Mercury News
What's realistic for a team that needs to rebuild? What steps can the Giants take to ensure a brighter future?
Share • November 26, 2019 at 9:40 AM
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants will open up their 2020 season against the NL West rival Dodgers. The nationally televised event will have plenty of storylines to discuss,
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two years after he was a finalist to be the Yankees manager, Hensley Meulens is headed to New York. Meulens, a longtime member
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Will Smith told teams that he would sign the one-year qualifying offer and return to San Francisco if they did not come up with better offers, and he came pretty close...
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The best reliever on the market came very close to being a Giant in 2020. Will Smith told teams that he would sign
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and Scott Harris had met just once before Zaidi started his search for a general manager.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and Scott Harris had met just once before Zaidi started his search for a general manager. When he...
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You can expect plenty more of that in 2020, so here are three under-the-radar options to bolster platoons and the bench without breaking the bank or blocking top...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO -- The free-agent market has moved faster than it did a year ago, with Will Smith signing in Atlanta right before the qualifying offer
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes are one of 42 minor league baseball teams in danger of losing MLB affiliation, and a petition has been launched in an attempt to save the San...
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The Nationals officially lost one of the most recognizable players from their World Series run Wednesday when Gerardo Parra signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nine months ago, Larry Baer, Farhan Zaidi and Bruce Bochy hopped on a flight to Las Vegas to meet with Bryce Harper.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Nationals are World Series champions, but for the second straight offseason, they face a hell of a dilemma. Like Bryce Harper
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Giants manager Gabe Kapler has dealt with a lot during his first few weeks in office, from constantly addressing and explaining a controversy stemming from
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From the Web › The Mercury News
New Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he hasn't talked with free-agent pitcher Madison Bumgarner because he's trying to hire his coaching staff.
Share • November 21, 2019 at 1:40 PM
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Greg Johnson was approved by the major league clubs as the new controlling owner of the San Francisco Giants. Following the decision Thursday at the owners meetings in...
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The Giants have a decision to make with Kevin Pillar. Will they bring back the popular center fielder who bashed 21 homers last season and
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SAN FRANCISCO -- In the spring of 2017, a former Giants prospect sat in the visiting dugout at Scottsdale Stadium and marveled at how the
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A Giants fan favorite needs a new home. The Tampa Bay Rays designated infielder Matt Duffy for assignment Wednesday, and they now have a week to
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Giants could use another right-handed bat in their infield.
Share • November 20, 2019 at 6:40 PM
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants have used Buster Posey as a recruiter in recent years, but if they go after the best pitcher on the
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Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has made a multitude of personnel moves since taking over control of San Franciscos roster. There still remains...
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Outfielder Gerardo Parra agreed to a contract with the Yomiuri Giants, the Japanese professional baseball team announced on Wednesday. Parra, whose popularity increased...
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Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has a history when it comes to MLB free agency: He isn't one for giant contracts. Go back to
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Nationals outfielder Gerardo Parra has signed with Japan's Yomiuri Giants, ending his short-lived yet sensational career in Washington, MLB Trade Rumors reported early...
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The "Baby Shark" is moving to Japan. Outfielder Gerardo Parra has agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract with the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants. As part of...
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SAN FRANCISCO -- As Farhan Zaidi and the rest of the front office started the search for a new manager, the coaching staff was given
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The Giants lost an All-Star early in free agency when closer Will Smith signed with his hometown Atlanta Braves last week.Smith's departure left a
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Farhan Zaidi has been part of the group moving the bullpens to center field at Oracle Park, but once the
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Depression isn't selective. It can hit any one of us at any time without warning.Whether you're a major league baseball coach, high school teacher, stock
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The San Francisco Giants are going to sign free agents this winter, right? If they are, here are three they should target.
Share • November 19, 2019 at 10:40 AM
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The Giants took plenty of criticism last week for their decision to hire Gabe Kapler as manager, but the week's other big move was
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Another name is being added to the deep free agent pitching class in baseball, as Japanese starter Shun Yamaguchi will reportedly be posted this offseason. According to...
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SAN FRANCISCO -- As Farhan Zaidi and Gabe Kapler spent nearly an hour discussing the more controversial aspects of the Giants' manager hire, new
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From the Web › The Mercury News
A two-sport star, and a two-way player in football, Deion Sanders played for the 49ers in 1994-95, and with the Giants in 1995.
Share • November 18, 2019 at 11:40 AM
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Giants are expected to take a different approach into free agency than they had in Farhan Zaidi's first offseason with the club.
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From the Web › CBS Sports
The wall could come in as much as 11 feet in some places
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Kapler hire was unpopular for a variety of reasons. Fans expressed their concerns over the decision and much more in this week's Giants mailbag.
Share • November 18, 2019 at 6:40 AM
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Gabe Kapler had his introductory press conference as the Giants' new manager, and he's chosen his uniform number as well.The skipper has chosen No.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Gabe Kapler and Scott Harris both went through the same drill earlier this week, standing near the home dugout at Oracle Park as
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
New San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler is certainly a character.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Bumgarner rejected the SF Giants' qualifying offer Thursday, making him a free agent.
Share • November 16, 2019 at 4:40 AM
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Well, the NL MVP ballots were released on Thursday night, and, surprisingly, Pillar made an appearance, all the way at the very bottom of the list with one single...
Share • November 15, 2019 at 12:42 PM
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Even if the left-hander didn't have a storied postseason history with the franchise, he might be the free agent starting pitcher who makes the most sense to pursue...
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SAN FRANCISCO The game of baseball has changed, but if you sit with most big leaguers, particularly those who have been around a few
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SAN FRANCISCO -- For most of an hour Wednesday, Gabe Kapler answered questions from the media about what he had learned in Los Angeles.
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The Atlanta Braves made another move to bolster their shaky bullpen Thursday, signing left-hander reliever Will Smith to a three-year, $40 million contract. The...
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