Why SF Giants are confident they are getting a starter in Jordan Hicks
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants hope there are many more days like the second Friday in May two years ago. For one, they won. The final score was 8-2, over the Cardinals, at Busch Stadium. But it took a...
View ArticleAfter Jordan Hicks signing, SF Giants might be done adding pitching: Zaidi
SAN FRANCISCO — In their Opening Day rotation, the Giants will have Logan Webb. They might have Ross Stripling. And after that, a group that has combined to make 23 major-league starts, a total that...
View ArticleAlex Cobb hits milestone in recovery from hip surgery. When will he rejoin SF...
SACRAMENTO — There are few acts in the life of a professional pitcher more routine than throwing a baseball. Some windups are more meaningful than others, though, just as it was this past Thursday for...
View ArticleDusty Baker explains why he joined SF Giants: ‘The prodigal son wanted to...
SACRAMENTO — Wearing an appropriately orange corduroy shirt, Dusty Baker loaded up his plate with fresh fruit and pastries from the buffet inside the suite at Sutter Health Park, home to the San...
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Trailblazing SF Giants coach Alyssa Nakken becomes first-time mom
The Giants don’t open spring training for another three weeks, but the team roster expanded overnight with news that assistant coach Alyssa Nakken is a new mom. Nakken’s husband, Robert Abel, posted...
View ArticleBuster Posey’s HOF outlook brighter as Mauer is elected
Joe Mauer, who enjoyed a six-year peak as one of the greatest catchers ever but spent the remainder of his career as a below-average first baseman, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday....
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With ‘brand new elbow,’ Robbie Ray excited to help SF Giants
For the fifth time in his career, Robbie Ray has a new team. For the fourth time in his life, he has a new child. And for the second time, he said, “it feels like I have a brand-new elbow.” “Because...
View ArticleReport: A’s to sign former Giants starter Alex Wood
After three seasons in the Bay Area with the Giants, veteran pitcher Alex Wood is extending his stay. Wood, 33, agreed to sign with the Oakland Athletics, according to a report by Fansided’s Robert...
View ArticleSF Giants announce Sunday, Feb. 4 as ‘Willie Mays Day’
On this Sunday, Feb. 4 — 2/4/24 — the city of San Francisco and the Giants are celebrating Willie Mays. Any opportunity to celebrate the greatest living ballplayer ever is warranted, but the numerical...
View ArticleSF Giants unload Ross Stripling in rare swap with A’s
From the moment he opted in to the second year of his contract at the end of last season, Ross Stripling didn’t have a clear spot on the San Francisco Giants’ 26-man roster. On Friday, the 34-year-old...
View ArticleSF Giants utilityman wins salary arbitration case
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Utilityman J.D. Davis became the seventh straight player to win in salary arbitration, beating the San Francisco Giants on Thursday and getting a raise from $4.21 million to $6.9...
View ArticleSF Giants sign big slugger day before spring training: report
With their lineup still lacking punch on the day pitchers and catchers were due to report for spring training, the San Francisco Giants reportedly agreed to terms late Monday night with one of the...
View ArticleSF Giants spring training starts today: Here’s everything you need to know
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Take a look at the big board of available free agents and it may not feel like it, but baseball season is upon us. The San Francisco Giants’ pitchers and catchers on Tuesday...
View ArticleSF Giants pre-spring training roster projection: How they get from 65 to 26
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Over the next six weeks, the 65 San Francisco Giants in major-league camp will be whittled down to 26. With pitchers and catchers set for their first workout Wednesday, let’s take a...
View ArticleSF Giants spring training injury updates: 2 young pitchers sidelined before...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The plan for Reggie Crawford, the two-way player the Giants selected with the first pick of the 2022 draft, was to set aside the bat and focus the bulk of his work this spring on...
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Kurtenbach: LeBron James made a mistake saying no to Steph Curry and Warriors...
The Warriors went after LeBron James at the trade deadline, per ESPN. And LeBron made a mistake in saying he wasn’t interested in leaving Los Angeles. Neither the Warriors nor the Lakers will win a...
View ArticleLogan Webb takes another leadership step for SF Giants under Bob Melvin
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Common courtesy is back in style, at least in the San Francisco Giants’ spring training clubhouse. One after the other Wednesday morning, ahead of pitchers and catchers’ first...
View ArticleSF Giants replace one Tommy John patient with another in opportunistic roster...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — There was much speculation that Wednesday would be the day the dam broke in baseball’s glacial free agency. Teams were allowed to transfer players to the 60-day injured list,...
View ArticleWhy SF Giants decided to end Reggie Crawford’s two-way path
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It was an unfair comparison from the start, but Reggie Crawford will not be the next Shohei Ohtani. The two-way player the Giants selected 30th overall in the 2022 amateur draft is...
View ArticleWhy SF Giants’ spring training clubhouse feels different this year
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The San Francisco Giants’ coaching staff got older and whiter, but their clubhouse is younger and more diverse than ever. The club has gone from one interpreter — Erwin Higueros,...
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