Matos' home run robbery leaves Webb in disbelief: 'He's a showman'
SAN FRANCISCO -- Logan Webb thrust his arms in the air, his mouth agape with incredulity after witnessing young center fielder Luis Matos pull off a brilliant home run robbery in the fourth inning of the Giants’ 4-1 win over the Dodgers in Wednesday night’s series finale at Oracle Park.
'Like coming home': Casali rejoins Giants on 1-year deal
SAN FRANCISCO -- With their top two backstops on the injured list, the Giants replenished their catching depth by reuniting with an old friend. Curt Casali, who served as Buster Posey’s backup during the Giants’ 107-win campaign in 2021, returned to San Francisco on a one-year Major League deal on
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A pair of former Giants first-rounders get promoted to Triple-A
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Surprise! One encouraging prospect-related development for each team
Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio
Winn (forearm) part of latest wave of Giants injuries
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants are struggling to stay afloat after being engulfed in an unrelenting wave of injuries this month. Tuesday alone brought several new concerning developments: Jung Hoo Lee is expected to seek a second opinion from Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Thursday after an MRI
Youngsters Matos, Ramos bringing 'new life, new energy' to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO -- With Jung Hoo Lee and Michael Conforto on the injured list, the Giants are planning to give Luis Matos and Heliot Ramos a chance to play every day in the outfield. The two young hitters certainly made the most of the opportunity on Monday night. Matos and
Giants center fielder Lee (dislocated left shoulder) placed on IL
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants saw their biggest free-agent addition land on the injured list on Monday, when Jung Hoo Lee was shelved with a left shoulder dislocation prior to the club’s series opener against the Dodgers at Oracle Park. Lee, who joined San Francisco on a six-year, $113 million
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Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?
The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of
Giants walk off after losing Lee to shoulder injury
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants’ injury woes took a turn for the worse on Sunday. Less than an hour after placing Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain and scratching Patrick Bailey from the starting lineup with a viral illness, the Giants lost center fielder
Blake Snell throws immaculate inning in rehab start
Ever wonder how dominant a reigning Cy Young Award winner could look if he was transported back to Single-A? Blake Snell did just that – and it was as unfair as you might expect. On a rehab assignment with Single-A San Jose as he eyes a return from the injured
Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day
Nakken celebrates first Mother's Day at Oracle Park
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Slater injured as Giants 'lost our mojo' vs. Reds
SAN FRANCISCO -- The injuries are beginning to pile up for the struggling Giants, who saw another position player go down in a 4-2 series-opening loss to the Reds at Oracle Park on Friday night. With Jung Hoo Lee nursing a sore left foot, the Giants tapped Austin Slater to
Chapman's slam lifts Giants to victory
SAN FRANCISCO -- Desperate for a spark, the Giants finally got one in the form of Matt Chapman, who broke out of his prolonged early season slump in a major way on Saturday. Chapman hammered a first-inning grand slam to carry San Francisco to a 5-1 win over the Reds
Giants look to bounce back from 'bad trip' that ended with loss to Rox
DENVER -- What’s the difference between a 4-6 record and a 3-7 record? The obvious answer is: one game. But for the Giants on another cold day in Colorado on Thursday, one game meant a lot. “Today would’ve been a big swing game for us,” said manager Bob Melvin after
Ben's Biz: An evening with the Single-A Giants
This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben's Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter HERE. The following ballpark road trip recap is presented by Wyndham, proud sponsor of Minor League
Conforto, Yaz, resurgent Giants bats take down Rockies
DENVER -- After the Giants were swept in Philadelphia on Monday, manager Bob Melvin held a team meeting. San Francisco had just lost for the eighth time in 11 games, and in that span, the lineup averaged 2.5 runs per contest. Something needed to be said. And judging by what
'A dream come true' as Rodríguez debuts with Giants
This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The Giants knew they’d have to be patient with pitching prospect Randy Rodríguez when they added him to the 40-man roster in November 2021.
Potential future closers -- one for each team
Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of
Undaunted by altitude, Harrison plays stopper with 7-inning gem
DENVER -- The first three innings of Tuesday’s series opener between the Giants and Rockies looked deceptively like a pitchers’ duel, with the game scoreless through three and with each team notching a couple of hits. But while Rockies starter Dakota Hudson walked five and left the game in the