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SAN DIEGO -- Last year, Willy Adames batted leadoff only once for the Giants. Adames entered the last day of the regular season with 29 home runs, so the Giants decided to move him to the top of the lineup to try to maximize his chances of reaching 30.

SAN DIEGO -- The Giants checked off several key firsts in Monday night’s series opener against the Padres at Petco Park. They got their first home run of the season. They got their first quality start. And most importantly, they got their first win.

SAN DIEGO -- The Giants parted ways with two of their former top prospects on Monday, trading outfielder Luis Matos to the Brewers and designating infielder/outfielder Tyler Fitzgerald for assignment. Fitzgerald was DFA’d to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for right-hander Dylan Smith, who was acquired from the

SAN FRANCISCO -- The language of baseball is universal. For proof of concept, look no further than the bond that has formed between Giants outfielders Jung Hoo Lee and Jerar Encarnacion.

SAN FRANCISCO -- After being shut out in back-to-back games to start the year for the first time in franchise history, the Giants felt compelled to tweak their starting lineup. They stuck with the same group of position players for the third straight game, but they altered the batting order

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Two days after their Opening Night thumping at the hands of the Yankees, the Giants got a bit of a redo. Even with the season underway, the Giants marketed Friday’s matinee at Oracle Park as their “Opening Day,” giving the club an opportunity to hold a more

SAN FRANCISCO -- With Rafael Devers still dealing with some left hamstring tightness, the Giants are playing it safe and limiting the three-time All-Star to designated hitter duties to start the season. Devers got another start at DH against the Yankees on Friday ahead of the Giants' 3-0 loss, opening

SAN FRANCISCO -- When Camilo Doval was at his best, there was never any doubt about who the Giants would bring in to pitch the ninth inning. Doval emerged as one of the best relievers in the Majors in 2023, when he earned his first career All-Star nod and tied

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Tony Vitello era isn’t off to the start the Giants envisioned. The Giants were shut out by the Yankees, 7-0, in their Opening Night matchup at Oracle Park on Wednesday night, a deflating end to a day that began with a glitzy on-field production from Netflix.

All eyes were on San Francisco, with the Yankees and Giants inaugurating the 2026 regular season with their highly anticipated clash at Oracle Park as part of MLB Opening Night. And with a new season comes a new way to watch baseball, as this was the first-ever live MLB broadcast

SAN FRANCISCO -- For the first time since 2021, Jared Oliva can call himself a big leaguer. Oliva, 30, came into Giants camp as a non-roster invitee. But he managed to earn a backup outfield spot on the Opening Day roster after hitting .375 with a .994 OPS and 14

SAN FRANCISCO -- After one last round of cuts, the Giants officially set their 26-man roster for their Opening Night matchup against the Yankees at Oracle Park on Wednesday.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- On the heels of a successful World Baseball Classic, momentum seems to be building for Major League players to potentially participate in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. There are still hurdles to be cleared, but if it happens, count Giants ace Logan Webb among the players

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants shored up their left-handed relief depth by agreeing to a one-year Major League deal with Ryan Borucki on Saturday. Borucki, who turns 32 on March 31, joined the White Sox on a Minor League contract over the offseason and worked six scoreless innings with eight

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Logan Webb made his final start for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals in Houston, but he always planned to see the entire tournament through. He accompanied his teammates to Miami for the final two rounds and soaked in the playoff-like atmosphere at loanDepot park,

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The emotions came pouring out of Luis Arraez after he watched Venezuela defeat Team USA, 3-2, and win his country’s first World Baseball Classic title on Tuesday. He fell to his knees and wept on the field. He belted the Venezuelan national anthem at the top of

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants were looking forward to getting their starting outfield back together after welcoming Heliot Ramos, Jung Hoo Lee and Harrison Bader back from the World Baseball Classic this week. But the trio will have to wait a little longer to play alongside each other again.

The first pitch of the 2026 MLB season will come at Oracle Park, where the Giants and Yankees are set to face off on MLB Opening Night on Wednesday. The clash will be exclusively streamed on Netflix, marking the first time a live MLB game will be carried by the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Giants outfield prospect Trevor Cohen was planning to play in the Cape Cod League following his sophomore season at Rutgers in 2024, but he was forced to scrap those plans following an unlucky break -- literally.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Bryce Eldridge's bid for a spot on the Giants’ Opening Day roster is over. The club optioned its No. 1 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 25 overall to Triple-A Sacramento as part of the latest round of Spring Training cuts on Thursday. Outfielder Grant McCray and infielder

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Hayden Birdsong will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery to repair a right forearm strain and ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his throwing elbow, the Giants announced Thursday. The procedure, which will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas next week, typically has a recovery period of

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- With the Cactus League slate winding down, the Giants are starting to take more notable steps to narrow down their options for their Opening Day roster.