Speed has always been a key tool for position players. It’s about to get a whole lot more important. New rules coming to Major League Baseball in 2023 -- namely the ones limiting disengagements on the mound and increasing the size of the bases -- are set to encourage an

With the World Baseball Classic over and Opening Day not until Thursday, you might be feeling a bit of a baseball void right now. But you don’t have to. MLB.TV is running its annual free preview. All you need to do is log in with an MLB.com account -- no

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Even after he was shut down for a week with left knee discomfort, veteran Brandon Crawford expressed confidence that he’d be back in time to make his 12th consecutive Opening Day start for the Giants. Crawford took the first step towards accomplishing that goal on Wednesday afternoon,

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With the countdown to Opening Day into the single digits and rosters being trimmed every day, MLB Pipeline looks at some prospects who have impressed during Spring Training. Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo discussed this very topic on the latest Pipeline Podcast, breaking down players into four categories -- Top

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- After a quiet start to camp, the Giants were hit with a rash of injuries in recent weeks that have the potential to alter the outlook for their Opening Day roster. The outfield mix has been hit particularly hard, creating avenues for a few young players to

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants have a catching problem. Lucky for them, it’s a good problem. With Opening Day less than two weeks away, the Giants have some difficult decisions to make behind the plate. Roberto Pérez, Joey Bart, Blake Sabol and Austin Wynns are all competing for an undetermined

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Giants fans crowded against the fence along the back fields at Scottsdale Stadium on Saturday morning, trying to get an autograph or even a glimpse of the player who, just minutes earlier, had inked a new deal with the team. A new deal for a familiar face.

MESA, Ariz. -- If Bryce Johnson gets in a game, there’s a pretty good chance he’ll attempt to steal a base. And there’s a pretty good chance he won’t get caught. Johnson stole two bags in Friday’s 7-2 loss to the A’s at Hohokam Stadium, bringing his Spring Training total

“Throw him the cheese! Throw him the high, stinky Limburger!” That’s Henry Rowengartner’s line from Rookie of the Year. Of course, pitching is more of an art than simply throwing hard. But sometimes – and especially in an age where we’re seeing more velo than ever – sometimes it’s just

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The top of the Giants system, lefty Kyle Harrison as the exception, is very hitter-heavy. After Harrison, in fact, there are six straight bats leading their Top 30. The 2022 Draft class could change the balance of power to the mound. The Giants took six pitchers out

PEORIA, Ariz. -- On Friday afternoon, a familiar face and his trademark beard is set to (re)join Giants camp in Scottsdale. For the first time since 2016, Sergio Romo will have a locker in the home clubhouse at Scottsdale Stadium. The 40-year-old right-hander is set to sign a Minor League

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Around a corner and down a flight of stairs from the Giants’ main clubhouse at Scottsdale Stadium, Casey Schmitt sat in a secondary clubhouse attached to the home dugout. The space, which used to be the club’s main locker room, is now home to the non-roster invitees

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- There was never much mystery over who would start for the Giants on Opening Day, but manager Gabe Kapler made the news official on Tuesday: Logan Webb will get the ball for the club’s regular-season opener at Yankee Stadium on March 30. Plenty of intriguing subplots will

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rule 5 Draft pick Blake Sabol has never lacked confidence as a hitter. “Honestly, I was a really cocky little kid,” Sabol said, laughing. “My dad would say, ‘Blake, you know why I always thought you were going to make it? Because you’re your own biggest fan.’”

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Outfielder Mitch Haniger, one of the Giants’ top free-agent acquisitions, will be shut down for the next five to seven days after being diagnosed with a Grade 1 left oblique strain, the club announced Saturday. Haniger was slated to start in right field against the Rockies on

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Before he was invited to his first big league camp with the Giants, Kyle Harrison went to the Dominican Republic for culture camp. Back in November, Harrison and six other American prospects in the Giants’ farm system -- Trevor McDonald, Eric Silva, Landen Roupp, Hayden Birdsong, Spencer

Jesús Alou, a two-time World Series champion and a member of one of baseball’s most legendary families, died Friday at the age of 80, the Giants announced. Alou spent the first six seasons of his 15-year career with the Giants and made history on Sept. 15, 1963, when he appeared

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One hour and 15 minutes before first pitch, Michael Conforto was already dressed in full uniform in the Giants’ clubhouse, eagerly anticipating his long-awaited return to the outfield. It’d been 17 months since he’d last played the field, and he was chomping at the bit to finally

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- J.D. Davis isn’t shying away from setting lofty goals for himself as he enters his first full season with the Giants. Among his ambitions: Win a Gold Glove Award; be one of the best hitters in the league; and perhaps most importantly, establish himself as an everyday