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. Giants fans won’t have to wait much longer to see James Tibbs III in action. Ten days after being selected with the 13th overall

The Giants wrapped up the 2024 MLB Draft with Day 3 on Tuesday, taking college pitchers with six of their final 10 selections in Rounds 11-20. All told, the Giants picked up nine pitchers, four outfielders, two third basemen, one first baseman, one shortstop and one catcher.

The Giants continued to stock up on power-hitting outfielders on Day 2 of the 2024 MLB Draft on Monday, selecting Mississippi State’s Dakota Jordan in the fourth round and the University of San Diego’s Jakob Christian in the fifth round. The additions of Jordan and Christian came one day after

James Tibbs III had some time to think, and that was dangerous for any future opponents. His Florida State Seminoles had swept their Tallahassee regional to begin the NCAA postseason, beating Stetson and UCF (twice) by a combined score of 24-8 over three games. But Tibbs had gone 0-for-9 in

Sixteen years after drafting Buster Posey, the Giants selected another first-rounder out of Florida State, nabbing outfielder James Tibbs III with the 13th overall pick of Sunday's 2024 MLB Draft. Tibbs, 21, was an incredibly productive hitter for the Seminoles over the past three seasons, each one better than the

Fresh off leading Florida State to the semifinals of the College World Series, James Tibbs III was selected by the Giants with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2024 Draft. Here’s what you need to know about the highly touted outfielder. FAST FACTS Position: OF Ht/Wt: 6-foot-0, 201 lbs

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants have a full complement of starters heading into the All-Star break, but they’ll need to clear a couple of spots for Robbie Ray and Alex Cobb once the veterans are ready to return from the injured list. There’s no guarantee Hayden Birdsong will get a

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ATLANTA -- Less than a week after making his Major League debut, Giants rookie Hayden Birdsong got to check off another big career milestone: his first win. Birdsong gave up two runs over a career-high five innings, and Jorge Soler, LaMonte Wade Jr. and Heliot Ramos each homered as the

SAN FRANCISCO -- Stacey Birdsong was in the middle of coaching a softball camp for kids in Mattoon, Ill., on Tuesday when he got a phone call from his son, Hayden Birdsong, a top pitching prospect for the Giants. “He called and said, ‘Hey, I don’t know if this is

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For just about everyone in attendance at the game at Rickwood Field Thursday night, it was perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But for Giants prospect Scott Bandura, there was a familiarity about being at this old, historic ballpark that not many would understand. Bandura, currently an outfielder with Single-A San Jose,

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Bryce Eldridge felt stuck. Returning from a hamstring injury in April, the Giants’ No. 3 prospect and 2023 first-round selection tried gaining his timing back at the plate on the fly. While his swing felt right, his rhythm felt off, as he made late movements toward pitches.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Growing up, Victor Bericoto could only imagine what a professional baseball player feels in front of fans. His journey started as a catcher on his family’s team, called Las Vegas, in a stadium near his hometown in Maracay, Venezuela. Now, years later, he knows. “You can feel

In case there was any doubt, Blake Snell's stuff looks in top form and ready to return to the big leagues. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner tossed his second straight hitless rehab start, this time striking out 10 overmatched hitters across five frames in Triple-A Sacramento's 5-1

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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.

The Rookie-level Arizona Complex and Florida Complex leagues began play last Saturday, a month earlier than they did a year ago. The changes mean that the circuits will be populated more by players making the jump from the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League the season before and less by guys coming

PHILADELPHIA -- Tara Black has a picture on her wall of her two sons, Mason and Dixon, walking into Citizens Bank Park with their Phillies jerseys on when they were kids. She never could have imagined that one of them would end up entering the Majors at the very same