Chapman delivers with hits large and small vs. Braves
ATLANTA -- Matt Chapman found himself on the extreme ends of the exit velocity spectrum on Thursday night. Chapman smoked a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning and then knocked in a key insurance run with a check-swing double to help the Giants secure their third consecutive series victory
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Latest mock: Just over a week out, who will go No. 1 in '24 Draft?
We’re getting closer to crunch time, with the 2024 Draft just a little over a week away. I love this time of year because I get to use the word "penultimate." As in, this is my penultimate mock draft of 2024. Jim Callis will have one a week from now,
Hicks, Giants outdueled by Sale as offense cools
ATLANTA -- The Giants entered Wednesday having scored at least three runs in 12 straight games, tied with the Brewers for the longest active streak in the Majors, but they couldn’t keep that run of production going against a resurgent Chris Sale. San Francisco mustered only three hits against the
Here are your 2024 All-Star starters
The starters for the 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard have been unveiled. Here's who will be taking the field for the American League and National League in the Midsummer Classic on July 16 (8 p.m. ET on FOX) at Globe Life Field. The results of the fan vote to
Rodríguez dominates with parents in the house
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. ATLANTA -- The last time Randy Rodríguez pitched in front of his parents, Yesenia and Martín, he was a skinny teenager in the Rookie-level
Scouting reports for all 54 Futures Game players
As always, the 25th edition of the All-Star Futures Game promises to be a festival of future big league talent, all on the field at the same time.
Birdsong displays mettle en route to first MLB win
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
How Ramos has put together a breakout season
Airplanes have never been Heliot Ramos’ favorite thing. But when the outfielder was called up from Triple-A Sacramento to join the Giants at Coors Field in early May, he was willing to make an exception. “I don’t love flying, but as long as it’s to be in the big leagues,
Meet the 10 best high school pitchers in this year's Draft
We’ve saved the riskiest demographic for last in our run of top 10 Draft prospects: the high school pitchers. While there don't appear to be any prep arms slated to go at the very top of the Draft, there is some depth in this group this year. How many actually
2024 All-Star Futures Game rosters revealed
The All-Star Futures Game annually puts more of baseball's top prospects on one field than any other event, and this year's edition is no exception. The 25th annual showcase -- along with the inaugural Futures Skills Showcase -- will feature 39 members of MLB Pipeline's recently updated Top 100 Prospects
Bivens goes above and beyond to help win series vs. LA
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants were starved for innings. Spencer Bivens certainly helped sate that appetite. Bivens allowed only one run over a career-high five innings in his first Major League start as the Giants clinched a rare series victory over the rival Dodgers with a 10-4 rout in Sunday
These 6 underrated players deserve All-Star consideration
The story below is a collaboration between writers from MLB.com and Yahoo Sports, who are joining forces this season to cover topics from around baseball. Phase 2 of 2024 All-Star Game balloting got underway on Sunday, with fans able to vote among the finalists at each position until the ballot
Initial thoughts? Looks like H2O spells out OC for Cepeda
It's been a difficult couple of weeks for the Giants. They lost the most iconic player in the franchise's long and storied history, Willie Mays, when he passed away at the age of 93 on June 18. Ten days later, another iconic Giant, Orlando Cepeda, passed away at the age
Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
The All-Star Futures Game is less than two weeks away on July 13 and the First-Year Player Draft will follow shortly behind. One day behind, in fact. It’s about to get very busy in the world of prospects. So as the Major and Minor League seasons pivot toward their second
Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda passes away at 86
Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda, who left an indelible stamp of excellence on two National League franchises during the 1960s, died Friday, the Giants announced. He was 86. “Our beloved Orlando passed away peacefully at home this evening, listening to his favorite music and surrounded by his loved
After another arduous night for Giants' 'pen, what's next?
SAN FRANCISCO -- It took a combined 16 pitchers, 11 innings and nearly four hours for the Giants to fall to the Dodgers, 14-7, on Saturday evening at Oracle Park. What began as a back-and-forth contest remained deadlocked until extras, when the Dodgers hit right-hander Sean Hjelle hard for eight
Cepeda’s death another ‘gut punch’ for Giants
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Wisely steps up for walk-off win after Webb steps up for 'pen
SAN FRANCISCO -- On the same day the Giants lost their starting second baseman, Thairo Estrada, to the injured list, they ended up getting a huge lift from the man who stepped in to replace him. Brett Wisely launched a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth
Giants take stock at halfway point: 'There's better baseball in us'
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants’ bullpen bore the brunt of the workload in this four-game series against the Cubs, but the taxed unit showed some cracks in Thursday afternoon’s finale at Oracle Park. Luke Jackson surrendered a go-ahead, two-run home run to Ian Happ in the top of the 10th
College bats abound in latest Mock Draft. But who do we have No. 1?
Seventeen days before the Guardians will exercise the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 Draft, they've let little slip out regarding their intentions. Their top four candidates appear to be, coincidentally, the top four players on MLB Pipeline's new Draft Top 250 list. Cleveland not only is mulling over
Birdsong shows promising stuff in MLB debut
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
Hottest hitting prospects right now -- one for each team
It's time for our second installment of each team's hottest-hitting Top 30 prospect over the last month. Our list includes eight Top 100 prospects, though the player with the best numbers over the last 30 days occupies the bottom spot on our Top 30 for his organization.