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Kurtenbach: Why 2026 promises to be a massive year in Bay Area sports
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (500+ words) Good riddance to 2025. We survived the atmospheric rivers, Brandon Aiyuk'and whatever the heck that was from the Giants" lineup. But 2026? Oh, 2026 is special. It"s a calendar year stuffed with so much narrative weight it"s threatening to create a…...
Japanese pitcher Imai, once linked to SF Giants, agrees to 3-year deal with Astros: AP source
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (371+ words) The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Imai gets a $2 million signing bonus and salaries of $16 million this year and $18 million in each of the final two seasons. He can…...
Family with Bay Area connections unveils ‘Holy Grail’ of baseball cards
23+ hour, 7+ min ago (850+ words) Last Monday, a family with Marin County and Los Angeles connections revealed that they are the owners of an extremely rare Honus Wagner baseball card from the 1909-11 T206 set. It is the first time in the 21st century that a T206 Honus Wagner…...
SF Giants agree to 1-year deal with starter Tyler Mahle: report
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (498+ words) The Giants entered the offseason hoping to add two starting pitchers, and now they have done so without breaking the bank. San Francisco has agreed with right-handed starter Tyler Mahle on a one-year deal, according to multiple reports. The San…...
Bay FC adds former Florida State star to help bolster defensive line
1+ week, 2+ day ago (465+ words) Two weeks after helping Florida State shut out Stanford in the NCAA Women's College Cup final, Heather Gilchrist is headed to the Bay Area to help fortify the Bay FC defensive line. Gilchrist, a two-time All-American, signed a three-year contract…...
How SF Giants’ Adrian Houser turned velocity increase into career year
1+ week, 2+ day ago (680+ words) Adrian Houser bounced from organization to organization during the 2024 season. He began the year with the Mets but was released in July. He made cameos with the Triple-A affiliates of the Cubs and Orioles. Between the majors and minors, Houser…...
Mets jettison Jeff McNeil in trade to A’s following departures of Alonso, Nimmo and Díaz
1+ week, 3+ day ago (367+ words) The retooling Mets jettisoned another core player Monday, trading second baseman Jeff McNeil to the Athletics for minor league right-hander Yordan Rodriguez in a deal that left pitcher David Peterson as New York's longest-tenured player. New York will send up…...
A’s land former Mets All-Star Jeff McNeil in trade
1+ week, 3+ day ago (238+ words) New York will send cash to the A's to offset some of the $17.75 million remaining in McNeil's $50 million, four-year contract. McNeil follows Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Edwin D'az in departing the underperforming Mets, who failed to reach the playoffs…...
Sharks’ Will Smith out until at least new year, Warsofsky says
1+ week, 3+ day ago (110+ words) SAN JOSE " Will Smith will be out a while longer for the Sharks." San Jose coach Ryan Warsofsky said Monday that the second-year winger will miss time until at least January with the upper-body injury he suffered on Dec. 13 against…...
Sharks’ Will Smith ‘getting better every day,’ but questions remain
1+ week, 5+ day ago (527+ words) SAN JOSE " San Jose Sharks forward Will Smith continues to rehab from an upper-body injury, but it remains unclear when he'll be able to rejoin one of the team's practices. Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said Friday that Smith has been…...