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Bader dents food truck with first SF Giants home run
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (1120+ words) PHOENIX " Harrison Bader put a figurative dent into a baseball. Then, he put a actual dent into a food truck. And smashed right into the top of Monica Godfrey's food truck. "I was talking to a lady," Godfrey recalled. "She…...
Adames aims for more complete second season with SF Giants after tweaking mechanics
18+ hour, 17+ min ago (887+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Arizona " Willy Adames wasn't afraid to be a little critical of himself. Even if it meant some exaggeration. During a media scrum at Giants camp on Sunday, a reporter started a question by saying Adames needed "a little time…...
With newfound confidence, SF Giants’ Walker sets sights on closer role
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1005+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Arizona " Call it confidence. Call it swagger. Call it aura. They're all apt descriptions. Ryan Walker has been open about his battles with confidence, but his growth in that department has been evident in his walk, his talk. His…...
SF Giants’ 2026 Opening Day roster projection 1.0: Where does Eldridge begin season?
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1106+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Arizona " Rookie manager Tony Vitello has checked off some boxes over the last week and a half. First day of camp. First full-squad workout. First media snafu. On Saturday, he checked off two more. He experienced his first spring…...
SF Giants 2026 spring training preview: designated hitter
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (924+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Arizona " On Sept. 11, 2009, Buster Posey made his major-league debut. He enjoyed his cup of coffee, checked off a couple of milestones, then started the next year with Triple-A Fresno before being called up to the majors " for good " in…...
With Boston tenure fully ‘in the past,’ Devers prepared for first full season with SF Giants
1+ week, 1+ day ago (877+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Arizona " The vibes of Rafael Devers" last spring as a Boston Red Sox and first spring as a San Francisco Giant could not be more different. A year ago, Devers was at the center of an uncomfortable saga in…...
SF Giants 2026 spring training preview: catchers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (894+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. " Fielding Run Value is a metric that attempts to quantify a player's measurable defensive performance. It cannot quantify the intangibles of catching, such as leadership or pitch calling, but it's one of the best contemporary means of assessing…...
SF Giants’ Ron Washington is back coaching eight months after quadruple bypass
1+ week, 3+ day ago (233+ words) SF Giants" Washington back to coaching nearly eight months after quadruple bypass'Santa Cruz Sentinel SCOTTSDALE, Arizona " Ron Washington never imagined being anywhere else in the world during spring training than at a baseball field. Washington, 73, isn"t far removed from…...
‘Never know’: SF Giants’ Eldridge starts shagging outfield fly balls but focus remains at first base
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (780+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. " Bryce Eldridge used two different gloves on the backfield at Scottsdale Stadium on Wednesday morning. One belonged to him; the other belonged to Jung Hoo Lee. Eldridge dedicated the early part of his morning to working on infield…...
SF Giants’ new manager Vitello officially begins first MLB spring training
2+ week, 1+ day ago (865+ words) SCOTTSDALE " Tony Vitello described it as something of a ramble. Buster Posey saw it differently. On Tuesday morning, Vitello stood in the middle of the Giants" clubhouse and addressed the team"s pitchers and catchers. This wasn"t just the…...