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5/9 Gamethread: Giants vs. Pirates

Today is a weird day. The San Francisco Giants traded their two-time Gold Glove catcher and then, a few hours later, placed their two-time All-Star starting pitcher on the 15-Day Injured List. And yet, through it all, the games must go on, and the Giants still have a date with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight. Landen […]

Giants place Logan Webb on the Injured List, call up Trevor McDonald

The San Francisco Giants Opening Day battery for the last three seasons is as gone as gone can be. Hours after announcing the shocking trade of Patrick Bailey to the Cleveland Guardians, the Giants placed the star of their rotation, two-time All-Star Logan Webb, on the 15-Day Injured List. Webb, who has led the National […]

Patrick Bailey traded to Guardians

The San Francisco Giants have decided to part ways with their one-sided catcher Patrick Bailey.  The two-time Gold Glove winning catcher will be shipped to the Guardians for left-handed pitching prospect Matt Wilkinson (who’s nickname is reportedly “Tugboat”) and the 29th overall pick in the 2026 draft.  If Wilkinson is a tugboat, then Bailey has […]

A win, but does it mean anything?

Going into Friday night, the San Francisco Giants had lost 8 of their last 9 games. They lost 8 of their last 9 games because the San Francisco Giants can’t score runs. The San Francisco Giants can’t hit for power. The San Francisco Giants can only hit singles and ground into double plays. They can’t […]

Saturday BP: Ninth day of Mays-mas

Good morning, baseball fans! We are in the middle of a new feature for May that I’m calling the “12 Days of Mays-mas” because I won’t be around for this week, and I want to leave you guys with some fun things to watch while I’m gone. For the ninth day of Mays-mas, I thought […]

5/8 Gamethread: Giants vs. Pirates

It’s the start of a three-game series between the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hopefully it goes better than the last few series have gone. For the Giants, lefty Robbie Ray will make his eighth start of the year. The two-time All-Star is 2-4 on the season, with a 2.95 ERA, a 4.47 […]

Maybe Logan Webb’s best days are behind him?

Controversial headline? Sure. But maybe it’s time to have the conversation, because as Logan Webb goes, so goes the Giants. And, uh, in case you haven’t been watching closely, the 2026 San Francisco Giants are seemingly going nowhere. By some measures, Logan Webb is having the worst start to a season of his wonderful career. […]

Giants-Pirates Series Preview: How to remake a lineup

Is this a series featuring two teams headed in opposite directions or early season mirages? The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the offseason fresh off a seventh consecutive losing season. Their 434-598 record over that span was the second-worst in MLB behind only the Rockies (402-629). A team ERA of 4.58 (26th). 29th in runs scored! What […]

Friday BP: Eighth day of Mays-mas

Good morning, baseball fans! We are in the middle of a new feature for May that I’m calling the “12 Days of Mays-mas” because I won’t be around for this week, and I want to leave you guys with some fun things to watch while I’m gone. I think you can all guess what’s coming […]

Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, May 6: Jonah Cox cannot be stopped

Just three games for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates on Wednesday, as High-A Eugene and the Arizona Complex League Giants both had the day off. Let’s get into the action that did occur, though, as it was pretty nice! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions […]

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Thursday BP: Seventh day of Mays-mas

Good morning, baseball fans! We are in the middle of a new feature for May that I’m calling the “12 Days of Mays-mas” because I won’t be around for this week, and I want to leave you guys with some fun things to watch while I’m gone. For the seventh day of Mays-mas, I thought […]

Padres silence Giants’ bats in 5-1 win

Wednesday was Career Day at Oracle Park, a day where students could “learn about careers in sports and media with an exclusive Q&A with San Francisco Giants Front Office executives.” They got to see the Giants lose their second straight to the San Diego Padres, 5-1, a game where the team and the organization were […]

5/6 Gamethread: Giants vs. Padres

The San Francisco Giants conclude their three-game series against the San Diego Padres this afternoon, and they’re hoping for a much-needed series win. We’re also hoping for that. Taking the mound for the Giants is righty Adrian Houser, who is still trying to find his groove this season. Houser has made six starts this year, […]

Wednesday BP: Sixth day of Mays-mas

Good morning, baseball fans! We are in the middle of a new feature for May that I’m calling the “12 Days of Mays-mas” because I won’t be around for this week, and I want to leave you guys with some fun things to watch while I’m gone. For the sixth day of Mays-mas, I thought […]

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Offense is not offensive, but pitching sadly is

The San Francisco Giants’ offense came to life on Tuesday, and it is critical that you understand that “come to life” is a relative term. Life, in living and breathing human being terms, may be binary, but in baseball parlance it is not. For the Giants, coming to life means they scored exactly five runs, […]

Youngsters hit but so do Padres in 10-5 loss

Near the end of Tuesday’s telecast of the San Diego Padres’ 10-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants, broadcaster Duane Kuiper tried to look on the bright side of Matt Chapman’s 0-for-4 night. “If it’s any consolation,” Kuiper said, “Chapman’s had the longest out in this game.” That’s how hard it was to find a […]

5/5 Gamethread: Giants vs. Padres

The San Francisco Giants play game two of this three-game home series against the San Diego Padres tonight from Oracle Park, and they’re looking to take the series win after a 3-2 victory on Monday. Taking the mound for the Giants is their ace, righty Logan Webb, who is making his eighth start of the […]

Giants option Trevor McDonald, activate Joel Peguero

The San Francisco Giants are swapping right-handed pitchers ahead of Tuesday’s home game against the San Diego Padres. A few hours before the game, the team announced that right-handed starter Trevor McDonald had been optioned to AAA Sacramento, while right-handed reliever Joel Peguero had been activated off the 15-Day Injured List. It might seem like […]

Tuesday BP: Fifth day of Mays-mas

Good morning, baseball fans! We are in the middle of a new feature for May that I’m calling the “12 Days of Mays-mas” because I won’t be around for this week, and I want to leave you guys with some fun things to watch while I’m gone. For the fifth day of Mays-mas, I thought […]

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Giants’ other rookie saves the day

The San Francisco Giants, feckless and fully on life support after one of the worst road trips in franchise history, were in desperation mode after Sunday’s defeat. As we’ve been told since birth, desperate times call for desperate measures, and in baseball parlance, desperate measures means desperate transactions. And so it wasn’t surprising that the […]

5/4 Gamethread: Giants vs. Padres

The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game home series against the San Diego Padres tonight from Oracle Park. Game #35 Who: San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California When: 6:45 p.m. PT Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area National broadcast: n/a Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM

The San Francisco Jedi

It’s the unofficial Star Wars celebration day out there and while I don’t condone it, I recognize that I’m in the minority. For one thing, I’m a Star Trek guy. And the other thing is I think it’s incredibly dumb to use a speech impairment as the basis for celebration. Also, what are we celebrating? […]

Giants-Padres Series Preview: Eldridge vs. Tatis Jr.

The San Francisco Giants were still licking their wounds after the pasting the New York Yankees gave them opening week and it seemed as though their division rival the San Diego Padres would extend the misery. Instead, the Giants took 2 out of 3 and left San Diego with the same 2-4 record as the […]