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Giants’ Brian Bannister back in uniform after MLB lifts vaccination requirement for coaches
MLB will lift its vaccination requirement for coaches and on-field team staff members, commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed to The Athletic. → Read More
Giants lose GM Scott Harris to Detroit, further complicating a huge offseason
Harris, who turned down the Mets last year, leaves for the top job with the Tigers. → Read More
On this date, 2010: Giants’ Madison Bumgarner gets first career win
The 20-year-old rookie left-hander throws eight shutout innings in Milwaukee for his first big league win. → Read More
On this date, 2015: Giants rookie Chris Heston throws no-hitter
Unheralded Giants rookie pitcher stuns Mets by no-hitting them in just his 13th MLB start. → Read More
On this date, 2015: Giants rookie Chris Heston throws no-hitter
Unheralded Giants rookie pitcher Chris Heston stuns Mets by no-hitting them in his 13th MLB start. → Read More
On this date, 2009: Giants pitcher Randy Johnson wins 300th game
Randy Johnson became the first pitcher to win his 300th game in a Giants uniform since Christy Mathewson in 1912. → Read More
On this date, 2009: Giants pitcher Randy Johnson wins 300th game
Randy Johnson became the first pitcher to win his 300th game in a Giants uniform since Christy Mathewson in 1912. → Read More
On this date, 2011: Giants’ Huff Daddy hits three homers
Aubrey Huff’s first career three-homer game came on his wife’s birthday. “She wanted me to hit her a home run. I hit three. That’s Brownie points.” → Read More
‘Like a ghost’: Barry Bonds comes to terms with his legacy in a changing sport – The Athletic
Bonds on his relationship with the baseball industry: “If they don’t want me, just say you don’t want me and be done with it." → Read More
Madison Bumgarner, Matt Moore back as Giants exercise contract options
SAN FRANCISCO >> With the Giants’ revamped coaching staff nearly assembled and a bit of standard bookkeeping out of the way — what, you thought they wouldn’t exercise their $12 million option to bring back Madison Bu → Read More
How will Johnny Cueto’s decision to stay with Giants impact the 2018 payroll?
Cueto turned down his lone chance to elect free agency, which would have meant leaving four years and $79 million in guaranteed money on the table. → Read More
Curt Young switches to Giants, hired as team’s new pitching coach
The Giants are expected to tab former Oakland A’s pitching coach Curt Young to the same role in San Francisco, replacing Dave Righetti. → Read More
Giants manager Bruce Bochy on the staff shakeup that claimed Dave Righetti: “Change is hard”
After a successful heart procedure, Bruce Bochy discusses the tough decisions already made on his changing staff — and what he wants in a new hitting and pitching coaches. → Read More
No, Barry Bonds isn’t a candidate to become the next Giants hitting coach
The list of hitting and pitching coach candidates continues to evolve, and GM Bobby Evans discusses what kind of perspective the club is seeking to add. → Read More
Posey, Crawford — but not Panik — are Gold Glove finalists
Even on a 98-loss team, Brandon Crawford and Buster Posey displayed their defensive brilliance night after night. → Read More
Giants reorganize Bruce Bochy’s staff, hire new bullpen coach
Hensley Meulens becomes the Giants’ bench coach while Ron Wotus moves to the third base coaches’ box — the position he originally held when added to the big league staff in 1998. → Read More
Source: Giants interview Chili Davis about joining their coaching staff
The Giants don’t have a vacancy at hitting coach at present, but they are soliciting a new voice — and Chili Davis would be a familiar presence. → Read More
Giants manager Bruce Bochy resting after heart procedure
The 62-year-old manager underwent his third heart procedure in three years — this one to treat an atrial fibrillation that led to a racing heartbeat — but has every intention to manage … → Read More
Team readies for long offseason
SAN FRANCISCO >> The Giants ran out a limp lineup in a season when a record number of home runs flew over major league fences. They fielded an outfield defense with more holes than a pasta colander. Madison Bumgarner preferred dirt biking to vid → Read More
Many questions, few answers as power-deficient Giants head into a difficult offseason
The Giants didn’t have any of the 117 players who hit at least 20 home runs this past season — but power might not be their highest priority this offseason. → Read More