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SF Giants’ undrafted prospect from Doval trade impresses at Arizona Fall League

A bat, gloves and balls rest on the field during the San Francisco Giants spring training at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Parks Harber had a 1.196 OPS in the Arizona Fall League and was named to the National League Fall Stars
A bat, gloves and balls rest on the field during the San Francisco Giants spring training at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 22: Kyle Tucker #30 of the Chicago Cubs drops his bat after hitting a home run during the seventh inning against the Seattle Mariners at Wrigley Field on June 22, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)

Hot stove rumors have SF Giants linked to Kyle Tucker, but is there any fire to the smoke?

The Giants have swung-and-missed out on top-level free agents in recent years. Here's why this...
Justin Meccage #87 of the Pittsburgh Pirates poses for a portrait during the 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates Photo Day at Pirate City on Feb. 22, 2023 in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

SF Giants to hire Justin Meccage as new pitching coach: report

Meccage spent 2025 as the pitching coach of the Milwaukee Brewers' Triple-A affiliate
J.T. Snow times athletes participating in springs at the Oakland Ballers open tryout, Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Laney College in Oakland, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

J.T. Snow joins new minor-league team as manager

Snow played first base for most of his career and won the Gold Glove six...
San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin (6) chats with San Francisco Giants first base coach Mark Hallberg (91) in the dugout before their exhibition game at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday, March 23, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants lose another coach as Hallberg takes job with Twins

Hallberg spent six seasons on the Giants' coaching staff under former managers Gabe Kapler and...
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the third inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

delos Santos: How I filled out my 2025 NL Most Valuable Player ballot

Shohei Ohtani joins Barry Bonds as the only other player to win at least four...
San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb (62) pitches against the Athleticsin the first inning of their MLB game at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants’ Webb finishes fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting

Logan Webb led the majors in innings and the National League in strikeouts
New San Francisco Giants manager, Tony Vitello,  middle, addresses media members during his introduction by San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations, Buster Posey, left, and General Manager Zack Minasian at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants to hire Hunter Mense as new hitting coach: report

Hunter Mense played under Tony Vitello at the University of Tennessee
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb (62) pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants enter free agency with pitching as clear top priority

The Giants have at least two rotation spots to fill behind Logan Webb, Robbie Ray...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy smiles while speaking during a postgame ceremony honoring Bochy at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants hire former manager Bochy as special advisor to baseball operations

Bruce Bochy managed the Giants from 2007-19 and won three World Series titles in '10,...
San Francisco Giants' Sergio Romo, left, talks with assistant pitching coach J.P. Martinez after playing catch on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Scottsdale Stadium. (Evan Webeck / Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants lose pitching and bullpen coach, but Tingler reportedly set to join staff

J.P. Martinez spent one season as pitching coach after four seasons as an assistant
Dodgers Andy Pages (44), Enrique Hernandez (8), and Justin Dean (75) celebrate a 3-1 win over the Brewers in game 3 in the NLCS at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.  (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

SF Giants claim 2 including former Dodgers outfielder, DFA righty starter

The offseason officially begins five days after the end of the World Series, so Thursday...
San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey (14) congratulates pitcher Justin Verlander (35) at the end of the fifth inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

How SF Giants’ Bailey got even better as a defender — and turned in one of the best defensive seasons ever

Patrick Bailey won his second Gold Glove Award after improving at blocking pitches to eliminate...
Baseball fans sit on the grass area in center field while watching the San Francisco Giants play the Cincinnati Reds during a spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants announce 2026 spring training schedule, headlined by exhibition vs. Team USA

The Giants will host Team USA on March 3 ahead of the 2026 World Baseball...
San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, right, high fives San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey (28), left, after scoring a run in the sixth inning during their game versus the Oakland Athletics at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019.(Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants planning to hire former manager Bochy in advisory role

Bruce Bochy, now 70, managed the Giants from 2007-2019, winning the 2010, 2012 and 2014...
San Francisco Giants' Joc Pederson, left, and first base coach Antoan Richardson against the Kansas City Royals during a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Who could join Vitello on SF Giants’ coaching staff next season?

Bench coach Ryan Christenson and third-base coach Matt Williams will not return for the 2026...
San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb (62) pitches against the Athletics in the first inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 16, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants’ Webb not named finalist for 2025 NL Cy Young Award

Webb became the first Giant to lead the National League in both innings and strikeouts...
Victor Conte Jr.

BALCO architect Victor Conte loses battle with cancer at age of 75

Victor Conte was at the heart of the biggest sports scandal in U.S. history in...
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler (19) sports an emblematic San Francisco Giants t-shirt honoring Mexico and its Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent, as he talks to reporters in the dugout before they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, April, 12, 2023. The Giants and the San Diego Padres will play two games in Mexico City this weekend, April 29, and 30. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Miami Marlins promote former SF Giants manager Kapler to general manager

Gabe Kapler managed the Giants for four seasons, leading them to a franchise-record 107 wins...
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds connects on his 715th career home run in the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, Sunday, May 28, 2006. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Contra Costa Times/KRT)

Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent up for Hall of Fame election on 2025 Contemporary Era ballot

Bonds failed to be elected by the Contemporary Era committee in 2022
New San Francisco Giants manager, Tony Vitello, middle right, addresses media members during his introduction by San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations, Buster Posey, and General Manager Zack Minasian at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

What’s ahead for SF Giants after hiring new manager Vitello?

The Giants' top priority this offseason will be bulking up on its pitching depth
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb (62) high-fives San Francisco Giants' Patrick Bailey (14) following their 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants’ Bailey, Webb named 2025 Gold Glove Award winners

Bailey and Webb become the first battery to win the award in the same season...
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb (62) pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

‘We’re all super excited’: Webb praises new SF Giants manager Vitello

Tony Vitello was introduced as the 40th manager in franchise history on Thursday
New San Francisco Giants manager, Tony Vitello, addresses media members during his introduction by San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations, Buster Posey, and General Manager Zack Minasian at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

How Posey landed on Vitello as SF Giants’ new manager

Tony Vitello was introduced as the 40th manager in franchise history on Thursday
New San Francisco Giants manager, Tony Vitello, addresses media members during his introduction by San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations, Buster Posey, left, and General Manager Zack Minasian at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

New SF Giants manager Tony Vitello, indoctrinated into team’s culture years ago, ready for the challenge

Vitello's father feels his son will succeed without pro experience since managing is about gaining...
San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations, Buster Posey, left, hands over a baseball cap to the new San Francisco Giants manager, Tony Vitello, during a press conference at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Despite lack of professional experience, SF Giants’ Posey has ‘full confidence’ in Vitello

Buster Posey praised Tony Vitello's leadership qualities, willingness to 'ruffle some feathers'
New San Francisco Giants manager, Tony Vitello, addresses media members during his introduction by San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations, Buster Posey, and General Manager Zack Minasian at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

‘He’s going to be okay with ruffling feathers’ — Tony Vitello is here to shake up the SF Giants

Tony Vitello's introductory press conference could be the first step on the path to relevance.
Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello looks on during batting practice before the championship game against Texas A&M at the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship on June 24, 2024, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. (Peter Aiken/Getty Images/TNS)

How Tony Vitello’s big break at Missouri helped lead him to the SF Giants’ manager job

'Scrub walk-on' turned opportunity of a lifetime into an unprecedented leap from Tennessee’s head coach...
Tennessee coach Tony Vitello, center, celebrates with his team following their victory over Texas A&M in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Vitello says he was ‘selfish’ to take Giants manager job, but it was ‘right decision’

New Giants manager Tony Vitello won't meet with the Bay Area media until next week,...
Tennessee utility Drew Gilbert reacts after hitting a home run during an NCAA college baseball super regional game against LSU, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

‘My favorite person I’ve ever played for’: SF Giants’ Gilbert praises new manager Vitello

Gilbert played three seasons under Vitello at Tennessee
San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey (14) congratulates pitcher Justin Verlander (35) at the end of the fifth inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants’ Bailey named Fielding Bible’s 2025 Defensive Player of the Year

Bailey is a finalist for the 2025 NL Gold Glove Award at catcher
FILE - Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello, left, talks with pitcher Kirby Connell before an NCAA college baseball super regional game against Notre Dame, June 11, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee suspended Vitello, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, for the Volunteers' weekend series with Dayton while university officials, Vitello and the NCAA handle a violation in the program. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin, File)

Who is Tony Vitello? New SF Giants manager is first to go from college to MLB

Buster Posey finds his new manager in a fiery 47-year-old who led the Tennessee Volunteers...
Tennessee coach Tony Vitello, left, cheers on his players in the fifth inning of an NCAA college baseball tournament super regional game against Southern Mississippi, Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Hattiesburg, Miss. The game was a continuation of Saturday's play which was suspended due to weather concerns. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Kurtenbach: SF Giants’ new manager is a walking stick of dynamite. Buster Posey just lit the fuse

University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello will add much-needed fire to the Giants organization
FILE - Tennessee coach Tony Vitello, center, hoists the championship trophy following his team's 6-5 victory against Texas A&M in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)

SF Giants hire Tennessee’s Tony Vitello as manager in unprecedented move

Tony Vitello will become the 18th manager since the Giants moved to San Francisco
San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman (26) hits a solo home run against the Chicago Cubs in the seventh inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

This is the SF Giants’ only finalist for MLB’s top offensive award

The recognition didn't go to Willy Adames or Rafael Devers, the two Giants players to...
Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello returns to the dugout after meeting with the umpires and Stanford head coach David Esquer before a baseball game at the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

SF Giants reportedly closing in on college coach as new manager

Vitello has an overall 341–131 record over eight seasons at Tennessee and has won a...
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb (62) and San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey (14) celebrate their 1-0 win against the Oakland Athletics in the ninth inning of an MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants’ Bailey, Webb named 2025 Gold Glove finalists

Patrick Bailey won his first career Gold Glove Award last season
San Francisco Giants' Willy Adames (2) throws to first base after tagging out San Diego Padres' Ramón Laureano (5) at second base on a ball hit by San Diego Padres' Gavin Sheets (30) in the eighth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Sheets was safe at first. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

How Mike Shildt’s retirement impacts SF Giants’ managerial search

The San Diego Padres are now one of eight teams searching for a new manager
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt reacts during the seventh inning of Game 3 of a National League wild card baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)

Padres boss Shildt retires, opening another NL West managerial job

Shildt went 183-141 and led San Diego to two postseason appearances during his brief tenure.
Buster Posey speaks briefly at the 35th annual Play Ball Lunch, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif. The event raises money for the Junior Giants charity. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants’ managerial search: Who has been linked to the job so far?

A number of former catchers -- just like Buster Posey himself -- are reportedly in...
San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander (35) is congratulated by his teammates in the dugout at the end of the fifth inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Could SF Giants re-sign free agents Verlander, Flores, Smith?

Justin Verlander, Wilmer Flores and Dominic Smith are all set to become free agents
San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey stands on the field as he watches batting practice before their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Kurtenbach: Buster Posey must prove himself this SF Giants offseason

Posey will hire his next manager and coaching staff, charting course for the franchise, not...
San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy (15) chats with San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey (28) in the dugout before their MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, June 28, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Posey says he’s not considering Bochy for SF Giants’ next manager

Bochy and the Texas Rangers agreed to mutually part ways on Monday
San Francisco Giants' Bryce Eldridge (88) is congratulated in the dugout after connecting for a two-run home run against the Texas Rangers in the ninth inning of a spring training baseball game at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Texas Rangers 6-1. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants’ top prospect Eldridge scheduled for surgery

First baseman Bryce Eldridge, who made his Giants debut last month, will have a bone...
San Francisco Giants' Willy Adames (2) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, June 22, 2025. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Boston Red Sox 9-5. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

What’s next for SF Giants after missing the playoffs and firing Bob Melvin

The Giants fired Bob Melvin on Monday after the team finished .500 and missed the...
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 17: Manager Skip Schumaker #55 of the Miami Marlins looks on from the dugout during the first inning of the game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on June 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Who could become SF Giants’ new manager following Melvin firing?

The Giants announced on Monday morning that they have fired Bob Melvin after two seasons...
San Francisco Giants announcers Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, from left, take part in a tribute to Willie Mays before their MLB game against the Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, June 24, 2024. Mays died on June 18 at the age of 93. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants broadcaster Kuiper again named finalist for prestigious award

Duane Kuiper is among 10 broadcasters named to the 2026 ballot for the Ford C....
San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin, left, shares a laugh with new president of baseball operations Buster Posey, right, during a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Francisco, Calif  (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

Kurtenbach: Buster Posey failed with Bob Melvin twice. He can’t fail the SF Giants again

Bob Melvin was fired Monday as Buster Posey seeks to remake the Giants into a...
San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin (6) stands on the field during spring training at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

SF Giants fire manager Bob Melvin after two seasons

Melvin had a 161-163 record during his two seasons as the Giants' manager
San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin gestures from the dugout in the eighth inning of their MLB game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Bob Melvin, SF Giants address manager’s job status after disappointing season

Melvin said he will meet with club officials Monday to discuss the season and, presumably,...
San Francisco Giants designated hitter Rafael Devers rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Thien-An Truong)

SF Giants’ season finale finds meaning with milestones for Adames, Devers, Webb

Rafael Devers played his 163rd game, Willy Adames hit his 30th home run and Logan...
San Francisco Giants first baseman Wilmer Flores, left, walks off the field after being replaced by first baseman Bryce Eldridge (not shown) during the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Thien-An Truong)

SF Giants cap off 2025 season with win to end year at .500

Willy Adames became the first Giant to hit 30 homers in a single season since...
San Francisco Giants' Willy Adames rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Thien-An Truong)

Adames becomes first SF Giants player to hit 30 homers in single season since Bonds

Adames, the 2025 Willie Mac Award winner, hit a solo homer on the first pitch...
San Francisco Giants' Heliot Ramos (17) gets caught in a rundown between first and second base as Athletics' Luis Urías (17) tosses the ball over him in the eighth inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, May 18, 2025. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Athletics 3-2. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Five reasons why SF Giants underachieved and missed the playoffs again

Despite splashy additions of Willy Adames, Rafael Devers, the Giants will finish around .500 for...
San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander throws during the third inning of an MLB baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Benjamin Fanjoy)

SF Giants’ Verlander caps off year with victory against Rockies

Justin Verlander had a 2.60 ERA over his last 13 starts of the season
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