Category Archives: Top Headlines

Why time is now for Joey Bart, who’s immediately Giants’ No. 1 catcher
Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports The Giants have a new everyday catcher. You might have heard of him. Behind the plate for Thursday’s anointing that also will include a game will be Joey Bart, the ...
Syndicated Author Aug 20, 2020

Joey Bart has arrived and so has Giants’ future
Orlando Ramirez | 2019 Mar 10 It’s been perhaps maddeningly late, but the Bart train has arrived. Joey Bart’s time is now. After 26 games, the Giants are summoning the No. 2-overall pick i...
Syndicated Author Aug 20, 2020

Kapler pushes the right buttons in Giants’ second straight win
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Gabe Kapler called it his “toughest decision” to include Wilmer Flores over Brandon Belt in the lineup. It was his best, although there was some competition. T...
Syndicated Author Aug 19, 2020

Brandon Crawford may have hit his way out of role he didn’t want
Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY SportsBoth the Giants and Brandon Crawford are more comfortable if he is hitting. He, surely, is more comfortable if that means he is playing every day.After saying last wee...
Syndicated Author Aug 19, 2020

Darin Ruf is still trying to find swing that caught everyone’s eye
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY SportsThe start to this weird season has not gone poorly for Darin Ruf. It also has not reflected the 34-year-old phenom that slugged his way onto the roster in February and Marc...
Syndicated Author Aug 19, 2020

49ers address injury issues by signing wide receiver, interior lineman [report]
Jim Dedmon | 2019 Dec 15With Deebo Samuel and Richie James Jr. on the shelf, the 49ers signed Tavon Austin last week. Now without Jalen Hurd for the entire season and knocks to interior linemen Ben Ga...
Syndicated Author Aug 19, 2020

A different-looking Giants bullpen finally comes together in win
Angels Baseball-Pool Photo It didn’t happen again. Dejected and undermanned, an under-fire unit did not start any fires. The Giants’ bullpen was shut down rather than melt-down, allowing j...
Syndicated Author Aug 18, 2020

Austin Slater sits again as Giants say he’s progressing well
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Austin Slater has begun throwing. Sort of. The Giants outfielder was out of the lineup for a third straight game Tuesday after being diagnosed with a flexor strain in ...
Syndicated Author Aug 18, 2020

Fernando Tatis Jr. angers Rangers by hitting grand slam on 3-0 count in blowout
https://twitter.com/TheAthleticMLB/status/1295699975331090433 Is an unwritten rule an unwritten rule if the people involved have never heard of it? Despite growing up with a father who played in the m...
Syndicated Author Aug 18, 2020

It happened again: Trevor Gott blows it in jaw-dropping Giants loss
Angels Baseball-Pool Photo It gets less unbelievable each time the unbelievable happens. And it just keeps happening. The Giants’ bullpen collapsed for a fourth straight game, Trevor Gott unrave...
Syndicated Author Aug 17, 2020

