San Francisco Giants News

The veteran outfielder opted out of his minor league deal with the Giants on Monday, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. He is apparently looking to sign with a team headed to the postseason.

After Buster Posey expressed some rare frustration after being hit by a pitch in Sunday’s game, Mike Krukow joined Murph and Mac on KNBR to discuss why Posey became so angry.

The Giants’ first-round draft pick in the 2017 draft, Heliot Ramos, went down in a heap on Sunday in a rookie league game after being nailed in the helmet by a fastball.

In the top of the second inning, Phillies’ center-fielder Nick Williams smoked a line drive off Madison Bumgarner’s calf for a base hit. Many of the 39,921 fans in attendance at AT&T Park held their breath for a split second. Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy knew, however, that there was nothing to worry about.

When Hector Neris hit Buster Posey with a fastball in the back in the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday, it raised eyebrows.

Though it ended months ago, San Francisco’s dream of winning the National League West went up in flames in the eighth inning on Sunday afternoon.

The out brought a roar from the fans at AT&T Park, Melancon, and especially Bumgarner, who still remains in line for his fourth win of the season.

Johnny Rucker was the last Giant to lead off a game with an inside-the-parker, all the way back on June 20, 1945, when the organization was still in New York

The Giants will go for their third consecutive series victory at home on Sunday, but they’re still without both starters on the right side of their infield.

Denard Span hit the 11th inside-the-park home run in AT&T history Saturday night.