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With Nunez departing, Giants lean on immediate options at third base
When the weekend began for San Francisco, Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy had the same number of outfielders as he did third basemen on his 25-man roster. With Eduardo Nunez, Conor Gillaspie and Jae-gyun Hwang all capable of starting a game at the hot corner for San Francisco, Bochy had no shortage of options for…
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Giants, Nunez leave the door open for possible return
Eduardo Nunez was a member of the San Francisco Giants for less than a calendar year. But based on the reactions of Nunez, his teammates and Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy to the news that the team’s starting third baseman was traded to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday evening, the impact Nunez had was immense.
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Nunez’s emotional message to Giants’ fans as he leaves for Boston
Eduardo Nunez made sure to acknowledge his excitement to head to his new team in Boston and compete for a World Series. But, he also made sure to mention his love for his Giants teammates and even shed a tear when shouting out the fans he’s come to love in such a short time.
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Jul 22, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez (10) hits a single against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsGiants receive two pitchers from Red Sox in exchange for Nunez
With just over two months remaining until Eduardo Nunez hits free agency, the San Francisco Giants decided to trade their starting third baseman to the Boston Red Sox.
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Jul 25, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) celebrates with San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik (12) against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the second inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsNunez departs, Giants’ offense breaks out in Bumgarner’s first win
With San Francisco ahead 10-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning, and cruising to ace Madison Bumgarner’s first victory of the season, starting third baseman Eduardo Nunez was abruptly pulled from the contest.
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According to Twitter, Eduardo Nunez was a Giants’ fan favorite
The writing may have been on the wall, but that didn’t stop Twitter from having some fun with Eduardo Nunez’s departure to Boston. Check out some of the better tweets that were put out immediately following news of the trade.
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Giants players, coaches line up to hug departing Nunez
It would appear that Eduardo Nunez is on to greener pastures.
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Jul 23, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Diego Padres third baseman Cory Spangenberg (15) tags out San Francisco Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez (10) at third base during the seventh inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY SportsEduardo Nunez traded to Boston Red Sox [report]
The San Francisco Giants have had hardly had much to celebrate in 2017. And on Tuesday evening, they elected to trade one of their most versatile players.
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Chris Stratton on returning to Giants: ‘I’ve got the stuff to compete here’
Giants’ pitcher Chris Stratton is used to pitching on short notice. Roughly 30 minutes before Johnny Cueto was scheduled to make his July 6 start in Detroit, San Francisco scratched Cueto with an inner ear infection and called on Stratton to make his first Major League start.
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Bobby Evans: ‘We’re not really engaged in trade discussions of our prospects’
Other major league teams aren’t exactly foaming at the mouth to add many of the Giants’ current prospects at the upcoming trade deadline, something general manager Bobby Evans told Tolbert & Lund on Tuesday afternoon.
