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PHOENIX (AP) San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey left Friday night’s game after taking a foul tip off his mask in the bottom of the second.

Giants general manager Bobby Evans joined Gary & Larry on KNBR Thursday morning, and confirmed that teams inquired about the availability of Madison Bumgarner and other big names before the trade deadline.

The San Francisco Giants could be without Johnny Cueto for a long time. The $130 million man will undergo Tommy John surgery on Thursday, knocking him out for the remainder of 2018, and possibly all of next season.

It’s official. Johnny Cueto will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on Thursday in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Giants have announced.

Rodriguez, 26, spent seven years in the Twins organization before signing as a free agent with the Giants in November of last year. Interestingly, it was a conversation with Pablo Sandoval that convinced Rodriguez to come out west.

A half hour before the MLB trade deadline, Jon Heyman of MLB Network is reporting that the San Francisco Giants have “entered the fray” for Phillies starting pitcher Matt Harvey. Giants beat writer Henry Schulman has confirmed the report.

Bill Laskey & Ryan Covay present their latest edition of “Grades from the Cove”, a weekly SF Giants report card podcast.

A game under .500 and 6.5 games out of first-place in the NL West, the Giants are now willing to entertain offers for a few of their veteran players, most notably Andrew McCutchen, who has already received interest from the Cleveland Indians, per Morosi.

The Giants have made it clear to other teams that ace Madison Bumgarner is not available via trade, according to Jon Heyman of MLB.com.

Starting pitcher Johnny Cueto is likely headed back to the disabled list on Monday according to Giants general manager Bobby Evans, NBC Sports’ Alex Pavlovic is reporting.