San Francisco Giants

The beginning of spring training is always a momentous occasion. By the end of March, however, to quote B.B. King: The thrill is gone. In fact, it’s safe to say fans, players, announcers and everybody in between start the countdown to opening day as soon as the first cactus league game is in the books. After the Giants 6-3 victory over the A’s Saturday in Oakland, that wait was finally over. The orange and black are finally set to head straight back to Arizona to face the Diamondbacks and kick off the regular season Sunday afternoon at Chase Field.

The San Francisco Giants have signed broadcasters Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper each to multi-year contract extensions, club President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer announced today.

It’s been a rough spring for Matt Cain. The Giants’ fifth starter posted a 7.82 ERA in seven starts during the pre-season, showing little improvement from the 5.64 ERA he posted last season, or the 5.79 ERA he had in 2014. Despite the fact that the Giants are giving him one last shot to turn […]

SAN FRANCISCO – There have been two major questions facing Bruce Bochy this preseason. Who will be the team’s fifth starter, and how will the team handle the duties at left field. Bochy answered the latter Thursday night following his team’s 3-0 win over the Athletics. “You’re looking more at a platoon (in left field) to start with,” […]

Joe Castellano is an insider on the ground covering the San Francisco Giants and 49ers. He is the host of the Inside China Basin podcast, with updates three times a week during the season, delivering up to date Giants news and information. In the most recent episode of Inside China Basin, Castellano speaks with Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija and catcher Trevor Brown.

As part of Spirit Week to celebrate their 50th season in Oakland, the A’s are holding a hat swap at events throughout the week, where fans can trade in Giants hats for free A’s ones.

Just one in a seemingly endless list of non-roster invitees to Giants camp this spring, outfielder Chris Marrero has been a revelation. The former first round pick of the Washington Nationals crushed the ball in Arizona, with his seven home runs tied for second amongst all major leaguers this spring, behind only MVP candidate Bryce Harper. That doesn’t take into account the homer he hit against the Puerto Rican national team in an exhibition game either.

Nearly two months ago, we laid out the three biggest unanswered questions for the Giants as they prepared to head to Scottsdale, AZ. Spring training has now come and gone, with one final exhibition series against the A’s on the slate before Sunday’s season opener.

The San Francisco Giants are known for having some of the best promotional giveaways in Major League Baseball. With opening day right around the corner, MLB.com released it’s top 10 giveaways for the 2017 season, and it’s no surprise that the Orange and Black are represented. Coming in at No.7 is the “Buster hugs blanket”, […]

Matt Cain has been in a competitive battle with Ty Blach for the final spot in the Giants starting rotation. As the first game of the 2017 season rapidly approaches, we look back at Cain’s historic tenure in San Francisco.