San Francisco Giants

Former Giants first baseman Aubry Huff found himself at the center of a controversy last weekend, after sending out two tweets praising President Donald Trump, and saying that those protesting his executive order banning travel from seven majority-Muslim countries should get a job.

San Francisco is girding for a legal showdown over one of its most beloved and now shuttering institutions: a baseball memorabilia bar in tourist-heavy Union Square named for legendary hitter and city son Lefty O’Doul.

New 49ers general manager John Lynch made his first appearance on KNBR’s Murph and Mac show Wednesday morning, and opened by telling a story about his surprising connection to San Francisco Giants World Series hero Edgar Renteria.

Infielder Christian Arroyo and left-handed pitcher Tyler Beede were the only two members of the Giants organization to crack MLBPipeline.com’s list of Top 100 prospects, announced Sunday. Beede, 23, a first-round pick in 2013, checked in at No.88 overall, while Arroyo, 21, a first-round pick in 2014, fell just one spot behind, ranked 89th.

San Francisco Giants reliever George Kontos was nominated as the team’s representative for the 2016 Coaching Corps Game Changer Awards, which honors coaches that had an impact on the lives of professional Bay Area athletes and coaches.

If Aubrey Huff is hoping to sell an copies of his upcoming book in San Francisco, he may want to shy away from tweeting about politics in the future.

It would appear that San Francisco’s plans have changed slightly according to a report by Buster Olney in his latest MLB roundup column, where he states that the Giants are one of a handful of teams ‘most aggressive in the search for a lefty’ out of the bullpen.

Baseball writer Mike Oz has a fun reoccurring segment on Yahoo! Sports where he opens a pack of 1992 Fleer MLB cards with current/former players and managers.

The San Francisco Giants made their second notable signing of the offseason on Tuesday, inking former Rockies catcher Nick Hundley to a one-year deal worth around $2 million. The signing seemed to indicate that Hundley would usurp incumbent Trevor Brown as the Giants’ backup catcher, something GM Bobby Evans confirmed on KNBR Tuesday evening.

The Giants added depth at catcher after signing veteran Nick Hundley to a $2 million deal.