The San Francisco Giants announced a half-dozen roster moves before Tuesday's game at Oracle Park in anticipation of opening day. Many of the moves will reshape what many anticipated as the opening day or roster.
San Francisco Giants center fielder Harrison Bader is back on the starting lineup after being sidelined due to a hamstring injury. Bader will be placed second in the batting order just behind second baseman Luis Arraez.
The Giants are planning to designate outfielder Luis Matos for assignment, reports Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle. She adds that minor league signee Jared Oliva is expected to break camp in a bench role, so he’ll take Matos’ spot on the active and 40-man rosters.
To start, and going against all the advice I give my students about constructing effective persuasive arguments, feel free to disregard this idea from the jump.
As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.
Opening Day is tomorrow, and the San Francisco Giants still have a handful of players they need to trim from the roster before announcing the 26-player roster.
With one day remaining before opening day against the New York Yankees, there isn’t much drama left in the San Francisco Giants’ pitching staff. The rotation for the opening series is set.
On Wednesday, the regular season begins and the San Francisco Giants have the honor of throwing out the first pitch. The Giants will host the New York Yankees on Wednesday night at Oracle Park in the first game of the 2026 regular season.
When Tony Vitello fills out his first lineup card with the San Francisco Giants, he is hopeful outfielder Harrison Bader is on it. However, a pesky injury may throw a wrench into those plans.
As we prepare to watch the San Francisco Giants embark on its 144th season in franchise history, it’s important to keep in mind one very important fact: the team has never had five consecutive losing seasons.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
The San Francisco Giants played their penultimate game of the spring on Monday night, hosting Sultanes de Monterrey at Oracle Park, less than 48 hours before the start of the 2026 MLB season.
On Wednesday, everything gets real for San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello. Months of hype, questions and build-up surrounding president of baseball operations Buster Posey’s boldest move of the offseason starts to get graded for his work as a first-year manager.
The strangeness of Sunday night wasn’t lost on Bryce Eldridge. The San Francisco Giants’ No. 1 prospect was on the field when the club took on the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats in an exhibition game.
The 2026 Major League Baseball season begins in about 48 hours and, for reasons still unbeknownst to me, the San Francisco Giants have drawn the opening assignment.
This past winter was a very active one for the San Francisco Giants. Not only did the team go off the board when it hired Tony Vitello from Tennessee but the Giants also added quite a few veteran pieces to go along with a good core that’s been constructed in San Francisco.
The Giants have released left-hander Joey Lucchesi, the New York Post’s Jon Heyman reports. Lucchesi was non-tendered by San Francisco last November and
Luis Arraez has returned to work with the San Francisco Giants after a memorable time with Venezuela at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Whatever happens to his stint with the Giants, he can always say that he’s a world champion, having helped Venezuela capture a WBC championship.
The San Francisco Giants continue to draw attention beyond the field, as Luis Arraez’s World Baseball Classic story captures headlines. One of the club’s newest additions is trending in following a heartfelt moment tied to Venezuela’s championship run and his World Baseball Classic gold medal.
The 2026 MLB regular season is just around the corner, and teams are already naming their starting pitchers for Opening Day. Several teams are making lineup changes based on their roster.