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Giants Starter Trevor McDonald Feeling the Heat Against the Royals

It was a hot one in Kansas City on Monday when the San Francisco Giants battled the Royals. Game temperatures reached the mid-90s, with high humidity, which was the best indication that the two teams were somewhere in the Midwest in late July.

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Giants lose to Royals 3-2 after failing to deploy bench

Baseball games, even walk-offs, are not decided by one play. And, more pertinent to the sweeping point that I will eventually make at some point in this story, baseball games certainly are not decided by one lack of a play, even though our minds often wander the “what if” caves all night.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / July 21

Giants place Trevor McDonald on 15-Day IL, call up Tristan Beck

The San Francisco Giants made a move ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals, and it was a very predictable one. A few hours before their second game of the three-game series, the Giants announced that right-handed pitcher Trevor McDonald had been placed on the 15-Day Injured List with a right elbow strain.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / July 21

Giants Face Crucial Trade Deadline Decisions on Luis Arraez and Jung Hoo Lee

The San Francisco Giants have important decisions to make before the trade deadline, with second baseman Luis Arraez and outfielder Jung Hoo Lee among the players drawing attention as the club looks ahead.

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The 'Active 20-HR season leaders' quiz

How many of the active MLB players with at least five 20-home run seasons in their career can you name in six minutes?

The 'Last 30-HR season by MLB team' quiz

The 'MLB All-Star Game MVPs' quiz

The 'MLB Playoff strikeout-leaders' quiz

San Francisco Giants News / Athlon Sports / July 21

Giants All-Star Viewed as Most Likely Player to Be Traded

Of all the major league players appearing in trade rumors this summer, the likeliest to move before the Aug. 3 deadline plays for the San Francisco Giants.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

Trevor McDonald News / EasySportz / July 21

Trevor McDonald Heads to MRI After Elbow Injury Scare

Trevor McDonald’s night ended abruptly on Monday. The Giants starter left the mound before the fifth inning. He now faces an MRI for his ailing elbow. This injury could land him on the injured list immediately.

San Francisco Giants News / Yardbarker / July 21

Pair of Giants reportedly generating trade interest

The Giants are clear sellers as the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline approaches. However, an unexpected duo could be their best trade pieces.

The 'Active MLB 3+ 30-homer seasons' quiz

San Francisco Giants News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 21

Teams Scouting Giants’ Heliot Ramos, Casey Schmitt

The Giants are clear sellers heading into the trade deadline, and contenders are sending scouts to check out the club’s potential trade chips. Outfielder Heliot Ramos and utilityman Casey Schmitt are among the bats being scouted by opposing teams, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Logan Webb News / San Francisco Giants on SI / July 21

No One Has Been an 'Ace' for the Giants This Season — Not Even Logan Webb

The San Francisco Giants have had a myriad of problems throughout the 2026 Major League Baseball season. When you're more than 20 games out of first place by mid-July, there are plenty of holes.

Luis Arraez News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 20

Report: Giants Have Not Discussed Extension With Luis Arraez

Infielder Luis Arraez is a logical trade candidate but recently expressed an openness to staying in San Francisco with an extension instead. There hasn’t been any indication the Giants are looking to extend Arraez and Justice delos Santos of The Mercury News reports that there have been no formal extension talks between Arraez and the club.

San Francisco Giants News / Just Baseball / July 20

The Giants Are Wasting a Good Offense

We’ve talked about the San Francisco Giants being one of the worst teams in baseball all year. However, we haven’t fully broken down what has led to that outcome.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

San Francisco Giants News / Viral Sports News / July 20

Former San Francisco Giants Star Dies

The baseball world lost a real character this week with the passing of former San Francisco Giants infielder Ron Hunt at the age of 85. Hunt was a gritty, fearless second baseman who wore the orange and black with unmistakable toughness during a key stretch of his career.

San Francisco Giants News / Just Baseball / July 19

Breaking Down the Best Picks of the Giants’ 2026 Draft

There was no room for errors entering the 2026 MLB Draft for the San Francisco Giants. Not only are they in the midst of their worst losing season in recent memory, but they’ve shown a clear inability to draft in the first round for the better part of a decade.

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The 'Youngest 4K-yard NFL passers' quiz

The '2K-yard NFL rushers' quiz

The 'FIFA World Cup champions' quiz

The 'Rushing TD leaders by NFL team' quiz

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 18

Giants homer twice, blank Mariners in return from All-Star break

Willy Adames hit a grand slam and Landen Roupp pitched seven innings of two-hit ball as the San Francisco Giants returned from the All-Star break with a 7-0 victory against the host Seattle Mariners in the opener of a three-game interleague series Friday night.

Matt Chapman News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 17

Giants trade candidate Matt Chapman gets injury update as deadline draws near

San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman is a trade candidate. However, Chapman is also battling an abdominal injury at the moment. Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area shared an update on Chapman’s injury recovery before the team’s game on Friday night against the Seattle Mariners.

Eric Haase News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 17

Giants Designate Eric Haase For Assignment

The Giants announced that catcher Daniel Susac has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Fellow catcher Eric Haase has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move.

Luis Arraez News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 17

Reporter urges Giants to trade Luis Arraez with ‘malpractice’ explanation

The San Francisco Giants have endured a difficult season. The Giants are expected to sell before the MLB trade deadline. All-Star infielder Luis Arraez has emerged as a candidate to be moved.

Buster Posey News / Larry Brown Sports / July 17

Radio producer slams Giants’ Buster Posey in embarrassing hot mic moment

Buster Posey, the San Francisco Giants’ president of baseball operations, recently appeared on KNBR’s Murph & Markus show for a roughly 25-minute interview that covered the recent MLB Draft, the team’s selections, trade deadline plans, and first-year manager Tony Vitello’s performance.

Luis Arraez News / Larry Brown Sports / July 16

Giants are expected to trade away 1 All-Star

The San Francisco Giants may be ready to move on from La Regadera. Giants infielder Luis Arraez is a “near-certainty” to be traded ahead of the Aug. 3 deadline, according to a report this week by Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report.

San Francisco Giants News / New Baseball Media / July 16

2026 MLB First-Half Recap: San Francisco Giants

Despite having an ace and a relatively good offense, the Giants failed to gain momentum over the first half. As of the 2026 All-Star Game break, the Giants were in the bottom three of the National League standings.

MLB News / Yardbarker / July 14

Five NL teams under most pressure before MLB trade deadline

Five NL teams under the most pressure before the MLB trade deadline

When this time of year hits on the Major League Baseball calendar, pressure can be defined in many different ways.

Andrew Painter's struggles for Phillies are cautionary tale for MLB

Padres' Ty France has been productive in first half of the season

Home Run Derby takeaways: Jordan Walker wins, spoils Kyle Schwarber's big night

The 'Active 100-RBI MLB season leaders' quiz

Logan Webb News / Athlon Sports / July 13

Will Giants Pitcher Logan Webb Play in the 2026 All-Star Game?

San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb will be available for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, but only if the National League runs out of pitchers. National League manager Dave Roberts told Webb he would only pitch in an "emergency" situation, a decision the right-hander confirmed during All-Star Media Day.