Major League Baseball is gearing up for Opening Day across the league. Teams like the San Francisco Giants are making their final roster decisions ahead of their first contest against the New York Yankees on March 25th.
The San Francisco Giants have five days left until opening day and there are only a few questions left to answer. One involves the offense. The Giants have hoped all of spring training that first baseman Bryce Eldridge would emerge as their designated hitter and back-up first baseman to Rafael Devers.
Opening Day is just five days away for the San Francisco Giants, and the camp cuts are coming as fast and furious as my favorite modern movie franchise.
The San Francisco Giants and Hayden Birdsong have made the decision on the pitcher’s future. He’s going to be on the shelf for a while. The Giants announced to beat writers with the team in Scottsdale, Ariz., that Birdsong will undergo Tommy John surgery after he suffered a grade 2 forearm strain/UCL sprain.
The San Francisco Giants have five days before their opening day against the New York Yankees and one more trade couldn’t hurt. Trades are rare this time of year.
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.
The San Francisco Giants made additional spring training cuts Thursday evening, sending top prospect Bryce Eldridge to Triple-A Sacramento, along with infielder Tyler Fitzgerald and outfielder Grant McCray.
The San Francisco Giants received devastating news as Hayden Birdsong faces a major setback, with the latest update confirming a serious injury just before Opening Day.
The San Francisco Giants appear to have their outfield configuration set going into opening day. San Francisco signed Harrison Bader to start in center field.
After a sojourn as not-quite world conquerors, Logan Webb re-donned the orange-and-black on Thursday, taking the mound in what should be his last Cactus League start before 2026’s Opening Day.
The San Francisco Giants made more spring training cuts on Thursday, one of which involves their top prospect. San Francisco optioned first baseman Bryce Eldridge to Triple-A Sacramento per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (subscription required) and other outlets.
The Giants optioned rookie first baseman Bryce Eldridge, the team informed reporters (including Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle). San Francisco also optioned second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald and outfielder Grant McCray.
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.
One of the prospects that has gotten solid buzz during San Francisco Giants spring training found out he’ll be down for a while due to injury. The Giants announced on Wednesday that third base prospect Parks Harber has a Grade 2 hamstring injury and will likely miss four to six weeks of action.
A quick look at the San Francisco Giants’ opening day roster reveals a lot of stability. The opening day batting order and lineup in the field looks set.
The Giants announced that right-hander Hayden Birdsong will undergo Tommy John surgery next week. He will miss the entire 2026 season and part of the 2027 campaign as well.
Netflix’s long-rumored pursuit of San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds has paid off. The streamer announced on social media that Bonds will be a desk analyst for the San Francisco Giants’ home opener with the New York Yankees on March 25.
Carson Whisenhunt it still part of the future for the San Francisco Giants. For the present, he’ll start 2026 in the minor leagues. Whisenhunt was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday, along with catcher Jesus Rodriguez.
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.
The San Francisco Giants have announced their next set of Wall of Fame inductees, and it has a decided World Series feel. On Aug. 8, the San Francisco Giants announced that they will induct five Giants with World Series title to the Wall of Fame — Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Joe Panik, Buster Posey, and Pablo Sandoval.
Tony Vitello is preparing for his first season as manager of the San Francisco Giants. But first he must get through spring training and any injuries that may pop up.
Laura Rutledge is considered one of the hardest-working people at ESPN. Between her regular hosting duties on NFL Live and SEC Nation, as well as her weekly sideline reporter duties at both college and NFL games, the 37-year-old Rutledge certainly puts in the legwork during football season.
Luis Arraez apparently had a software update in the middle of Monday’s World Baseball Classic game. The San Francisco Giants infielder Arraez was batting for his native Venezuela during Monday’s WBC semifinal against Italy at loanDepot Park in Miami, Fla.
For years, the San Francisco Giants had as close to a barren system as it got. They’ve repetitively missed on first-round draft picks, and the two names that once dominated prospects boards — Kyle Harrison and Marco Luciano — are no longer with the organization.