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Giants Face Massive Roster Crunch With 55 Players for 40 Spots

The San Francisco Giants have had a rough year. The injured list has been overflowing and the end of the season isn’t any different. At times, it has been a struggle to find enough healthy players to fill the roster.

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Why Blade Tidwell’s Impending Surgery Brutal Ending for Young Star’s Season

It’s what was expected. It still stings, but the San Francisco Giants and Blade Tidwell saw it coming. The Giants have recommended that Tidwell have surgery on his moderate to severe right UCL sprain, per MLB.com.

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The 'Multiple 30/30 MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the 19 players to join the 30/30 club multiple times in their MLB careers can you name in five minutes?

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MLB News / Viral Sports News / September 24

Giants Acquire Former Yankees Pitcher in Last-Minute Move

The San Francisco Giants have spent much of 2026 reminding themselves how quickly a promising roster can unravel. Sitting at 65-94 and near the bottom of the National League West, the club has watched injuries and inconsistency undercut the investments made over recent winters.

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The most surprising player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.

Camilo Doval News / Yardbarker / September 24

Camilo Doval reunites with former team after Pirates DFA

The Pittsburgh Pirates' surprising decision to part ways with trade-deadline acquisition Camilo Doval has led to a reunion.

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Camilo Doval News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 24

Giants Claim Camilo Doval

The Giants announced that they have claimed right-hander Camilo Doval off waivers from the Pirates. Doval had been designated for assignment by Pittsburgh earlier this week.

MLB News / San Francisco Giants on SI / September 24

Giants’ Rotation Plans Take Shape for Final Series Against Dodgers

The end of the 2026 regular season is upon the San Francisco Giants and just when they thought they could go into the offseason with their heads held high, the reigning World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, are coming into town to close out the year.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / September 24

Giants on Verge of Tying MLB Record That Defines Lost 2026 Season

The San Francisco Giants entered this season with expectations of improvement. Well, there's been nothing of the sort. After winning 81 games in 2025, president of baseball operations Buster Posey made the somewhat controversial decision to fire manager Bob Melvin after signing him to an extension.

Bryce Eldridge News / Just Baseball / September 24

Bryce Eldridge Is MLB’s Most Underrated Rookie This Year

There’s been little for fans of the San Francisco Giants to be excited about throughout the course of the 2026 campaign. They’re going to finish with around

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The most disappointing player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.

Bo Davidson News / Athlon Sports / September 24

Giants Get Bo Davidson Update After Loss to Twins

Bo Davidson avoided a major injury scare after the San Francisco Giants rookie outfielder was forced to leave Wednesday’s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins.

Philip Abner News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 23

Mets Claim Philip Abner

The Mets have claimed left-hander Philip Abner off waivers from the Giants, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. The southpaw was designated for assignment earlier this week.

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Osleivis Basabe News / San Francisco Giants on SI / September 23

Giants Reveal Why Osleivis Basabe Was Pulled Late Against Twins

The San Francisco Giants have revealed why Osleivis Basabe was pulled late from Tuesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins. According to Giants manager Tony Vitello, Basabe had been dealing with hamstring tightness for several days before Tuesday’s game.

Landen Roupp News / Athlon Sports / September 23

Giants Make Landen Roupp Decision With 5 Games Left

The San Francisco Giants have shut down right-hander Landen Roupp for the remainder of the 2026 season, ending his first full year in the rotation with five games left.

Blade Tidwell News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 22

Blade Tidwell Diagnosed With “High-Grade” UCL Sprain

The Giants announced that right-hander Blade Tidwell has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a “high-grade” sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow.

San Francisco Giants News / Athlon Sports / September 22

Giants’ Tony Vitello Has Upsetting Blade Tidwell Update

The San Francisco Giants received an unwelcome injury update on rookie right-hander Blade Tidwell after his latest appearance against the Minnesota Twins.

Bo Davidson News / Minor League Baseball on SI / September 22

Bo Davidson Accomplishes Feat Not Done By a Giants Rookie in 95 Years

San Francisco Giants outfield prospect Bo Davidson made his MLB debut on Monday night. And in his first game in the majors, the 24-year-old did something no other Giants player has done since 1931.

Blade Tidwell News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 22

Giants’ Blade Tidwell Exits Start With Elbow Discomfort

The Giants are dealing with yet another injury. Blade Tidwell made an early exit from tonight’s 5-2 victory over Minnesota. Manager Tony Vitello told reporters postgame that the right-hander felt elbow discomfort and will go for further testing on Tuesday (via Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area and Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle).

Drew Gilbert News / Field Level Media / September 22

Drew Gilbert knocks in 3 runs in Giants' triumph over Twins

Drew Gilbert homered and drove in a career-high-tying three runs, Blade Tidwell teamed with four relievers on a four-hitter and the San Francisco Giants opened a season-ending homestand with a 5-2 interleague victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

San Francisco Giants News / Field Level Media / September 21

Giants place Bryce Eldridge (concussion), Jung Hoo Lee (groin) on IL

The San Francisco Giants are down to two members of their Opening Day roster still active with the club after placing first baseman Bryce Eldridge and right fielder Jung Hoo Lee on the injured list Monday.

San Francisco Giants News / Viral Sports News / September 22

San Francisco Giants Abruptly Part Ways With 24-Year-Old Pitcher

The San Francisco Giants, already out of the postseason picture, used the days before their series against the Minnesota Twins to reshape the roster one more time.

San Francisco Giants News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 21

Giants Promote Bo Davidson, Activate Marcelo Mayer

The Giants announced they’ve selected outfield prospect Bo Davidson onto the MLB roster and activated Marcelo Mayer from the 10-day injured list. San Francisco shut down Jung Hoo Lee with a groin contusion and placed rookie first baseman Bryce Eldridge on the seven-day concussion list.

San Francisco Giants News / Just Baseball / September 20

The Giants’ Roster Situation Is One of MLB’s Most Complex

It’s been quite the season in San Francisco for all of the wrong reasons. The Giants are ending their fifth season in a row in which they won’t make the playoffs, and this one will comfortably go down as the most disappointing.

San Francisco Giants News / Larry Brown Sports / September 19

Giants’ Bryce Eldridge misses a game after hitting his head at team hotel

Bryce Eldridge suffered an injury this week straight out of “Looney Tunes.” The San Francisco Giants phenom Eldridge missed Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after experiencing a mishap at the team hotel.

Rafael Devers News / Viral Sports News / September 18

Giants’ Potential Rafael Devers Trade Lands Interesting Update

The San Francisco Giants still hold the contractual power to move Rafael Devers if they ever decide the fit no longer works. That reality sits at the center of the latest conversation around the slugger’s future, even as club officials continue to describe him as part of the long-term plan.

San Francisco Giants News / Larry Brown Sports / September 16

Report reveals Rafael Devers’ future with Giants

Rafael Devers is not expected to leave the Bay Area anytime soon. The hard-hitting Dominican has been one of the few bright spots on a San Francisco Giants roster set to miss the postseason for a fifth straight year.