The San Francisco Giants announced Thursday that they have placed second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald on the 10-day injured list. In a corresponding move, the team also revealed it has called up infielder Brett Wisely from Triple-A Sacramento to take Fitzgerald's spot on the 26-man roster.
Mind over matter. To be clear, I don’t think there is a straightforward explanation to why or how the San Francisco Giants ended the month with a 19-12 record, one of the best in baseball.
The San Francisco Giants' strength over the first month of the 2025 MLB season has been their pitching staff. Timely hitting has aided their strong start, but the backbone of the team has been excellent performances on the mound.
Let’s take a look back at how great the Giants were in the first month of the season. The San Francisco Giants are off to a great start this season and with one month out of the season’s six now in the books, let’s take a look at all that good stuff.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
It has mostly been pitching that has carried the San Francisco Giants to this point in the season. With their record of 19-12, good enough for third in the daunting National League West and currently holding the second NL Wild Card berth, they have surprised many with their early performance.
With April coming to an end, the San Francisco Giants have proven to be one of the best teams in the league so far. Coming into the year, the Giants projected to be a middle of the road team in the National League, especially considering how the team has performed in recent years.
Justin Verlander heads into May still looking for his first win as a member of the San Francisco Giants. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, just 38 victories shy of joining the 300-win club, will make his seventh start of the 2025 season on Thursday night when the Giants open a four-game series with the visiting Colorado Rockies.
The San Francisco Giants' offense has surprised a lot of people over the first month of the 2025 MLB season, propelling them to a great start. With a 19-11 record entering play on April 30, the Giants had the third most wins in baseball and are keeping pace with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the National League West.
The Giants hit some dingers, but a slow start and some bad luck on infield grounders sent them to a two-game sweep at PetCo Park on a “Bark in the Park” day.
The San Francisco Giants have been the most pleasant surprise in the MLB over the first month of the 2025 regular season. With a 19-11 record entering play on Wednesday, they had the third most wins in baseball behind the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The San Francisco Giants are off to a hot start in 2025, something that has been exciting to watch after multiple years of not-so-impressive play. With how storied this franchise is, and how many legendary players they have had, any time they find themselves in a rut, it becomes more unbearable each season it stretches on.
The San Francisco Giants have been one of the top surprises in baseball this season, with the franchise emerging as an early contender in the National League.
Much has been made of Buster Posey taking over as the president of baseball operations and his vision for the future of the team. Although he didn't do much roster wise, essentially only signing Willy Adames and Justin Verlander, the excitement around the San Francisco Giants was palpable all offseason.
Willy Adames agreed to a contract with the San Francisco Giants in MLB free agency this past offseason. The $182 million contract certainly played a role in his decision, but Adames also credited Giants’ president of baseball operations (and former All-Star catcher) Buster Posey.
Pinch hitter Patrick Bailey hit Jacob Latz's first pitch into right field for a walk-off single Saturday afternoon, delivering the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on a day when the Giants honored retired shortstop Brandon Crawford.