San Francisco Giants' Revolving Door in Left Field Ties Longstanding MLB Record

For over a decade, the San Francisco Giants had a legendary slugger cemented in left field.

Barry Bonds started 12 consecutive Opening Days at the position from 1993 to 2004, then two more in 2006 and 2007 before calling it quits. Unsurprisingly, the Giants have yet to find an heir apparent to MLB's all-time home run leader.

In fact, the club hasn't even landed on a left fielder who has called San Francisco home for a fraction of Bonds' tenure.

Dave Roberts, Fred Lewis, Mark DeRosa, Pat Burrell, Aubrey Huff, Andrés Torres, Michael Morse, Nori Aoki, Ángel Pagán, Jarrett Parker, Hunter Pence, Connor Joe, Alex Dickerson, Alex Slater, Joc Pederson, Blake Sabol and Michael Conforto have each served as the Giants' Opening Day left fielder over the past 18 years without a single one of them repeating. And with last year's starter, Conforto, now on the Los Angeles Dodgers, the streak is set to continue in 2025.

As noted by MLB.com's Sarah Langs, the Giants' streak of 19 consecutive Opening Days with a different starting left fielder will be tied for the longest by any team at any position since at least 1900. The Baltimore Browns-turned-Orioles posted an identical streak with their own revolving door of left fielders from 1937 to 1955.

The San Diego Padres are the only other team to go more than 16 seasons in a row without a repeater at a particular position in their Opening Day lineup. They also had a new starting left fielder every year between 2005 and 2021, before Jurickson Profar started three out of the next four Opening Days.