Revisit one signature win for every MLB team from 2024
From stunning comebacks to thrilling walk-offs to dominant pitching performances, every team had its share of memorable triumphs in 2024. But what was each club¡¯s signature win of the season?
Landing Sasaki would be a ¡®dream¡¯ for Posey
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Every team's best single-game performance of 2024
There was no shortage of storylines in the 2024 season, which featured some of the best individual seasons and performances that baseball has ever seen -- we're looking at you Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge. Which single-game performances were the best? We asked each of our 30 beat writers which
Q&A: Ramos talks Adames signing, Posey¡¯s rise
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Can Adames help Giants recruit Burnes?
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Needle pointing up for 8 breakout stars of 2024
Every season brings unexpected breakouts. We don¡¯t mean rookies such as Paul Skenes or Colton Cowser -- can¡¯t-miss prospects who, when they made it to the Majors, did not, in fact, miss. We¡¯re talking about players who were either flying under the radar before reaching the big leagues or who
'Every team wants a Willy Adames': Giants introduce new shortstop
SAN FRANCISCO -- Going forward, Willy Adames and Buster Posey will have several ties binding them in Giants history. When Adames agreed to a seven-year, $182 million pact to join San Francisco, it marked Posey's first big move in his role as the club's president of baseball operations. Not only
Injuries & Moves: Teng, Small non-tendered
The Giants¡¯ injuries and roster moves page will be updated throughout the offseason.
Prospect stats of the year -- each team¡¯s best of 2024
We don¡¯t only deal in tools around here. Performance (i.e. what players do with those tools) matters, too. Stats form much of baseball's vocabulary. It¡¯s part of how we tell the stories of the game. Look no further than the 2024 Major League season, when Shohei Ohtani recorded the first
What's next for the Giants after the Adames deal?
DALLAS -- The Giants crossed the most pressing item off their offseason to-do list by finalizing a seven-year, $182 million contract with shortstop Willy Adames on Tuesday, but they departed the Winter Meetings on Wednesday with plenty of work left to do this winter. President of baseball operations Buster Posey
Who will sign Sasaki? 2 division rivals appear to have big edge
Ever since Roki Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, met with the media at the Winter Meetings, there¡¯s been speculation about which team might be the best fit to land the prized right-hander, who was recently posted by his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. As one executive put it when asked
In Adames, Giants got top target with 'sterling, sparkling' reputation
DALLAS -- As talks between free-agent shortstop Willy Adames and the Giants slowly shifted from informal conversations to serious negotiations, Buster Posey began to wonder: Who held the record for the biggest contract in franchise history? The answer made him chuckle. ¡°We were kind of laughing about that,¡± Posey said
Relive the day Bonds hit one 'to New Jersey'
In its new series "Hidden Classics," MLB is digging into its archives and dusting off big games you might have forgotten about from your favorite stars of yesteryear. Stay tuned to MLB.com/HiddenClassics and MLB's YouTube channel for more Hidden Classic games.
Draft Lottery: Giants secure No. 13 pick in 2025 MLB Draft
DALLAS ¨C In the 2009 and ¡®10 MLB Drafts, the Washington Nationals had the No. 1 pick and turned those selections into a pair of franchise-changing players, Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper. At Tuesday¡¯s Draft Lottery during the 2024 Winter Meetings, Washington earned another shot at the very top of
Here's Pipeline's first full 2025 mock draft
The 2025 Draft may still be seven months away but it's also in the news. MLB Pipeline released its initial Draft Top 100 late last week and MLB staged the Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening at the Winter Meetings.
Posey downplays Doval trade talk: 'Pretty bullish on him coming back'
DALLAS -- Camilo Doval has been the subject of some recent trade rumors, but Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey downplayed the possibility that the former All-Star closer could find himself on the move this offseason. ¡°I want to say on Doval, I'm pretty bullish on him coming back,¡±
Adames, Giants finalize 7-year, $182 million deal
Shortstop Willy Adames and the Giants have agreed to a seven-year, $182 million contract, the team announced on Tuesday. It's the largest contract in Giants history, surpassing the $167 million deal in 2013 for Buster Posey, who was recently named the team's president of baseball operations. With Adames in the
Each team's most recent Rule 5 keeper
While a solid percentage of picks in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft get at least some big league time the season following their selection, it¡¯s not so easy to stick around for an entire year.
Giants announce additions to front office
The Giants continued to overhaul their front office by announcing four additions to their baseball operations department on Friday. As expected, former general manager Bobby Evans returned to the organization as a special advisor to president of baseball operations Buster Posey. Evans was joined by Jeff Berry, who served as
Here's where the Giants' rotation stands without Snell
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NEW: Top 100 Draft prospects for '25
Major League Baseball¡¯s Draft Lottery will take place at the Winter Meetings in Dallas on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ET. It¡¯s time to get to know who the 16 teams eligible for the lottery are hoping to get a chance to select. MLB Pipeline¡¯s new 2025 Top 100 Draft Prospects
Giants add asst. hitting coaches Bernard, Minor to 2025 coaching staff
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants announced the hiring of a pair of assistant hitting coaches on Thursday, adding Oscar Bernard and Damon Minor to manager Bob Melvin¡¯s coaching staff for 2025. Bernard and Minor will work under hitting coach Pat Burrell and fill the vacancies created by the departures of
Two-time champ Crawford announces retirement after 14 seasons
SAN FRANCISCO -- Brandon Crawford, a two-time World Series champion who spent 13 seasons starring for his hometown Giants, announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Wednesday. "Baseball has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and for the rest of my life
Giants prospects give back during fall camp
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