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Giants exercise manager Bob Melvin's contract for 2026
The San Francisco Giants picked up the 2026 option on manager Bob Melvin's contract on Tuesday.,Melvin, 63, is in his second season guiding the Giants. The team has a 45-40 record entering Tuesday night's road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.,"Having the chance to work alongside Bob every day,...

Agents: Dolphins deal with Giants for retired TE Darren Waller
Darren Waller is returning to the NFL this season with the Miami Dolphins, agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey confirmed to ESPN on Monday.,Waller retired prior to the 2024 season, citing a medical scare and a loss of "passion" for football while working on a music career. ,At the time of his re...

Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen meets Giants, looks to avoid double-digit losses
Former All-Star and National League Cy Young Award candidate Zac Gallen will seek to avoid becoming the majors' third 10-game loser this season when he and the Arizona Diamondbacks continue a four-game home series against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night in Phoenix.,The head-to-head between...

D-backs end 4-game skid with late rally against Giants
Alek Thomas had three hits and scored twice, including the go-ahead run on a Geraldo Perdomo single in the seventh inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-2 in the opener of a four-game series on Monday in Phoenix.,After a two-run double by Tyler Fitzgerald drew the ...

Giants visit Diamondbacks, try to put frustrations behind them
The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants begin a four-game series Monday to see who will be first to recover from a frustrating week against the same two bottom-feeders.,The host D-backs went 2-4 against sub-.500 teams Miami and the White Sox, capped when the Marlins completed a three-game ...

Giants sign C Austin Barnes to minor-league deal
Catcher Austin Barnes signed a minor-league contract with the San Francisco Giants. ,The 35-year-old Barnes is expected to train at the Giants' rookie facility in Arizona. San Francisco opens a series at the Diamondbacks on Monday night. ,Barnes was with the Dodgers for parts of 11 seasons. He joine...

Giants host Diamondbacks, try to put frustrations behind them
The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants begin a four-game series Monday to see who will be first to recover from a frustrating week against the same two bottom-feeders.,The host D-backs went 2-4 against sub-.500 teams Miami and the White Sox, capped when the Marlins completed a three-game ...

White Sox take series from Giants in Jonathan Cannon's return
Kyle Teel went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and the Chicago White Sox took the three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 5-2 win on Sunday.,White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon, out since June 3 because of a back strain, gave up one run on three hits, walked three and struck out four ...

Giants' Justin Verlander seeks first win of 2025 vs. White Sox
Justin Verlander's road to 300 career victories has hit a big roadblock so far in 2025.,Verlander, 42, entered the season with 262 career wins. Now, the San Francisco Giants right-hander heads into his 13th start of the campaign in Sunday afternoon's rubber match of the three-game series against the...

Adrian Houser, White Sox shut down Giants
Andrew Benintendi hit a home run and Adrian Houser scattered four hits over seven innings to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.,Houser walked one and struck out five before departing after throwing 88 pitches, 62 for strikes. Gra...

Old teammates meet again as Giants visit White Sox
Former Boston Red Sox teammates meet again when Rafael Devers and Andrew Benintendi go head-to-head for the second straight night as the San Francisco Giants continue their road series against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon.,Devers and Benintendi contributed one hit apiece to rather mea...

Patrick Bailey's 2-run triple helps Giants top White Sox
Wilmer Flores doubled home a run, Patrick Bailey tripled in a pair and the San Francisco Giants opened a 10-game trip with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.,Landen Roupp (6-5) and four relievers helped the Giants rebound from a three-game home sweep at the hands of the Miami ...

Giants call up RHP Carson Seymour for major league debut
The San Francisco Giants recalled Carson Seymour to the major leagues for the first time on Friday and optioned right-hander Sean Hjelle to Triple-A Sacramento.,The move comes in advance of a three-game road series against the Chicago White Sox and at the start of a 10-game road trip.,Seymour, 26, i...

Giants hope series with struggling White Sox leads to turnaround
A three-game series against the struggling Chicago White Sox can't come soon enough for the San Francisco Giants.,The Giants will open a 10-game road trip Friday night against the White Sox after finishing an unimpressive nine-game homestand with a 3-6 mark.,The flight from San Francisco to Chicago ...

Marlins beat up on host Giants for series sweep
Agustin Ramirez came within a triple of a cycle, Kyle Stowers clubbed a three-run home run five pitches after his manager was ejected in the first inning, and the Miami Marlins ran up a season-high run total in a 12-5 romp over the San Francisco Giants to complete a three-game road sweep on Thursday...

Marlins chase season-high win streak, sweep in finale vs. Giants
A pair of relievers turned starters will take the mound when the San Francisco Giants host the Miami Marlins in the finale of their three-game series on Thursday afternoon.,Janson Junk is set to make his second straight start following five relief appearances for the Marlins, while Hayden Birdsong w...

Marlins squander late lead, knock off Giants in 10
Rookie Heriberto Hernandez drove in four runs, including a two-run double in the four-run 10th, helping the visiting Miami Marlins to an 8-5 win against the San Francisco Giants in the middle game of their three-game series on Wednesday night.,Hernandez gave the Marlins a 4-2 lead with a two-out two...

Morehead State renaming stadium after Phil Simms
Morehead State is renaming its stadium for alumnus Phil Simms, who quarterbacked the New York Giants to a win in Super Bowl XXI.,The official dedication will take place at the stadium in Morehead, Ky., during homecoming weekend on Oct. 18.,Simms played for the program from 1974-78. The Kentucky nati...

Pitchers take center stage as Giants, Marlins meet
Two hot pitchers will go head-to-head for the first time in their careers when the visiting Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants continue a three-game series Wednesday night.,Five pitchers limited the Giants to five hits in the series opener Tuesday, a 4-2 Miami win that sent San Francisco starter...

Marlins top Giants as Justin Verlander's winless streak continues
Eric Wagaman doubled in a run and later scored in a two-run second inning that gave Miami the lead for good as the visiting Marlins extended Justin Verlander's season-opening winless streak to 12 games with a 4-2 triumph over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday nigh...