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Report: Giants 3B Matt Chapman (abdomen) needs season-ending surgeryGiants third baseman Matt Chapman is ticketed for season-ending surgery to fix a hernia and a muscle tear in his abdomen, according to the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday.,Chapman becomes the third San Francisco hitter in eight days to be declared out for the year due to an injury.,Infielder Casey...

Giants 3B Matt Chapman suspended 1 game for pushing Rockies P Kyle FreelandSan Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman has been suspended one game for pushing Colorado Rockies starter Kyle Freeland during a benches-clearing incident Tuesday night at Coors Field, MLB announced Wednesday.,Chapman's suspension was supposed to begin Wednesday, but he's appealed the decisio...

Giants' Willy Adames and Matt Chapman, Rockies' Kyle Freeland ejected in 1st A leisurely Rafael Devers home run trot spawned three ejections in the first inning of the San Francisco Giants' game against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night in Denver.,Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland and San Francisco's Matt Chapman and Willy Adames were ejected after the benc...

Giants place LHP Carson Whisenhunt (back) on 15-day injured list

The San Francisco Giants on Sunday placed rookie left-hander Carson Whisenhunt on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, due to a strained back.,In a corresponding move, San Francisco recalled rookie right-hander Kai-Wei Teng from Triple-A Sacramento.,The Giants also expect Matt Chapman t...

3B Matt Chapman, Giants agree to 6-year, $151M extension

Matt Chapman, who is putting up solid numbers in his first season with the Giants, will be staying in San Francisco long term.,The third baseman agreed to a six-year, $151 million contract extension with the team on Wednesday.,Starting next year, Chapman, 31, will make $25 million annually through 2...

MLB uniform controversy; Scott Boras finally succeeds; Trouble brewing for USWNT?

While see-through pants have been the talk of spring training so far, that might not matter as much to fans (at least non-evangelical ones, Woe to Cardinals Nation), as fans don’t tend to want to buy the pants the players are wearing. Maybe you’ve got use for baseball pants in your everyday life, an...

Finally, one of Scott Boras’ strays finds a home

Even though spring training is now in full swing, games are being played and every player is hanging dong unintentionally, the major story in MLB remained the four Scott Boras clients that had yet to sign a contract. That number dropped to three, as Cody Bellinger will be fostered by the Cubs, who t...

Why has MLB free agency ground to a halt?

We were told that once Shohei Ohtani signed, or promised to the Dodgers that he can take all his money after the ocean reclaims Los Angeles as a whole, the rest of the free agents would start to fly off the shelves. It’s now Jan. 3, spring training is about six weeks away, and most of the free agent...