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Johnny Antonelli, pitcher on ’54 World Series champion Giants, dies at 89" Published on February 29, 2020 at 04:41AM by The Associated Press Johnny Antonelli, a five-time All-Star who was a key pitcher on the World Series-winning New York Giants in 1954, has died.

Gavin Newsom, Steve Kerr and others honor Bruce Bochy: 'Thank you for making this city shine'" Published on September 30, 2019 at 01:03AM by Drew Costley, SFGATE California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays were among several celebrities, athletes and politicians who paid tribute to San Francisco Giants head coach Bruce Bochy as he coached his last game as the team's manager.

Whoever designed the Giants bobbleheads clearly wasn't warned about the ending of ‘Game of Thrones’" Published on May 21, 2019 at 02:42AM by Bill Disbrow The finals season of Game of Thrones wrapped up Sunday, and the Giants' promotion department teamed up with HBO to capture some of that buzz a day later by offering a pair of special event ticket packages. It's now clear that HBO shared no spoilers with the Giants.

Hunter Pence is outperforming the entire Giants lineup in almost every offensive stat" Published on May 15, 2019 at 03:45AM by Mike Moffitt It's no mystery why the Giants let fan favorite Hunter Pence go last year. But look at him now.

Corrections, May 13" Published on May 13, 2019 at 03:44AM by San Francisco Chronicle Imagine Giants split by a White House visit, May 12, Sports, B2 John Shea’s column misstated the year President Trump disinvited the Warriors from a visit to the White House. It was 2017.

Surprising team left off Madison Bumgarner's alleged no-trade list" Published on May 13, 2019 at 12:04AM by Drew Costley, SFGATE When San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner submitted his no-trade list to the franchise, there was one important team left off of the list: the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Report: Mac Williamson called up to SF Giants" Published on May 07, 2019 at 09:55PM by Douglas Zimmerman For the second year in a row, Mac Williamson has been called up to the big leagues after an impressive start in the minor leagues. NBC Sports Bay Area reports that Williamson will be on the roster when the San Francisco Giants take on the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Tuesday. He is on a tear this year in Triple A Sacramento, with a .378 batting average, nine home runs and 22 runs batted in.

Dodgers fan spills food to catch ball at Giants game, and then he loses his pizza to catch another" Published on May 02, 2019 at 08:31PM by Amy Graff NBC Sports uncovered a gem of a moment, actually two moments, at Wednesday night's Giants game against the Dodgers at San Francisco's Oracle Park.

Giants prospect Logan Webb suspended 80 games for failed drug test" Published on May 02, 2019 at 02:02AM by By John Shea One of the Giants’ top pitching prospects, Logan Webb, was suspended 80 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. Logan Webb, a fourth-round pick in the 2014 draft, tested positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, a violation of baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

Report: SF Giants considering removing Triples Alley" Published on April 16, 2019 at 09:35PM by Douglas Zimmerman The Giants' Oracle Park is known for its pitcher-friendly dimensions, especially Triples Alley, in the right-center outfield. However, according to a report, the team is considering moving in the fences and removing one of the most distinctive features of the park.

Giants set off fireworks after 18-inning win at 1 a.m., wake up angry neighbors" Published on April 13, 2019 at 07:36PM by Eric Ting On Friday night, the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies played an 18-inning, 5 hour and 35 minute game that didn't end until 1 a.m.

Allan Byer, who helped keep Giants in SF, passes away at 91" Published on April 12, 2019 at 02:12AM by Douglas Zimmerman Allan Byer, an owner of the San Francisco Giants who was instrumental in keeping the team in the city in the early 1990's, passed away today at 91 years old.

SF Giants make trade for Tyler Austin" Published on April 08, 2019 at 11:14PM by Douglas Zimmerman A former Yankees farm product, Austin has spent time in the past four years in the majors first with the Yankees from 2016-18 and last season and part of this year with the Twins. Ziegler has a combined .232 career batting average.

Ferry won't go to Giants' home opener after all, boat in need of repairs" Published on April 05, 2019 at 09:12PM by Alix Martichoux, SFGATE The San Francisco Giants' home opener isn't exactly going off without a hitch. As if the weather wasn't enough of a curveball, it looks like there's issues with the ferry, too. The Golden Gate Ferry announced last-minute it wouldn't be operating the planned direct service to Oracle Park for Opening Day. Instead, the agency suggested Giants fans take the Larkspur Ferry to the Ferry Building and walk or take Muni to the ballpark.

They can't wait for the San Francisco Giants' opening day... in North Dakota?" Published on March 27, 2019 at 10:44PM by Douglas Zimmerman Even after two losing seasons, the San Francisco Giants still have a massive fan base in Northern California, and apparently their reign stretches even further. San Francisco's reach extended across the northwest into Southern Oregon, Northern Nevada, Idaho, and Montana. Even in Sheridan County, North Dakota (population: 1,321), the Giants were the most popular team.

What’s going on with the Giants’ fancy new scoreboard?" Published on March 26, 2019 at 08:19AM by By Al Saracevic The Giants’ new, $10 million video board will be the team’s biggest capital improvement since the stadium opened in 2000.

Blue cookie dough, Russian River beer and a huge videoboard: Here's what's new at Giants' ballpark" Published on March 25, 2019 at 04:00PM by Alyssa Pereira It will be the first of its kind in all of baseball, as Mario Alioto, Executive VP of Business Operations explains, and when its completed — it will be at about two-thirds of its final size on Monday for pre-season games — it will measure 153 feet wide by nearly 71 feet tall. The final pixel tally of the main display will be a bit more than 10 million.

Marvel, Bruce Lee, Hello Kitty and Metallica: Here are the SF Giants' theme nights for this season" Published on March 21, 2019 at 01:09AM by Alyssa Pereira Among the five dozen or so theme nights this year are a bunch paying homage to pop culture. HBO's TV fantasy epic "Game of Thrones" gets a night wherein fans who buy event packages will be given a bobblehead of coach Bruce Bochy on the iron throne, and "Marvel," Metallica and "Star Wars" get their own respective game days, too. At a night celebrating Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville," guests get island-ready T's, and at a "Star Trek" night, some will come home with a co-branded show and Giants messenger bag.

Giants to debut Cloud Club, 'all-inclusive, ultra-exclusive' VIP area at Oracle Park" Published on March 20, 2019 at 03:55AM by Alyssa Pereira That lounge, which opens this season, is called the Cloud Club. Billed as an "all-inclusive, ultra-exclusive" space, the Club comes with quite the price tag: $25,000-$50,000 for use for one year — exponentially more than the space's other member-only space behind the stadium scoreboard, the Gotham Club.

Watch Giants’ Joey Bart get his first Cactus League hit" Published on February 24, 2019 at 04:31AM by By Al Saracevic Top San Francisco Giants catching prospect Joey Bart picked up his first Cactus League hit against the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2019.