Giants honor Orlando Cepeda

It was the top of the sixth inning of the Giants-Dodgers game at Oracle Park on June 28 when the news of Orlando Cepeda’s death came over the loudspeaker. A photo of the Giants�... Read More

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2014 Giants reunion

By Richard Keller

There was an added layer of excitement among the crowd of 40,030 who assembled at Oracle Park on Saturday, Aug. 10. Thick, long lines of fans were already waiting for the gates to... Read More

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Giants’ champion relievers join Wall of Fame

By Richard Keller

On Saturday afternoon, July 13, at Oracle Park, prior to the game against the Minnesota Twins, Jeremy Affeldt, Santiago Casilla, Javier Lopez and Sergio Romo joined the fraternity... Read More

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Ode to 24: The Greatest Giant of Them All

By Richard Keller

When the news came on June 18 of Willie Mays’ death at age 93, the Bay Area reacted in classic fashion. Instinctively, fans from San Francisco and beyond converged at the corner... Read More

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Welcome back Mashi!

Giants legend makes a triumphant return

By Richard Keller

Amid the drum rolls and high spirits of Japanese Heritage Night at Oracle Park on May 17, the man of the hour took center stage. As Masanori Murakami strode to the mound to delive... Read More

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Take me out to the ballpark: 2024 Giants fan preview

By Richard Keller

Exit Brandon Crawford, Joc Pederson, Mitch Haniger, J.D. Davis and Alex Wood. Enter Matt Chapman, Jorge Soler, Jung Hoo Lee, Nick Ahmed and Blake Snell. Say hello to the new-lo... Read More

Members of the Junior Giants, an organization that teaches not only baseball, but also how to become good citizens and contributors to society. Photo: S.F. Giants

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Junior Giants: Teaching life lessons through baseball

By Richard Keller

While the Giants’ on-field fortunes can ebb and flow though the course of a season, one part of the franchise remains ever on the upswing. We refer to Junior Giants, the flagshi... Read More

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Murph’s special day

The former clubhouse manager gets his due

By Richard Keller

On Sunday afternoon, Aug. 27, the Giants threw a party for Mike Murphy at Oracle Park, and tens of thousands of well-wishers came to celebrate. Besides the paid crowd of 31,047 fa... Read More

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The outlook for the Giants’ 2023 season

By Richard Keller

So the Giants struck out trying to sign free agent outfield star Aaron Judge, who decided to remain a Yankee. They balked at their multiyear deal with shortstop Carlos Correa over... Read More

The fans’ new best friend: The pitch clock. Photo: Evan Davis

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Are the Giants & A’s worth your money?

By Steve Hermanos

Are the Giants and A’s worth your dollars? That’s the question I eagerly sought to answer as I headed to spring training. Last year, the Giants were a gigantic mass of disappo... Read More

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Hunter on the wall

By Richard Keller

At a pregame ceremony on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, Hunter Pence joined the fraternity of San Francisco Giants’ elite when a plaque in his honor was added to the team’s Wal... Read More

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When the Giants were kings

The 2012 World Series championship team reunites at Oracle Park

By Richard Keller

As the 2022 Giants clawed their way through the dog days of summer, hoping to gain a playoff spot, they paused to celebrate a memorable season from their storied past. On Saturday... Read More

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A Giant salute to 22

Team retires the number of first baseman Will Clark this month

By Richard Keller

Giants fans from the Marina district to the far reaches of the Bay Area are circling July 30 on their pocket schedules so they’ll be there at Oracle Park when Will Clark’s num... Read More

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L.A. Dodgers Pitcher Trevor Bauer Suspended

By Tara Finley

Trevor Bauer, pitcher for the L.A. Dodgers, has been suspended without pay for 324 games for allegedly violating the Major League Baseball’s (MLB) domestic violence policy. The ... Read More

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Will the Kraken be the next expansion team to conquer the NHL?

By Vincent Velotta

203 wins. 361 losses. A winning percentage of .359%. This is the reality for the modern-day professional sports expansion team since 1998 — the combined record of the N... Read More

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