CBS Sports Blog: SF's Giant Improvement
After a shaky start to the season, the Giants are returning to form.
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After a shaky start to the season, the Giants are returning to form.
Giants closer Brian Wilson is likely headed for surgery on his right elbow after an MRI showed structural damage and an issue with the ligament, and his season could be in jeopardy.
James McDonald took no pleasure in being the only player to reach base against Matt Cain.
Bryan Stow needed only three words to move an entire ballpark at the San Francisco Giants' home opener.
Rookie Hector Sanchez has earned the Giants' backup catcher job behind 2010 NL Rookie of the Year Buster Posey after his impressive spring, leaving Eli Whiteside as odd man out.
Matt Cain struck out six in five innings to cap an unbeaten spring, delivering Tuesday night in a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics a day after he agreed to a $127.5 million, six-year contract that is the richest in baseball history for a right-hander.
Buster Posey took another big step in his comeback just by playing at home again after an injury-shortened season last year, and the 2010 NL Rookie of the Year didn't even need to do much in the San Francisco Giants' 4-2 exhibition win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.
Matt Cain and the San Francisco Giants agreed Monday to a $127.5 million, six-year contract, the largest deal for a right-handed pitcher in baseball history.
The San Francisco Giants have released infielder Mike Fontenot and placed second baseman Freddy Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list along with pitchers Ryan Vogelsong, Eric Surkamp and Dan Runzler.
The San Francisco Giants have released infielder Mike Fontenot and placed second baseman Freddy Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list along with pitchers Ryan Vogelsong, Eric Surkamp and Dan Runzler.
The San Francisco Giants are committed to keeping All-Star right-hander Matt Cain in their talented rotation beyond 2012, and CEO and president Larry Baer said Thursday that serious conversations are ongoing with the pitcher's representatives.
Some fans take their games personally, but in the last few months we've seen passion turn to violence far too often. Now one lawmaker says enough is enough.
The San Francisco Giants are close to finalizing 2012 contracts with catcher Buster Posey, left-handed starter Madison Bumgarner and 17 others.
San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum opened spring training the same way he ended a disappointing 2011 season, pitching against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Left-hander Madison Bumgarner enjoyed the flow of champagne over his head after San Francisco's successful run to the World Series title two years ago, a mere three months after he reached legal drinking age.
Back together as a full unit after an injury-plagued 2011 season derailed San Francisco's hopes of repeating as World Series champions, these rejuvenated Giants expect to challenge the defending NL West champion Diamondbacks for the division title.
San Francisco Giants president and CEO Larry Baer hinted Saturday there might not be a swift resolution regarding his club's territorial rights in the South Bay and whether the Oakland Athletics will be allowed to relocate to San Jose.
Pablo Sandoval's portion sizes and weigh-in statistics always seem to be a hot topic this time of year. He understands it - and he doesn't much care anymore.
Buster Posey squatted into a catcher's crouch for his first spring training bullpen session and began receiving pitches from ace Tim Lincecum, then Matt Cain.
San Francisco Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong strained his back earlier this month while lifting weights and said Sunday he will miss at least the first 10 days of spring training workouts while he recovers.
San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford knows the starting job is his to lose in 2012. That's a big reason why he is among a handful of Giants position players already working out at Scottsdale Stadium a week before the first full-squad session.
Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants agreed Wednesday to a two-year contract worth approximately $8.3 million after he became one of the team's most reliable starters and an unlikely All-Star last season.
The San Francisco Giants signed backup catcher Eli Whiteside to a one-year deal Saturday after declining to offer him a contract Monday, avoiding arbitration and making him a free agent.
The San Francisco Giants fan nearly beaten to death on opening day in Los Angeles has spoken on camera for the first time since the attack.
In a rapid-fire series of moves, the New York Mets agreed to trade center fielder Angel Pagan to San Francisco for outfielder Andres Torres and pitcher Ramon Ramirez.
