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The Hall of Famer sure has been a positive influence in his role as roving instructor for the reigning AL West champions.
Two of the elite talents in the American League, Miguel Cabrera and Mariano Rivera, have begun this year no differently than any other they have played.
Though they had Marco Scutaro only for a brief time, the Colorado Rockies might regret sending him to the San Francisco Giants. Scutaro has ripped apart Colorado pitching since that trade.
The NL West-leading Giants allowed double-digit runs in consecutive games for the first time this season.
Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer, Alexi Ogando earned his first career win against Oakland and the Texas Rangers took the rubber game with the Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday.
Plenty of us look at our paycheck every week and hope some kind of mistake puts a few extra bucks in our pockets. San Francisco Giants left-hander Jeremy Affeldt benefited from such a mistake in 2010, a mistake that put an extra $500,000 in his pocket.
Melky Cabrera looks to stay hot while helping the Toronto Blue Jays win a season-high fourth straight as they host the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night to conclude a two-game set.
Melky Cabrera finally received his World Series ring from the San Francisco Giants during a two-game stop in Toronto to face his Blue Jays, , and it apparently couldn't happen without a controversy of sorts.
Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning, Mitch Moreland followed with his second of the game and the Texas Rangers held off the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Tuesday night.
Barry Zito, who has won just once in six starts, allowed eight runs, five earned, and a season-high 12 hits in 5 2-3 innings. The lefty, who walked two and struck out two, fell to 1-4 with a 5.40 ERA in six career starts at Rogers Centre.
Yoenis Cespedes hit his seventh homer Monday before exiting in the fifth with a stomach bug. Manager Bob Melvin said: "They're calling it a stomach ailment, they don't think it's a stomach virus. They think he should be in good shape to play (Tuesday)."
Outfielder Melky Cabrera, suspended for drug use last season and now with the Toronto Blue Jays, faces his former team for the first time Tuesday night in Canada.
Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Moss hit consecutive home runs in the third inning, A.J. Griffin matched his season high with eight strikeouts and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 on Monday night.
Hunter Pence has become one of the San Francisco Giants' most reliable hitters with his unique, funky style.
The Oakland Athletics swept three home games from the Texas Rangers to capture an unlikely AL West crown the last time these teams met heading into Monday night's opener of a three-game set.
Pablo Sandoval splashed a home run into McCovey Cove, Brandon Belt and Marco Scutaro also connected to back Tim Lincecum, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday.
Joe Saunders won his ninth straight decision at Safeco Field and Kendrys Morales hit a three-run homer, leading the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics 6-1 Sunday.
Oakland held off the Mariners' late comeback attempts as the A's earned a 4-3 win Saturday night.
Madison Bumgarner struck out a season-high 11 over seven innings, Gregor Blanco entered in the fifth as a pinch hitter and drove in four runs, and the San Francisco Giants routed the Atlanta Braves 10-1 Saturday.
Hisashi Iwakuma retired 16 straight over one stretch of a solid seven-inning outing, Raul Ibanez homered for the first time in nearly a month and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Friday night.
Matt Cain pitched eight strong innings and San Francisco beat Tim Hudson for the first time in seven years in the Giants' 8-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
Concession workers at the ballpark where the San Francisco Giants play are mulling over whether to go on strike during the baseball season.
No one has been tougher to get on base against in the AL than Hisashi Iwakuma.This could present problems for an Oakland Athletics team struggling at the plate.
Buster Posey hit a two-run homer and an RBI single, but the Giants were done in by the fifth inning when the Braves batted around. The Giants (20-15) fell into a first-place tie in the NL West with Arizona.
Jason Kipnis, Nick Swisher and Mark Reynolds hit indisputable home runs and Scott Kazmir struck out 10 in six innings, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-2 win over Oakland on Thursday and a four-game sweep of the Athletics.
Every Splash Hit into McCovey Cove next to Oracle Park in San Francisco has a story, and Dave Edlund likely knows them all.
The investigation began on Feb. 14 when police found a body face down in San Tomas Aquino Creek, south of Tasman Drive, after being called to the area. Police said the man had last been seen on the night of Feb. 8, near Pruneridge Avenue and Lawrence Expressway.
A San Jose man was arrested after fatally shooting his wife inside their home last week, police said on Wednesday.
The 10th and final defendant convicted in connection with a wide-ranging corruption scandal within the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments has been sentenced, prosecutors said.
The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding.
Every Splash Hit into McCovey Cove next to Oracle Park in San Francisco has a story, and Dave Edlund likely knows them all.
The investigation began on Feb. 14 when police found a body face down in San Tomas Aquino Creek, south of Tasman Drive, after being called to the area. Police said the man had last been seen on the night of Feb. 8, near Pruneridge Avenue and Lawrence Expressway.
A San Jose man was arrested after fatally shooting his wife inside their home last week, police said on Wednesday.
The 10th and final defendant convicted in connection with a wide-ranging corruption scandal within the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments has been sentenced, prosecutors said.
The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding.
Every Splash Hit into McCovey Cove next to Oracle Park in San Francisco has a story, and Dave Edlund likely knows them all.
A shooting was reported in a Redwood City neighborhood on Wednesday.
Two people were shot to death in separate shootings in San Francisco Tuesday night, police said.
Crews responded to the 500 block of Dwight Street for a 1-alarm fire and found a home with major damage to its interior. San Francisco Fire said firefighters found a person inside the building, and that they were declared dead at the scene.
The summit's themes include AI and the future of learning, as well as the impact of tech on youth mental health.
The 10th and final defendant convicted in connection with a wide-ranging corruption scandal within the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments has been sentenced, prosecutors said.
Police in the East Bay community of Piedmont are searching for two suspects following a home robbery early Tuesday morning in which a woman was attacked.
Ninety years ago, an Oakland library official recommended that a branch in a predominantly Black neighborhood be closed with the words, "This is not a reading neighborhood." Now, a new branch is being proposed to correct a historical wrong.
Lafayette police said the suspect is from Chico, which is about 151 miles north of Lafayette. An investigation into a motive is ongoing, but the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office believes the killing was a targeted act.
Arizona State has lured Randy Bennett away from Saint Mary's to become its next men's basketball coach.
The investigation began on Feb. 14 when police found a body face down in San Tomas Aquino Creek, south of Tasman Drive, after being called to the area. Police said the man had last been seen on the night of Feb. 8, near Pruneridge Avenue and Lawrence Expressway.
A San Jose man was arrested after fatally shooting his wife inside their home last week, police said on Wednesday.
The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding.
The co-owner of a San Jose daycare has been found guilty of felony child endangerment following the 2023 drowning deaths of two toddlers in her care, prosecutors said.
Crews were called to the scene and found the vehicle on fire in a wooded area off Interstate 280 in San Mateo County.
The prep work will take about a year, with actual construction beginning next spring. The $270 million in funding for the extension is already in place, and SMART expects to be pulling into the old Healdsburg station sometime in late 2028.
Sonoma County sheriff's deputies have made an arrest after a woman died following an attack inside a mobile home near Santa Rosa Wednesday evening.
The county says once funding is completed, construction could begin as soon as this fall, with completion sometime in 2028.
Marcus Ziemer, part of a Bay Area soccer coaching dynasty and longtime Sonoma State University men's soccer team head coach, died in Germany after a weekend accident.
In downtown Santa Rosa, shady spots with a place to sit and rest were commodities. But it was a quiet day for many businesses.
Every Splash Hit into McCovey Cove next to Oracle Park in San Francisco has a story, and Dave Edlund likely knows them all.
The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding.
Wednesday's baseball Opening Night marks the end of a somewhat embarrassing streak by the San Francisco Giants.
The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will begin their upcoming season in the National Football League's first regular-season game in Australia, league officials said.
Filip Forsberg scored a goal and assisted on two others to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks in a matchup of teams headed in opposite directions in the standings.
A San Jose man was arrested after fatally shooting his wife inside their home last week, police said on Wednesday.
The 10th and final defendant convicted in connection with a wide-ranging corruption scandal within the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments has been sentenced, prosecutors said.
A shooting was reported in a Redwood City neighborhood on Wednesday.
Two people were shot to death in separate shootings in San Francisco Tuesday night, police said.
Police in the East Bay community of Piedmont are searching for two suspects following a home robbery early Tuesday morning in which a woman was attacked.
The verdict, which caps a weeks-long trial in Los Angeles, could set a legal precedent for similar allegations brought against social media companies.
The summit's themes include AI and the future of learning, as well as the impact of tech on youth mental health.
One attendee said she is almost done with her fellowship and is deciding whether to remain on the East Coast or begin a new chapter in the Bay Area.
The landmark decision comes after a nearly seven-week trial. Jurors sided with state prosecutors who argued that Meta prioritized profits over safety.
OpenAI said Tuesday that it will discontinue the company's Sora app, which let users create AI-generated videos.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The early-season heat wave gripping the Bay Area also means the allergy season is already kicking into high gear.
He advises people to lie down, extend their arms, and hold the phones above their heads, or people should hold their phone at eye level, rather than looking down.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
The city said there was no evidence of community-spread or of an outbreak, and that the health advisory was issued to give health care providers guidance.
The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding.
A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he's investigating a ballot count discrepancy.
An attorney who helped write San Francisco's sanctuary policies and state laws limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement says she believes the video shows officers actively helping ICE.
A judge sharply questioned a lawyer for the federal government on Tuesday over the Pentagon's efforts to cut Anthropic's AI out of its classified systems.
A command element and some ground forces are expected to be part of the Middle East deployment, according to a source familiar with the planning.
The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding.
A man has been arrested and accused of a hate crime after a San Francisco church was vandalized over the weekend, police said.
A Yosemite park ranger was fired last year after helping to display a transgender pride flag from El Capitan.
After more than two years of renovations, the historic Castro Theatre is back open for business.
A large Pride flag has been removed from the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village. The National Park Service said it did so under guidance from the federal government.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Through his social media channel, "Festus Feasts," NBA champion Festus Ezeli is on a mission to give a boost to local restaurants throughout the region.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Illuminate, the nonprofit hosting the event, said founder Ben Davis, and the artist behind The Bay Lights, Leo Villareal, will be in attendance and speak ahead of the grand relighting.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
Katie Nielsen reports on a proposed plan to crack down on illegal dumping.
Dave Edlund has been one of the many regular kayakers in the Cove since 2005. Max Darrow reports.
A shooting was reported in Redwood City near Fernside Street and Hastings Avenue in the city's Farm Hills neighborhood.
Expect the cooling trend to continue Wednesday, with highs ranging from the 60s along the coast, to the upper 70s and low 80s inland. Jessica Burch has the forecast.
Kevin Ko reports on concerns about immigration enforcement at schools.
In 2025, KPIX is moving to a new community service award: the CBS News Bay Area Icon Award. Submit nominations for an outstanding community hero at kpix.com/icon.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for a South Bay woman who has played Mrs. Claus for more than 40 years for the children of North San Jose's Alviso District.
For residents of the Oakland Hills, the prospect of another wildfire always remains a concern. This week's Jefferson Awards winner has made it his mission to make the hills and other high-risk areas safer.
In East Palo Alto -- where state education numbers show more than nine in ten public school students are low income and more than half are English learners -- many are finding hope and connection at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.