Major League Baseball Teams Up With Stanford Researchers in Fight Against COVID-19
Ballparks across the country have shut down but Major League Baseball's 30 teams are playing a big role in finding out how widespread COVID-19 really is.
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Ballparks across the country have shut down but Major League Baseball's 30 teams are playing a big role in finding out how widespread COVID-19 really is.
The San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics are two of the Major League Baseball teams participating in a study of the coronavirus that will test hundreds of people.
Putting all 30 teams, including the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants, in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed.
The Major League Baseball season would be in full swing now with both the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's focusing in on their second series of the 2020 campaign.
Major League Baseball stadiums sat empty Thursday on what would have been opening day amid the gravity of the fight against the coronavirus, and an unofficial national celebration came and went.
San Francisco Giants radio and TV broadcaster Jon Miller revealed on KNBR's Murph and Mac Show that he and his wife Janine were recently tested for COVID-19.
San Francisco Giants right-hander Tyler Beede will undergo Tommy John elbow surgery Friday.
Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday because of the new coronavirus after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.
The A's and Giants won't finish out their Spring Training schedules and will wait at least two weeks past Opening Day to begin their seasons.
The Golden State Warriors will become the first major sports team in America to play a home game without fans after San Francisco officials announced Wednesday they were banning gatherings of more than 1,000 people at public events for at least the next two weeks in wake of the local coronavirus outbreak.
The Giants enter the 2020 MLB season in transition mode, with low expectations in the NL West and lots of questions to answer.
One game after his return to the lineup from a 58-game absence due to an injured hand, Golden State Warrior star Steph Curry was ruled out of Saturday's game with the Philadelphia 76ers because he is suffering from the flu, team officials said.
The San Francisco Giants announced Friday the death of one of the franchise's star players from the team's New York era, pitcher Johnny Antonelli.
The former Giants pitcher and noted roping enthusiast has been competing under the pseudonym Mason Saunders for the past few years.
At the start of spring training, it's clear Hunter Pence is a crowd favorite for San Francisco Giants fans once more as he approaches his 37th birthday.
This summer, the Giants will honor the 2010 championship team with a reunion at the ballpark, but former first baseman Aubrey Huff has been told to stay home because of his controversial tweets.
The first trans-bay baseball trade in almost 30 years happened Saturday when the A's got right-hander Burch Smith from the Giants for cash.
Ever since Oracle Park open it's gates at the start of the 2000 season it has been considered one of baseball's most picturesque ball parks.
Looking to bolster their infield depth, the San Francisco Giants announced Wednesday that they have signed veteran Wilmer Flores to a two-year contract worth $6.25 million.
Veteran outfielder Hunter Pence has agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract to return to the San Francisco Giants, the team announced Friday.
Gabe Kapler knew right away when he was named San Francisco's new manager in November about the pressure he would feel taking over as leader of a franchise that has had so many good ones in recent memory.
Kung Fu Panda is back with the San Francisco Giants. Pablo Sandoval agrees to a minor league contact
The San Francisco Giants have completed their coaching staff hires under new manager Gabe Kapler, including the first full-time female coach in Major League Baseball.
As a child, she was inspired by the encouraging words of a pro football quarterback who took the time to chat with her. Today, she harnesses athletes' star power to encourage underserved children to believe in themselves.
If ever there was an anthem for a decade, the thundering refrain of Queen's "We Are The Champions" represented 10 years of hopes, dreams and prayers being answered by Bay Area professional sports franchises.
