Emotional ceremony for 3 inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

• Jul 26

Previewing Yankees-Giants Opening Day game

The Yankees and Giants will face off Wednesday night in San Francisco in the first official game of the 2026 baseball season. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave has a preview of the game.

• Mar 25

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained by immigration agents at LAX Airport

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained by Customs and Border Protection agents at LAX on Wednesday.

• Jan 24

Lawmakers approve renaming I-80 in SF to honor Giants legend Willie Mays

A stretch of Interstate 80 in San Francisco will be renamed after Giants legend Willie Mays, after the California Legislature approved a resolution last week.

• Sep 3, 2024

Orlando Cepeda, Hall of Fame Giants slugger, dies at 86

Orlando Cepeda, the slugging Hall of Fame first baseman and Giants great nicknamed "Baby Bull," has died at 86.

• Jun 29, 2024

Giants, Cardinals to play at Rickwood Field

Major League Baseball is holding a tribute Thursday night to one of America's most historic ballparks, Rickwood Field, where the Negro Leagues' Birmingham Black Barons hosted some of the 20th century's most iconic talents. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has the details.

• Jun 20, 2024

MLB to honor Willie Mays, Negro Leagues

Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants will pay homage to Willie Mays and baseball's Negro Leagues Thursday night with a game at Alabama's Rickwood Field, the oldest ballpark in America still in use and the former home of the Negro League Birmingham Black Barons. Mays, an Alabama native, played for the Black Barons in 1948. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has more on the significance of the game, coincidentally being played just a few days after Mays' death.

• Jun 20, 2024

Remembering Willie Mays and his impact

Baseball fans around the world are mourning the passing of Willie Mays, one of the greatest to ever play the game. He died Tuesday at the age of 93. Grant Brisbee, a staff writer for The Athletic who covers the San Francisco Giants, joined CBS News to discuss Mays' legacy.

• Jun 19, 2024

Willie Mays, one of baseball's all-time greats, dies at age 93

Mays was a 24-time All-Star and his iconic over-the-shoulder catch is still considered one of the greatest in the history of the game.

• Jun 19, 2024

How Willie Mays inspired generations, on the field and off

Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. said of Willie Mays: "He'll always be the godfather of all center fielders."

• Jun 19, 2024

Meet the first master sommelier in pro sports

Evan Goldstein is a first in the world of professional sports: He's the master sommelier for the San Francisco Giants, responsible for the players, stadium employees and fans. He oversees all wine served at Oracle Park, and sources local wines from the area. Dana Jacobson reports on his unique career.

• Sep 30, 2023

Why a baseball team brought a master sommelier on board

The San Francisco Giants play smack in the middle of California's wine country - so having a master sommelier coordinate wines sold at the stadium only made sense.

• Sep 30, 2023

Gaylord Perry, baseball Hall of Famer and master of the spitball, dies at 84

Perry used a pitching style where he doctored baseballs or made batters believe he was doctoring them.

• Dec 1, 2022

SF Giants manager to skip national anthem following school massacre

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler will no longer come out for the national anthem before the start of each game following the massacre of schoolchildren and the bungled police response in Uvalde, Texas.

• May 27, 2022