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  • Newsletter for games through 5-25-25
    • Newsletter for games through 5-25-25
    Commentary Robby Ray threw a no-hitter against the Nationals on the 23rd…walked only one…and was strangely let down by CSU Fullerton alum Matt Chapman, who had an error and struck out three times…the offense put up 9 runs so the … Continue reading →...2025
  • Bullpen buttressed by belligerent batting, boys in blue beat bay behemoths 8-2
    • Bullpen buttressed by belligerent batting, boys in blue beat bay behemoths 8-2
    Photo by Trinity Machan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals gave Logan Webb his worst outing of the season. The Kansas City Royals scored early and often while bullpenning their way through an 8-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants this afternoon at Oracle Park. San Francisco ace Logan Webb starting by doing what he typically does by coaxing groundballs from the first two batter...2025
  • Royals vs. Giants Tuesday game thread
    • Royals vs. Giants Tuesday game thread
    Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Late night West Coast baseball! The Royals can take the series against the Giants tonight with another late nighter for you Cental Time zone fans. Michael Lorenzen is on the hill after going a season-high 7 1⁄3 innings in his last start. Back at it in SF. pic.twitter.com/E8wXd6qgDn— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) May 20, 2025 Hayden Birdsong makes his fi...2025
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  • Kris Bubic shines, Vinnie Pasquantino hits go-ahead HR as Royals beat Giants 3-1
    • Kris Bubic shines, Vinnie Pasquantino hits go-ahead HR as Royals beat Giants 3-1
    Kris Bubic #50 of the Kansas City Royals pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the fifth inning at Oracle Park on May 19, 2025 in San Francisco, California. | Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Bubic! Vinnie! Kris Bubic lowered his ERA to a sparkling 1.47 and Vinnie Pasquantino crushed a two-run, go-ahead home run to power the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory against the San Francisc...2025
  • Giants series preview: Baseball by the Bay
    • Giants series preview: Baseball by the Bay
    Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Madison Bumgarner is not walking through that door The Giants defeated the Royals in a thrilling Game 7 of the World Series in 2014, but have managed to make the playoffs just twice since then. They won a franchise record 107 games in 2021, but have not enjoyed a winning record since then. They finished 80-82 last year, which got club pr...2025
  • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Wednesday 5/7, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Wednesday 5/7, 1:20 CT
    Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs, once again, try for the series win. Wednesday notes... CUBS vs. GIANTS: This is the 26th series between the Cubs and Giants at Wrigley Field since 2000. It is the 17th in which the teams have split the first two games. The Cubs are 9-7 in third games of the previous split series. They are 5-4 after having won the first game and lost the second. (Courtes...2025

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Matt Chapman injury and suspension

  • • Bullpen buttressed by belligerent batting, boys in blue beat bay behemoths 8-2
    2025
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  • • Giants series preview: Baseball by the Bay
    2025
  • • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Wednesday 5/7, 1:20 CT
    2025
  • Cubs 9, Giants 2: The offense resumes its onslaught
    • Cubs 9, Giants 2: The offense resumes its onslaught
    Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images And the Cubs got solid pitching from Matthew Boyd again. After being shut out Sunday for only the second time this year and then losing Shōta Imanaga for an indefinite time with a hamstring injury, you could have forgiven the Cubs if they had entered Monday’s game in a bit of a down mood. No matter. The Cubs opened a brief three-game homestan...2025
  • Xander Bogaerts homers, drives in three to lead Padres past Giants
    • Xander Bogaerts homers, drives in three to lead Padres past Giants
    Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Luis Arraez, Jason Heyward return to lineup for San Diego Xander Bogaerts has taken his fair share of criticism in recent weeks, but on Tuesday night at Petco Park, he helped the San Diego Padres secure a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants and end a four-game losing streak. Bogaerts came up to the plate in the bottom o...2025
  • Late rally comes up short as Brewers fall to Giants 4-2
    • Late rally comes up short as Brewers fall to Giants 4-2
    Eakin Howard-Imagn Images One bad inning is enough to ruin Brewers’ night A battle of aces between the Milwaukee Brewers’ Freddy Peralta and San Francisco Giants’ Logan Webb lived up to the pitchers’ duel hype, at least through the first five innings. But a minor meltdown and some defensive miscues gave the Giants a four-run lead in the sixth inning, one that felt much larger given how qui...2025
  • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ San Francisco Giants
    • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ San Francisco Giants
    Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Crew heads back west as they’ll take on former shortstop Willy Adames for the first time by the Bay The Milwaukee Brewers are set to head west for the second time this year, this time a little closer to the coast as they’ll be by the Bay to take on the San Francisco Giants. Milwaukee, coming off a solid 4-2 homestand that featured series wins over the Tigers and A’s...2025
  • MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
    • MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
    Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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  • This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers
    • This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers
    Photo by John McCoy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The official end of the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta MLB History 1900: Ban Johnson announces that an American League team will be placed in Chicago to ensure the stability of the league. In an agreement with National League officials, the AL club will be placed on the south side of the city and will be called the Chicago White Stocking...2025
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  • • Preseason Prep - March 16, 2025
    Nolan Schanuel If you play in a super deep league and find yourself desperate at the Corner Infield spot, consider Schanuel. He had a sneaky good 2024, displaying some of the best discipline and contact skills in all of baseball. His .343 OBP is driven by a 11.2% walk rate, thanks to only whiffing at 14% of the time (96th Percentile) and only chasing 21.5% of the time (91st Percentile). Even thoug...2025

Matt Chapman lifestyle

  • • This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers
    2025
  • • MLB surprises, disappointments and more from the month of April
    Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Braves are rolling, but what about the rest of the league? When I was in high school, my best baseball bud was Conor. In addition to being the most-skilled player I had ever shared a field with, he luxuriated in baseball lore and fandom in a way that I, who had only actually learned about baseball a few years prior, found it hard to catch up with. Th...2023
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "After Michael Busch and Carson Kelly struck out to begin the bottom of the fourth, Pete Crow-Armstrong reached on a rare error by five-time Gold Glove winner Matt Chapman."

  • 2024
    "The Giants and third baseman Matt Chapman agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $151 million, the team announced."

  • 2023
    "Bo Bichette had a solo shot and Matt Chapman a two-run homer in the first inning as the Toronto Blue Jays held off the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Thursday afternoon."

  • 2022
    "The Blue Jays and Athletics are finalizing a trade that would send third baseman Matt Chapman from Oakland to Toronto, tweets Jon Morosi of MLB."

  • 2021
    "Yankees Have Reportedly Considered Matt Chapman As Part Of Shortstop Search"

  • 2020
    "There’s less pressure to lock up third baseman Matt Chapman, who won’t be…"

  • 2019
    "A's star third baseman Matt Chapman will be slowed by ongoing rehab this spring, but don't count him out from the club's March 20 regular-season opener against the Mariners in Tokyo."

  • 2018
    "A's third baseman Matt Chapman, missing from Thursday's workouts, was in Los Angeles for a right hand examination, a source told MLB."

  • 2017
    "A's rookie Matt Chapman picked the perfect moment for his first Major League hit, delivering a two-run single in the eighth inning that gave the A's a 7-6 win over the Yankees at the Coliseum on Friday night."

  • 2016
    "Two-run homers by Matt Chapman and Chris Coghlan enabled the Oakland A's to break a tie and pull away for a 6-4 exhibition victory Monday over the San Francisco Giants."

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Matt Chapman trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Giants series preview: Baseball by the Bay
    2025
  • Game Thread #20: Milwaukee Brewers (10-9) vs. Sacramento Athletics (9-10)
    • Game Thread #20: Milwaukee Brewers (10-9) vs. Sacramento Athletics (9-10)
    Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Brewers and As face off in a weekend series The Athletics are one of the most storied franchises in the history of baseball. One of the original American League teams, they won three of the first ten World Series under the guidance of the venerable Connie Mack, then won two more back-to-back when they had a one...2025
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  • • MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
    2025
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  • • Giants Designate David Villar For Assignment
    The Giants announced Tuesday that infielder David Villar has been designated for assignment in order to open a roster spot for Lou Trivino, whose contract has been selected. Trivino will make San Francisco’s Opening Day roster. The writing has been on the wall for the out-of-options Villar for some time. The Giants extended Matt Chapman…...2025
  • • This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers
    2025
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  • • Preseason Prep - March 16, 2025
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  • 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
    • 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
    Will the Dodgers hoist the World Series trophy again in 2025? | Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images One team in particular dominates all talk about this division. Something something Dodgers. Given what the Dodgers have spent the last couple of offseasons, they should win this division by eleventy-seven games, right? As you surely know, baseball doesn’t work that way. They l...2025
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  • • Poll: Who’s The Best Hitter Still Available In Free Agency?
    With the end of February upon us, free agency has mostly been resolved for the offseason with only a handful of clearly big-league caliber free agents remaining. Unlike last year, when Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman, Blake Snell, and Jordan Montgomery were all top-10 free agents in the class who lingered on the open market well…...2025
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  • • Giants Considering Pete Alonso
    The Giants already made one big infield addition by signing Willy Adames, and kept Matt Chapman off the free agent market entirely by signing the third baseman to a six-year, $151MM extension back in September.  With the Giants still weighing big moves, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Pete Alonso is on…...2024
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  • • Giants Expected To Scale Back Payroll
    The Giants expect to reduce player payroll relative to this past season, writes Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic. The extent of the pullback isn’t clear, though the club’s 2024 spending was roughly $20MM higher than it had been in ’23. That’s mostly a reflection of the late-offseason free agent pickups of Jorge Soler, Matt Chapman and Blake Snell.…...2024
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Matt Chapman stats and results

  • Brewers drop series opener to the Giants, 5-2
    • Brewers drop series opener to the Giants, 5-2
    Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images Caleb Durbin picks up his first career homer, Craig Yoho makes his first appearance with a strikeout in an otherwise disappointing night Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers dropped the first of their four-game set with the San Francisco Giants on Monday evening, falling 5-2 as the offense couldn’t capitalize on opportunities throughout the night. After Brice Turang ...2025
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  • • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ San Francisco Giants
    2025
  • • MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
    2025
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  • • Preseason Prep - March 16, 2025
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  • • 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
    2025
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  • Durbin homers as Adames, Giants outclass Brewers
    • Durbin homers as Adames, Giants outclass Brewers
    Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Freddy Peralta also makes his spring debut The Brewers and Giants met this afternoon for a Cactus League contest, one that technically served as the reunion of Willy Adames with his former Brewers teammates. But given that it was a spring training road game for Milwaukee, most of the faces that Adames saw were ...2025
  • The 5 worst Cubs games of 2024
    • The 5 worst Cubs games of 2024
    Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images You probably don’t want to remember these, but here we are. There have been other years when I’ve posted a number of blowout losses in this annual recap. In some ways, those are easier to take, a team runs up a huge score against the Cubs but it still counts for only one loss. Other times I’ve filled these with soul-crushing defeats. This time, I’m going...2024
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  • Braves News: Ozzie Albies could return this week, Grant Holmes to start Tuesday, more
    • Braves News: Ozzie Albies could return this week, Grant Holmes to start Tuesday, more
    Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Braves finish with a series split with Dodgers in disappointing fashion. On Monday, many MLB teams had multiple hits with runners in scoring position during their games. This includes both the Dodgers and Mets, who both won their respective games. One team that did not have any hits with runners in scoring position on Monday was the Atl...2024
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  • A Game of Groans
    • A Game of Groans
    Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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  • Reactions to the Bobby Witt Jr. signing
    • Reactions to the Bobby Witt Jr. signing
    Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images It’s a lot of money! On Monday, the Royals signed Bobby Witt Jr. to an eleven-year, $288.7 million contract that includes three years of club options that could total up to $377 million over 14 years, with player opt outs after years seven, eight, nine, and ten. It is a massive deal, by far the biggest in club history and potentially the third biggest in bas...2024
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Matt Chapman parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • Giants 4, Rockies 0: Offense absent in late-night loss
    • Giants 4, Rockies 0: Offense absent in late-night loss
    Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images The Rockies couldn’t figure out San Francisco’s staff as they once again failed to generate meaningful contact. There wasn’t much to write home about on Friday night as the Colorado Rockies found themselves overwhelmed by the duo of Robbie Ray and Hayden Birdsong. Antonio Senzatela’s start wasn’t terrible, but his four runs allowed were more than enough for the Sa...2025
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  • • Xander Bogaerts homers, drives in three to lead Padres past Giants
    2025
  • Outside The Confines: Hot Dog!
    • Outside The Confines: Hot Dog!
    Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Dodgers are helping give all of MLB heartburn. We love ballpark food! I mean, is there anything better on a hot summer day than a beer and a hot dog while watching a game? I don’t think so. But teams seem to be on a quest to come up with some of the most insane food, whether it’s the crickets served by the Mariners, or sundaes in baseball helmets, it...2025
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  • Brewers fall in another sloppy loss, drop series to Giants
    • Brewers fall in another sloppy loss, drop series to Giants
    Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Loss obscures Myers’ debut The Milwaukee Brewers did not trail today until the bottom of the eighth inning, but the whole game felt oddly precarious. Sloppy baseball reigned; the Brewers made outs on the bases, they continued to make defensive mistakes (a bit of a disastrous series in that regard), and they walked way too many batters. But an equally sketchy game ...2025
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  • • Late rally comes up short as Brewers fall to Giants 4-2
    2025
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  • • Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ San Francisco Giants
    2025
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  • • 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
    2025
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  • The Oakland Athletics’ rich history is being set on fire by John Fisher
    • The Oakland Athletics’ rich history is being set on fire by John Fisher
    Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The A’s will officially be playing Sacramento in 2025 before a planned move to Vegas. A once-dynastic baseball town has been abandoned. It’s official. At the end of the 2024 campaign, the Oakland Athletics will be dead. They will play at least their next three seasons at Sutter Health Park, home of the minor-league Sacramento River Cats, and aim to move...2024
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  • The Daily Belli watch: 3 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener
    • The Daily Belli watch: 3 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener
    Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Baseball at Sloan Park on Friday! First, I want to remind everyone that these posts exist mainly as an open thread to discuss baseball every day. They’re not exclusively about Cody Bellinger, and this series is going to end Friday when games begin. Perhaps Bellinger will sign with the Cubs by then, perhaps not, obviously if it happens it’ll be covered here. Sec...2024
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  • The Daily Belli watch: 4 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener
    • The Daily Belli watch: 4 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener
    Cody Bellinger plays for the Cubs in a 2023 Spring Training game in Mesa. Will we see him in this uniform at Sloan Park this year? | Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Cubs players will take the field in a spring game this Friday. As I have previously in this series, I present to you this list, which is still accurate today though it was posted Saturday: Today is February 17th. The follo...2024
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Top Matt Chapman news

  • • Samardzija works six innings, allows two HRs
    2016
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  • • Yanks can't hold off A's after Judge's 23rd HR
    2017
  • • Chapman's 1st hit huge as A's edge Yanks
    2017
  • • Rangers fall in finale, now 5 1/2 back in AL WC
    Jharel Cotton tossed five scoreless innings and Khris Davis drilled his 41st home run as part of a five-run fifth inning as the A's topped the Rangers, who fell 5 1/2 games back of the Twins for the second AL Wild Card spot. The A's, who have won seven in a row, also got two RBIs from Matt Chapman and Jed Lowrie. Nomar Mazara hit his 20th home run of the season for the Rangers....2017
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  • • Chapman's 2 HRs, Khris' walk-off blast lift A's
    Khris Davis launched a two-run, walk-off homer opposite Indians reliever Bryan Shaw to make a winner out of the A's, who also got two home runs from rookie Matt Chapman in a stunning 5-3 series-clinching victory at the Coliseum on Saturday evening....2017
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  • • Toles' grand slam ignites Dodgers comeback
    Andrew Toles hit a grand slam and Justin Turner followed with a solo shot of his own, as the Dodgers came back from an early deficit to defeat the A's. Oakland jumped out fast on a three-run home run by Matt Chapman in the first inning....2017
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  • • Early homers from Bichette, Chapman launch Blue Jays past Brewers
    2023
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  • • Chapman ejected after incident at home plate
    A's third baseman Matt Chapman was ejected in the fourth inning of Wednesday's matinee with the Angels following an exchange with opposing catcher Juan Graterol....2017
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Baseball Fame Ranking

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Matt Chapman fantasy rankings and news

  • • Preseason Prep - March 16, 2025
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  • • A Game of Groans
    2024
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  • • Cub Tracks’ conventional wisdom
    John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Things will be quiet until the Convention, I guess. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ t...2023
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  • Fantasy baseball impact of the Matt Chapman trade
    • Fantasy baseball impact of the Matt Chapman trade
    Tristan H. Cockcroft explains the fantasy impact of the deal sending the third baseman from the Oakland Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays....2022
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Matt Chapman schedule, game

  • • Bullpen buttressed by belligerent batting, boys in blue beat bay behemoths 8-2
    2025
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  • • Royals vs. Giants Tuesday game thread
    2025
    Read about Michael Lorenzen
  • • Kris Bubic shines, Vinnie Pasquantino hits go-ahead HR as Royals beat Giants 3-1
    2025
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  • • Giants series preview: Baseball by the Bay
    2025
    Read about Madison Bumgarner
  • • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Wednesday 5/7, 1:20 CT
    2025
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  • • Cubs 9, Giants 2: The offense resumes its onslaught
    2025
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Monday 5/5, 6:40 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Monday 5/5, 6:40 CT
    Michael McLoone-Imagn Images The Cubs open a brief three-game homestand. Today’s roster move: Here Monday notes... MILESTONES APPROACHING: If the Cubs hit a home run against the Giants during the next three days, it will be their 7,000th at Wrigley Field against National League opponents. If they hit a second homer, it will be their 7,500th at home against all opponents since 1901, first...2025
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  • Giants 6, Rockies 3: Walking into the jaws of defeat
    • Giants 6, Rockies 3: Walking into the jaws of defeat
    Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Blalock was solid, but Chapman’s homer erases sixth run rally for the Rox A disastrous sixth inning quickly negated a solid start on the mound by Bradley Blalock and a rare rally on the road as the Colorado Rockies (6-27) dropped a second straight game to the San Francisco Giants (21-13) on Saturday by a score of 6-3. Not bad, Bradley Making his s...2025
  • • Giants 4, Rockies 0: Offense absent in late-night loss
    2025
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  • Elias Diaz hits second home run, Padres get two-game sweep of Giants
    • Elias Diaz hits second home run, Padres get two-game sweep of Giants
    Elias Diaz and Manny Machado | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Michael King allows just three hits to lead San Diego to win Jason Adam found himself in trouble in the top of the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants, but help from Jason Heyward and a strikeout for the third out of the inning got him out of the eighth with the San Diego Padres leading 5-3. Robert Suarez came on in the top...2025
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Matt Chapman rumors, scandals

  • • MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
    2025
  • • Will The Giants Trade J.D. Davis?
    Trade rumors regarding J.D. Davis have been prevalent throughout the offseason. The Giants were linked to Matt Chapman for nearly four months before getting a deal done last week. Now that Chapman has displaced Davis from the starting lineup, there’s again speculation about a subsequent trade. The Giants signing Chapman doesn’t seem to have been…...2024
  • The Daily Belli watch: 16 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener
    • The Daily Belli watch: 16 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener
    Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Today I will share a rumor, and tell you why it’s probably nothing. Since we last met here, a day ago, there has been much kerfuffle made about what appears to be a throwaway comment buried way at the bottom of a long Sunday notes column by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale: Several executives think the Philadelphia Phillies could be a sleeper for one of the r...2024
  • 2023 Cubs player profiles: Jeimer Candelario
    • 2023 Cubs player profiles: Jeimer Candelario
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The switch-hitting third baseman is a possible keeper as a bridge between Patrick Wisdom and Matt Shaw. He’s at just the right age where a couple of years at a small raise might be appealing. His bat and glove have good value. A former Cub farmhand, 6’1”, 221 lb. Jeimer (pronounced Jay’mer) Candelario is a first/third sacker the Cubs got from the Washin...2023
  • • Outside The Confines: Bench ‘em
    Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images A new practice of benching bad behavior is picking up steam. “Benching” baseball players isn’t a new practice, but it seems to be gaining popularity this season, as we’re seeing managers bench their players for a number of largely behavioral reasons. No hustle on the basepaths? Get benched. Boneheaded lack of attention paid during the game? Get...2023

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