Jeremy Affeldt News

When Jeremy Affeldt came to the Bay Area as an opposing player, he wouldn't even leave his hotel room.

Just 20 years old, Machado's level of play has been of all-star caliber for the Orioles nonetheless.

In 2010, the relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants says he was overpaid by $500,000 thanks to a contract error that wrongly awarded him $4.5million instead of the $4million previously agreed upon.

Plenty of us look at our paycheck every week and hope some kind of mistake puts a few extra bucks in our pockets.

We all know nicknames are a familiar and traditional part of baseball. Sometimes it can even go to some major extremes.

Of the 153,039 different ways to look stupid about baseball, nothing beats definitive statements about bullpens.

Apr 6, 2013; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jose Mijares pitches in relief against the St.

Adrian Gonzalez emerged as one of the finest power hitters in baseball during his final four seasons with the San Diego Padres.

Matt Cain tossed 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball to earn his first win of the year, and Hunter Pence smacked two doubles and drove in four in the San Francisco Giants' 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete a three-game sweep.

The Giants have 10 come-from-behind victories in the season's first 29 games, and there has been a common thread involved that has little to do with clutch hitting.

Buster Posey may not be a huge fan of Metallica, but he knows a huge hit when he hears one, and the sound of his home run in the ninth inning Friday certainly struck a chord.

A corked bat that belonged to baseball legend Mickey Mantle is going up for auction later this month by Gray Flannel Auctions.

Sky Sox rally: Colorado tied it 1-1 on Greg Golson's two-out home run in the top of the ninth inning before running away with a four-run 11th for a 5-1 Pacific Coast League win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Friday night at Chukchansi Park.

This is a fine welcome home. The Giants are back at AT&T Park to kick off a 10-game homestand, they're fresh off a sweep of the Diamondbacks in Arizona, they welcome Jeremy Affeldt back to the bullpen today -- and, oh yeah, they're facing Clayton Kershaw.

September 22, 2012; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants pinch runner Francisco Peguero celebrates after scoring a run against the San Diego Padres during the sixth inning at AT In addition to sending Sandy Rosario down to clear a spot for Jeremy Affeldt , who was returning from his stint on the disabled list, the San Francisco Giants also ... (more)

February 20, 2013; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sandy Rosario poses for a picture during photo day at Scottsdale Stadium.

The San Francisco Giants have a 16-12 record and are one game back in the West. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The rotation - assumed to be the Giants' biggest strength - has underperformed.

The San Francisco Giants are excited for the return of relief pitcher Jeremy Affeldt from the disabled list.

With his new book, "To Stir A Movement: Life, Justice, and Major League Baseball," Jeremy Affeldt has thrown the ultimate purpose pitch.

Few rivalries in any sport these days are as fierce as the one between the Giants and the Dodgers, and that intense feud resumes Friday night by the Bay.