San Francisco Giants News

In this Feb. 20, 2013 photo is San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt posing on picture day at spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz.

As expected, San Francisco and Houston were named the host cities for Super Bowl 50 in February 2016 and Super Bowl 51 in February 2017, respectively.

May 15, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong throws against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.

Washington manager Davey Johnson made the announcement after the Nationals' 8-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Monday night, one day after Mattheus was injured.

May 20, 2013; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong follows through on a pitch against the Washington Nationals in the second inning at AT The San Francisco Giants announced that Vogelsong suffered a fractured right hand tonight when he was hit by a pitch during a swing attempt.

May 20, 2013; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong follows through on a pitch against the Washington Nationals in the second inning at AT The San Francisco Giants broke out of their road trip slump and returned home to AT&T Park to shutout the Washington Nationals " href="http://districtondeck.com/">Washington ... (more)

Before the game, veteran catcher Yorvit Torrealba told the young pitcher to "pound the strike zone." No cute or fancy stuff, just throw whatever Torrealba told him to throw.

BASEBALL Yankees-Orioles* 4 p.m. A's-Rangers* 5 p.m. Nationals-Giants* 7 p.m. From the first time he turned a wrench on a car in his native France more than 60 years ago, Marcel... SAN FRANCISCO - At around age 10, Hunter Pence acquired a Barry Bonds poster from his elementary school fair.

Until There's a Cure board member Donna Allen, left, and Executive Director Nora Hanna stood behind the dugout at the 2010 Giants game Two decades ago, it was a radical idea: enlist a Major League Baseball team to help bring attention to - and raise funds for - HIV/AIDS. The San Francisco Giants became the first professional sports team to raise ... (more)

Offenses certainly slump and get hot but as Earl Weaver said "momentum is the next day's starting pitcher." The Colorado Rockies have finally won two games in a row and have a chance to really get some momentum going against the San Francisco Giants this afternoon.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy leaned back in his chair and tried to explain a week's worth of terrible starting pitching.

May 19, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey on the bench during the game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

Picture AT&T Park, home of the World Series champion San Francisco Giants. Picture about as breathtaking a baseball stadium as exists in the United States with the San Francisco Bay, otherwise known as McCovey Cove, framing the outfield like a Norman Rockwell postcard as conceived by Leroy Neiman.

Now that Ross Detwiler 's back spasms have yet to heal, the team has officially acknowledged that Zach Duke , he of the 8.40 ERA, will be starting against the defending champion San Francisco Giants in the series opener on Monday.

The Arizona Diamondbacks went clear atop West division in the MLB's National League , after the San Francisco Giants lost on Saturday.The Diamondbacks edged the lowly Miami Marlins 1-0 for their 25th win of the season, on the back of a lead-off homer from Gerardo Parra off the game's first pitch.Arizona moved a game clear of the World Series ... (more)

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay talks about an injury to his right shoulder as he speaks with the media in the dugout before a game against the San Francisco Giants on May 8 in San Francisco.

Wilin Rosario hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-2 rout over the San Francisco Giants in the third game of a four-game series from Coors Field.

Returning to a 13-man pitching staff, the Giants announced on Saturday that right-hander Jean Machi has been recalled from Triple-A Fresno.

UPDATE, 5:05 p.m.: The clubhouse was nearly empty. The white board said "HITTERS MEETING, 4:30." So batting coach Hensley Meulens casually walks through the room.

Buster Posey is the reigning NL MVP after completing a season where he helped lead the San Francisco Giants to their second World Series title in three seasons.