Zack Minasian promoted to Giants' general manager, joining brother, Angels' Perry Minasian, as GMs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Zack Minasian and older brother Perry get chatting, they typically focus the talk on their children more than baseball. That is partly because Major League Baseball rules limit what they can discuss when it comes to personnel on their respective teams —...

Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell opts out of contract with Giants

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Left-hander Blake Snell has exercised his right to opt out of his contract with the San Francisco Giants to become a free agent for the second straight offseason. The two-time Cy Young Award winner agreed in March to a $62 million, two-year contract that...

Union head Tony Clark: MLB teams are 'blowing out' pitchers, risking injuries and limiting innings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Players' association head Tony Clark said teams are encouraging pitchers to throw as hard as possible, leading to more injuries and minimizing the importance of starting pitchers. Speaking before Friday's World Series opener, Clark criticized how the game has...

A's temporary home in Sacramento will have grass instead of artificial turf

NEW YORK (AP) — The nomadic Athletics will play home games on grass as they move from Oakland to Sacramento next season rather than the artificial turf initially planned at Sutter Health Park. The team announced in April 2023 it will move from Oakland to a new ballpark to be built...

Giants promote J.P. Martinez to the team's pitching coach

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants promoted J.P. Martinez to the team's pitching coach on Friday. The Giants announced that Martinez will replace Bryan Price, who stepped down after one season in the role. The 42-year-old Martinez has served as the...

In new role, former catcher Buster Posey plans to bring Giants back to respectability, winning

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In recent weeks and months, Buster Posey began to ponder the possibility of taking on something he insisted he'd never do in joining the baseball operations department for the Giants. The star catcher said he wouldn't do it upon retiring three years ago. Yet...

Bruce Bochy driven to get the Rangers back to postseason with maybe a Giants-like return

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bruce Bochy will turn 70 next year during his 28th season as a big league manager, and really isn't thinking beyond that. He just knows where he wants the Texas Rangers to be, especially after they failed this season to even make the playoffs in defense of...

Giants hire former catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations, replacing Farhan Zaidi

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired former All-Star catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations and fired Farhan Zaidi. Team chairman Greg Johnson made the announcement Monday after the Giants finished 80-82 in manager Bob Melvin's first season —...

The San Francisco Giants have hired ex-catcher Buster Posey as President of Baseball Operations and fired Farhan Zaidi

Brendan Donovan homers, hits RBI single as Cardinals beat Giants 6-1 in season finale

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brendan Donovan hit a solo homer in the third and followed it up with an RBI single two innings later and Alec Burleson drove in three runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Sunday. José Fermín hit an RBI single in the...