Latest Bob Melvin News

Alyssa Nakken, first full-time female coach in MLB history, leaving Giants to join Guardians

Nov. 22, 2024 22:59 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in a Major League Baseball game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians. Nakken made history in 2022 when she took over as first-base coach following an ejection. A former college softball star at...

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

Oct. 01, 2024 20:08 PM EDT

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...

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

Sep. 30, 2024 22:04 PM EDT

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 —...

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

Sep. 29, 2024 18:39 PM EDT

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...

Fitzgerald scores from 1st on throwing error by Liberatore in 8th as Giants beat Cardinals 6-5

Sep. 28, 2024 20:21 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyler Fitzgerald reached on an infield single and scored the eventual winning run in the eighth inning on a throwing error by St. Louis pitcher Matthew Liberatore, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals on Saturday. The Cardinals...

Giants hit 5 homers, continue run against playoff contenders with 11-0 win over Diamondbacks

Sep. 25, 2024 00:55 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Conforto and Brett Wisely each hit three-run homers in San Francisco’s six-run third inning, and the Giants won their fifth straight against playoff contenders by crushing the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-0 on Tuesday night. The Giants have nearly perfected the...

Snell strikes out 9 as the Giants beat the Royals 2-0 to complete a 3-game series sweep

Sep. 22, 2024 18:53 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Blake Snell struck out nine in six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants completed a three-game series sweep with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Kansas City (82-72) moved into the second AL wild-card ahead of Detroit (82-74) because...

Wade and Chapman hit 2 homers each, Roupp wins 1st in Giants 9-0 victory over slipping Royals

Sep. 21, 2024 21:13 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — LaMonte Wade Jr. and Matt Chapman hit two home runs each, Landen Roupp pitched five scoreless innings for his first major league win, and the San Francisco Giants handed the Kansas City Royals their sixth straight loss, 9-0 on Saturday. The Royals are...

Royals' late-season skid reaches 5 with 2-1 loss to Giants, who get 3 hits from Ramos

Sep. 21, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals' late-season losing streak stretched to five on Friday night with a 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants, who got three hits from Heliot Ramos. Kansas City dropped four games behind Baltimore for the first AL wild card spot and saw its...

Yastrzemski and Conforto homer to help Giants beat sinking Orioles 5-3

Sep. 19, 2024 01:36 AM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski homered on the game's first pitch, Michael Conforto also hit a solo shot and the San Francisco Giants beat the sinking Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Wednesday night. Baltimore has lost eight of 10 to fall five games behind the first-place New York Yankees...