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Logan Webb goes 7 strong innings and Thairo Estrada homers twice as Giants rout Rays 11-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Logan Webb allowed one run over seven innings, Thairo Estrada homered twice and the San Francisco Giants cruised past the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Saturday. Webb (1-1) scattered six hits in his fourth start of the season. The 2023 NL Cy Young Award...
Jordan Mongtomery switches agents from Scott Boras to Joel Wolfe of Wasserman after 1-year deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Montgomery switched agents from Scott Boras to Joel Wolfe of Wasserman Media Group after his drawn out free agency ended with a $25 million, one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks rather than a long-term deal. Montgomery's agent with the players'...
Matt Chapman keys late rally for Giants in 3-2 comeback win over Padres
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman drove in two runs, including a go-ahead single in the eighth inning that led the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Sunday for their first series win this season. “I’m just trying to show up every day and play to win,”...
Thairo Estrada hits winning double with one out in ninth, Giants beat Padres 3-2
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Melvin allowed himself to become nostalgic ever so briefly during his first home game managing the San Francisco Giants. A former player for the franchise who grew up in the Bay Area, he had longed to one day wear the orange and black once more. The Giants...
Welcome, newcomers: Soto, Burnes and Chapman have made strong impressions after switching teams
Corbin Burnes threw six one-hit innings in his Baltimore debut, and Matt Chapman homered twice in his second game with San Francisco. That all paled in comparison to what Juan Soto did in his first series for the New York Yankees. The Yankees opened with a four-game...
Chapman homers twice and drives in 5 runs to help Harrison and the Giants beat the Padres 8-3
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Chapman homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs for the San Francisco Giants, who jumped on Joe Musgrove early in an 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Kyle Harrison (1-0), a 22-year-old lefty, got plenty of run support to overcome...
Soft free agent market helps D-backs find angle to land Jordan Montgomery on $25M, 1-year deal
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks didn't believe they were in a lofty enough financial stratosphere to chase a free agent the caliber of left-hander Jordan Montgomery. A soft market this offseason changed their mind. Montgomery and the D-backs finalized their...
Opening day 2024: What to watch for on the first full day of the MLB season
Here's what to watch for on MLB's opening day: THE SHO GOES ON Shohei Ohtani already made his Dodgers debut last week in South Korea, but all eyes will still be on the two-way sensation as Los Angeles hosts the St. Louis Cardinals. The $700 million star is trying to...
MLB free agency: No 2-way stars, but All-Star sluggers and Cy Young winners could be in '24-25 class
Baseball’s next free agency class won’t have a two-way star like Shohei Ohtani, and almost certainly no deals like his record-shattering $700 million over 10 years to switch teams in Los Angeles this year. But there could still be All-Star sluggers and Cy Young Award winners available. ...
New faces, new places: Ohtani, Soto headline MLB players with new teams in 2024
PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's 31-mile journey north on Interstate 5 during free agency was the highlight of Major League Baseball's offseason, even if recent off-the-field developments have clouded his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the Japanese superstar will be...
