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Charismatic Hwang gives Giants easy rookie to root for
It’s a good time to be an alarm clock in Korea. It’s a better time to be Jae-Gyun Hwang. On Wednesday in San Francisco, Hwang will become the first Korean born player to compete for the Giants in a Major League game, as he’ll start at third base and hit fifth in the team’s series…
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Fitz: The Giants need to get rid of Triples Alley
Right now the Giants don’t win. And the vast wasteland in right center field doesn’t help. And it really never has.
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Melancon headed to 10-day DL with elbow injury
Mark Melancon is hitting the 10-day DL with an elbow injury. He had made three straight scoreless appearances. Dan Slania will be called up from AA Richmond to take Melancon’s place.
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Gearrin on Giants walkoff win: ‘That’s why we play’
Cory Gearrin lost his perfect batting average, but what he gained on Tuesday night was a whole lot more meaningful. The Giants’ reliever threw three innings of scoreless ball in San Francisco’s 4-3 14-inning walkoff win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, and Gearrin was the pitcher who made it all possible.
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Jun 26, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants center fielder Denard Span (2) at bat against the Colorado Rockies during the sixth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsSpan: ‘I think everybody was ready to go home’
When the seagulls outnumber the fans, it’s time to pack it in. Such was the case in the 14th inning at AT&T Park, when an avian invasion grabbed hold of the outfield. Giants center fielder Denard Span spent the better part of Tuesday evening re-positioning himself around the airborne wildlife, and when it came time…
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Jun 27, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants center fielder Gorkys Hernandez (66) runs past third base after an RBI single from San Francisco Giants center fielder Denard Span (not pictured) against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of the game at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsSpan’s single lifts Giants past Rockies in 14 innings
No pitcher in Major League history has started as many games against the Colorado Rockies as Matt Cain. At this point in his career, Cain’s pitch charts against the Rockies’ lineup could be archived in the Library of Congress, as Colorado hitters entered Tuesday evening’s game having combined for more than 150 at-bats against the…
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Giants introduce first round draft choice Heliot Ramos
Heliot Ramos had never seen anything like it before. Even though the 17-year-old first round draft choice of the San Francisco Giants has been on the radar of professional scouts for the better part of his teenage years, Ramos was in awe of what transpired in San Francisco Tuesday afternoon.
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Murph: ‘If Evans is to turn this thing around, he’ll have to nail the market’
Two bits of intrigue remain in the Giants season, which essentially died in this, the month of June. The club totes a 6-18 record this month into Tuesday night’s game vs. Colorado. The two bits: Who gets dealt? Will they lose 100 games? Gotta say, those are some remarkable questions to be asking. When Paulie…
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Giants plan to start Jae-Gyun Hwang Wednesday
The San Francisco Giants already had one third baseman make his Major League debut, and the team is well on its way to having another player receive a call-up to the big leagues. 29-year-old South Korean infielder Jae-Gyun Hwang is on his way up from AAA Sacramento, and Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy said the team…
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Giants calling up Jae-gyun Hwang [report]
The Giants are reportedly calling up third baseman Jae-gyun Hwang from AAA Sacramento ahead of the July 1 opt-out date he had in his contract if he didn’t get called up to the bigs by then.
