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Giants prospect Ryder Jones ‘ready to help the team win’
Ryder Jones will make his Major League debut on Saturday afternoon, but when he steps into the batter’s box for the first time, he’ll see a familiar face. Even though Mets’ right-hander Jacob deGrom was busy winning the National League Rookie of the Year Award when Jones was spending his first full professional season in…
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Giants call up versatile prospect Ryder Jones [report]
If you can play, you can stay. After losing 10 of their last 11 games, the Giants have seen enough, and the youth movement is officially on. On Saturday morning, the Giants elected to call up prospect Ryder Jones from AAA Sacramento to bring a power bat to a lineup in desperate search of pop.
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Jun 23, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; New York Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson (3) is congratulated by center fielder Michael Conforto (30) after scoring against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY SportsBlach’s start harder to watch for Giants team that’s grown to love him
The Giants’ 2017 season has been borderline unwatchable. But for a team that’s been as dull as a PBS fundraising telethon, Ty Blach’s starts have come complete with the drama of a daytime soap opera. Sure, Blach isn’t ready for primetime just yet, but when he’s on the mound, it’s harder to pick up the…
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Bochy: Ty Blach ‘was just a little bit off tonight’
Despite a strong start to his first full-length season in the majors, Ty Blach has been struggling as of late. Blach gave up a combined 15 runs across his last three starts and Friday night did not help buck that trend.
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Chin up, Giants fans: At least they’re not the Cleveland Spiders
When your team is compared to the 100-loss 1985 San Francisco Giants, you know you’re doing something historic. When it’s all said and done, this year’s version of the Giants may well be the worst since the franchise moved west. If this squad had been the 1958 version, the city might have sent them back…
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Jun 23, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ty Blach (50) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the New York Mets at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY SportsSleepless Giants live out another nightmare against Mets
After playing past midnight in Atlanta on Thursday night (well, Friday morning), Bruce Bochy’s ballclub endured a five-hour cross country flight back to San Francisco and didn’t land until the sun was rising. So when San Francisco fell behind 7-1 on Friday evening against the New York Mets, it shouldn’t have come as much of…
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Jun 22, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a run against the Atlanta Braves in the third inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY SportsCrick’s long-awaited Major League debut well received by Bochy, Giants
Kyle Crick fought his way to the big leagues. So it’s no surprise that when Crick made his Major League debut on Thursday evening in Atlanta, the 24-year-old right-hander came out punching. After spending six years in the Giants’ organization, the team’s second overall draft pick from 2011 threw 2 and 1/3 scoreless innings against…
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May 16, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez (10) fields a ground ball against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY SportsGiants place Eduardo Nunez on disabled list
After Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez sat out the final three games of the team’s four-game set in Atlanta this week, San Francisco reevaluated Nunez on Friday upon returning home to AT&T Park. Nunez tweaked his hamstring last week in Colorado, and returned to the lineup against on Monday in Atlanta, but the issue continued…
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Apr 26, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Steven Okert (48) delivers a pitch during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY SportsGiants call up Okert, designate Morris for assignment
For the second time this week, the San Francisco Giants have dug into the AAA ranks and called up a relief pitcher. On Friday, the Giants announced they’ve recalled left-hander Steven Okert from AAA Sacramento and designated right-hander Bryan Morris for assignment.
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Krukow: Kyle Crick ‘had to overcome some demons’ before being called up
Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on Friday and said that he was impressed with Kyle Crick’s first ever performance in a major league uniform.
