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The San Francisco Giants have gotten off to an incredible start, keeping close pace in the National League West with two of the best teams in baseball.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / April 12

San Francisco Giants Rising Star Reveals TikTok Helped Create Dominant Pitch

The San Francisco Giants have a rising star in their bullpen, and he could end up becoming a mainstay in the league thanks in part to one dominant pitch.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / March 24

San Francisco Giants Make Shocking Decision on Fifth Starter Battle

The San Francisco Giants have made a major and highly anticipated decision with regards to their starting rotation. As first reported by Alex Pavlovic

Pete Alonso News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Most 40 home run seasons in MLB history' quiz

How many of the 50 MLB players with three or more 40 home run seasons can you name in six minutes?

The 'Home Run Derby champion' quiz

The 'MLB home run leaders from 2024' quiz

The '200 or more strikeouts in 2019' quiz

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / March 23

San Francisco Giants Rising Star Makes Opening Day Roster After Elite Spring

The San Francisco Giants have made a major roster decision on Sunday afternoon which many have been expecting. As first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post on X, the team has informed right-hander Hayden Birdsong that he has made the Opening Day roster.

San Francisco Giants News / LWOSports.com / March 19

San Francisco Giants 2025 O/U: Why the Giants are Guaranteed to Hit the OVER

The 2024 San Francisco Giants season was the same as the past few seasons, lackluster. The Giants finished 4th in the NL West with an 80-82 record. This is their 3rd consecutive season missing the playoffs since their historic 107-win season in 2021.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / March 10

Enticing Young San Francisco Giants Pitcher Makes Another Spring Statement

Every team always needs more good pitching, but the San Francisco Giants are seeing their young pitching prospects show how capable they are of providing it throughout this spring training.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / February 24

San Francisco Giants Young Arm Shows Blazing Velocity In Spring Training Debut

The San Francisco Giants got off to a 2-0 start in the Cactus League over the weekend with victories over both the Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / February 23

Logan Webb, Hayden Birdsong debut

They can’t lose! The San Francisco Giants bagged a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in their second Cactus League game of 2025. Notable debut notes: Logan Webb The Giants announced Webb as the 2025 Opening Day starter a couple days ago, and he opened his spring by cruising through his first two innings.

MLB News / Yardbarker / February 17

Biggest concern for every National League team

Hope springs eternal for most MLB fans this time of year. But all teams have concerns — some massive, others relatively minor. Ahead of this week's start of spring training games, Yardbarker MLB writers identify the biggest concern for each National League team.

Shohei Ohtani bullpen session provides important Dodgers update

Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw chasing history in 2025

Which MLB players have the most career WAR?

The '2023 MLB stolen base leaders' quiz

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / February 10

San Francisco Giants Have Potential Game-Changer in Their Pitching Rotation

The San Francisco Giants have some questions to answer during Spring Training. One of thie biggest is who will round out the back end of the rotation. Hayden Birdsong could be the pitcher to make a real difference in the rotation for San Francisco.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / October 27

Player review: Hayden Birdsong

The sins of youth are easily forgiven. But youth fades fast... 2024 stats: 16 GS, 72 IP, 4.75 ERA, 4.65 FIP, 7.1 H/9, 1.4 HR/9, 11.0 K/9, 5.4 BB/9 Hayden Birdsong turned 23 on August 30th.

San Francisco Giants News / Fastball on SI / September 30

San Francisco Giants' Hayden Birdsong Wraps Up Rookie Season With Historic Outing

While the San Francisco Giants were unable to make it back to .500 on Sunday, their season-ending loss to the St. Louis Cardinals wasn't all bad. Rookie right-hander Hayden Birdsong took the mound for the Giants, and it didn't take him long to get a leg up on the Cardinals' lineup.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / September 29

80-82

The 2024 season is in the books. The San Francisco Giants 2024 season ended on a weak liner to third off the bat of Tyler Fitzgerald. The 27th out in a 6-1 loss to the Cardinals ensured the Giants have come up a game shy of the .500 mark they’ve been chained to all season.

MLB News / Bleacher Nation / September 29

Giants vs. Cardinals Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Sunday, September 29, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (80-81) host the St. Louis Cardinals (82-79) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Giants are favored (-122) to win the rubber match, which starts at 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / September 26

Three of the most valuable curveballs in the NL will be on display this weekend

A very cool development with this year’s pitching staff will be on display for the final three games of the season. While researching Hayden Birdsong’s Statcast figures to test a hypothesis that he’d be better served switching from a four-seam fastball to a sinker (more on that later), I stumbled across a happy bit of coincidence.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 23

MLB strikeout props for Sept. 23: The Bryce is right

Coming off a 2-1 mark in strikeout props on Friday, we're looking to keep the momentum rolling into the new week. Let's keep stacking winners with our three favorite K bets for Monday's tiny MLB slate.

NFL News / Yardbarker / September 12

This SGP will spice up an already hot Bills-Dolphins 'TNF' matchup

We'll be locked into this 'TNF' Bills-Dolphins matchup no matter what, but let's spice things up a bit with a same-game parlay for the NFL Week 2 opener.

Bills vs. Dolphins player props for Josh Allen, Keon Coleman, Tyreek Hill, more

NFL Week 2 picks for our free-to-play Taylor Swift Contest: Bengals vs. Chiefs spread, more

NFL Week 2 picks, predictions for all 16 games

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 28

Giants blank Rockies, sweep doubleheader

Rookie Hayden Birdsong combined with four relievers on a four-hitter as the San Francisco Giants completed a doubleheader sweep over the visiting Colorado Rockies with a 5-0 victory in the nightcap Saturday night.

San Francisco Giants News / Fastball on SI / July 22

San Francisco Giants Pitcher Joins Franchise Legends in Historic Sunday Outing

The San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Sunday afternoon to stay within striking distance of a playoff berth in the hotly-contested National League.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / July 21

Birdsong soars

The 22-year old right-hander struck out 12 over six innings to rescue a game in a lost series An overall disappointing start post-All Star, and a frustrating series loss in Colorado ended, well, with a song.

San Francisco Giants News / Field Level Media / July 21

Hayden Birdsong fans 12 as Giants edge Rockies

Jorge Soler homered among his two hits, Tyler Fitzgerald also went deep, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 in Denver on Sunday.

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 21

Giants' Hayden Birdsong looks to make impression vs. Rockies

While the Colorado Rockies host the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon, plenty of attention will be 1,800 miles away at Cooperstown, N.Y., where franchise icon Todd Helton will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

MLB News / Action Network / July 13

MLB best bets: Giants vs. Twins odds, picks, predictions for Sat. 7/13

Action Network MLB analyst Nicholas Martin explains why he's backing Minnesota on the moneyline for his Giants vs. Twins prediction on Saturday, July 13.

Twins' Carlos Correa wants play to do talking vs. Giants

Action Network's two best MLB bets for Saturday, 7/13

The 'Left-handed Cy Young winners' quiz

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 2

Giants open series with 5-3 win over Braves

San Francisco hit three solo home runs, right-hander Hayden Birdsong pitched five solid innings to earn his first career victory, and the visiting Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday.