Recap of retirement gifts Giants’ Bruce Bochy received on farewell tour SAN FRANCISCO—At some point next week, Giants manager Bruce Bochy will begin the process of packing up his office of 13 years. The hard part is done. Bullwinkle, a gigantic stuffed elk head that hung in his office for most of this decade, is…
DetailsLEADING OFF: Yost begins final homestand with Royals FINAL DAYS The Kansas City Royals host the Atlanta Braves in their first game since manager Ned Yost announced Monday he plans to retire at the end of the season. The 65-year-old Yost, who has been on a year-to-year contract, is the only manager to lead the…
DetailsInjured Yelich still in the hunt for batting title The Milwaukee Brewers are charging toward a playoff spot without Christian Yelich. And even while injured, Yelich is inching closer to a nice individual honor. Yelich is currently the National League’s batting leader, although he’s out with a fractured kneecap and can only watch as his…
DetailsWhy Home Runs Will Be More Important Than Ever in October Back when Billy Beane’s Oakland A’s made an annual habit of departing early from the playoffs, Beane retaliated against the narrative that his teams didn’t put the ball in play enough, didn’t bunt or steal enough or didn’t defend well enough–in short, that they…
DetailsDynasty Deferred: More Than Just the Cubs’ Playoff Hopes Died This Weekend The Cubs—and, by extension, the would-be dynasty that looked all but certain upon the final out of the 2016 World Series—are on life support. Undone by consecutive ninth-inning Cardinals comebacks over the weekend, Chicago has dropped six straight games, falling out of NL…
DetailsVideo: Mookie Betts makes 305-foot on-the-fly throw to nail Avisaíl García at third base Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts made one of the best throws of the season, making a 305-foot on-the-fly laser-focused throw to Rafael Devers at third base to nail Avisaíl García, attempting to stretch a double into a triple in the…
DetailsDiving catches are amazing baseball highlights … but don’t they hurt? We asked. Skipping ahead a little…. Or, that the most impressive part of a diving catch is not the catch but the dive and the fact that they do it at all because: Doesn’t that hurt? “Yes,” said Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward. “It’s not…
DetailsHow Brian Cashman has survived the most volatile job in sports NEW YORK – Back in July 1987, a teenaged member of the New York Yankees support staff happened to be in the room when Woody Woodward received a call from George Steinbrenner. About two weeks earlier, Woodward, the Yankees general manager, had carried out…
Details‘How Many MVPs Have to Go Down?’: Scott Boras Is Fed Up With MLB’s Unsafe Bases The hard, slick bases used by Major League Baseball have taken out another star player, and agent Scott Boras is fed up. “How many MVPs have to go down?” Boras said Monday after Kris Bryant, one his clients and…
DetailsJob Posting: Giants Baseball Operations Analyst Position: Baseball Operations Analyst Reports To: Senior Baseball Operations AnalystDepartment: Baseball OperationsStatus: Full-Time; ExemptLocation: Scottsdale, Arizona Position Summary: The San Francisco Giants are seeking an Analyst to join the Baseball Operations department. This individual will be part of the R&D team and provide research and analysis to support the…
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