Yandy Díaz's game-ending check swing in World Series Game 2 stirred memories of Wilmer Flores' 2021 NLDS Game 5 call. The minor-league check-swing review system would reportedly have ruled both pitches balls. Flores' swing was even shorter. 🔁
10/26/2002: Barry Bonds hit his fourth home run of the World Series in Game 6 vs. the Angels. It was also his eighth and final homer of the 2002 postseason.
The Giants lost 97 games in 2026, but they found a real middle-of-the-order pairing in Rafael Devers (.865 OPS, 37 HR, 98 RBI) and rookie Bryce Eldridge (.825 OPS). It's a lineup anchor the club has lacked for years. 💪
Fox Sports' all-21st-century World Series roster starts Madison Bumgarner over Yoshinobu Yamamoto, citing his 0.25 ERA over 36 innings and no losses in five tries. Barry Bonds also starts; Yamamoto is a reserve. Case closed, Dodgers fans. ⚾
Giants fans are watching from the sidelines tonight: Game 3 of the World Series puts the Brewers at the Rays at 5:00 p.m. PT on Fox, with no starters announced yet. The question is who the Giants faithful adopt as a rooting interest. 🍿
Jason Foley returned from a shoulder injury and posted a 4.15 ERA in 24 appearances, but 15 strikeouts against 11 walks in 26 innings was shaky. A raisin in the bullpen trail mix. His 2027 return could hinge on a projected $2.3M arbitration price.
Buster Posey's 2026 draft class is already paying off. 16th-rounder Dalton Wentz hit .265/.368/.429 at High-A Eugene and .348 in the Arizona Fall League. 15th-rounder Drew Smith homered twice in the San Jose playoffs. Small samples, but hope is hope. 🌱
Giants hitters trimmed their strikeout rate to 22.1% in 2026 (from 22.7%), but paid for it: a 7.4% walk rate, lowest in baseball. A 34.0% chase rate and 66.6% zone swing rate show contact up, discipline down. 🎯
Giants stayed under the luxury tax for a second straight year, with Cot's estimating $224.1M against the $244M threshold. A 65-win season made that payroll look pricey, and Rafael Devers' $27.4M hit leads a hefty guaranteed-contract list for 2027. 💸
10/24/2012: For the fourth time in World Series history, someone hit three homers in a game. This time, the honor belonged to none other than Pablo Sandoval.
Jerar Encarnacion's 2026 ended quickly: .176 in 17 games, with one extra-base hit (an April 3 double), before the Giants designated him for assignment May 4. The expected bench power never showed up, and he moved on to Japan. 🔋
Willy Adames called Rays manager Kevin Cash first after Freddy Peralta was dealt to Tampa Bay, calling him "one of the best guys in baseball." It shows the clubhouse glue Buster Posey bet on, even as Adames' $182M deal still hasn't paid off on the field. 🤝
Jung Hoo Lee called 2026 a "rollercoaster": career highs in average (.276), homers (10), RBIs (57) and steals (12), but a 105 OPS+ and a post-break fade (.663 OPS). Tony Vitello sees improvement everywhere and expects another jump. 🎢
The Giants hit 178 homers and allowed just 160 in 2026, a +18 differential that ranked ninth in MLB. They still finished with the fourth-worst record in baseball. Power math, meet the standings. 📉
Former Giants first baseman Todd Benzinger has died at 63. He played nine major league seasons, finishing with San Francisco from 1993 to 1995. The Giants said they join the baseball world in mourning him. 🕊️
Game 2 of the World Series is tonight at 5 p.m. PT, with the Rays visiting the Brewers. Drew Rasmussen (2.67 ERA) faces Logan Henderson (2.47 ERA). Giants fans get to pick a side in a Series without their team. 🍿
Giants offseason pitching wish list, as framed here: Tarik Skubal is the dream (a reported $300M+ price tag), Kevin Gausman the practical fit for the rotation, and splurging on reliever Adrian Morejon the mistake. A possible Dec. 1 lockout adds a ticking clock. ⏳
Bryce Eldridge's 2026 rookie year delivered: 17 homers after a May 4 call-up from Sacramento, plus a walk-off grand slam against Washington that made him the youngest MLB player ever to end a game that way. Concerns? Mostly put to bed. 🔒
10/23/2010: Juan Uribe gave the Giants a late lead in NLCS Game 6 with this home run.
Willy Adames is the common thread in a Brewers-Rays World Series, but he's watching from San Francisco. Since leaving Milwaukee, he's anchored a Giants club with no playoffs since 2021 and a $182M deal that's aging poorly. Checkers, meet chess. ♟️
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