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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-justin-verlander-special-silver-lining-home-debut-dud');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Justin Verlander finds ‘special’ silver lining to home debut dud');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Giants-pitcher-Justin-Verlander-throws-a-pitch-toward-home-plate.jpg"><figcaption>© Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants’ Justin Verlander finds ‘special’ silver lining to home debut dud</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-05T09:02:57-07:00">April 5th, 9:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-05T09:03:31-07:00">April 5th, 9:03am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Francisco Giants veteran pitcher Justin Verlander is trying to recover from a shaky outing. Verlander threw a dud in his home debut this season for the Giants. He was pulled after just 2 plus innings on Friday in a game against the Seattle Mariners.</p><p>There is something that Verlander <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44536394/justin-verlander-chased-3rd-inning-giants-debut" rel="noopener">will cherish</a> though from his debut.</p><p>“It really was (special) but I would have liked to have done better,” Verlander said, per the Associated Press. “I appreciate the fans cheering me on the way off the field, too.”</p><p>Verlander retired just seven batters in his shaky performance. He allowed three runs and five hits. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-willy-adames-hero-epic-giants-home-debut">The Giants actually went on to win the game in 11 innings</a>, 10-9.</p><p>“They just made him work really hard, threw a lot of pitches, so he’ll tell you it wasn’t his best stuff,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said. “He only walked two but they made him throw a ton of pitches. He gave up some hits. At that point in time I wasn’t going to let him throw 40 pitches in an inning. That was going to be it regardless. Kind of for him, move on to the next.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-justin-verlander-honest-buster-posey-admission">Verlander signed a one-year deal with the Giants</a> before heading to the Bay this season. The contract was for $15 million.</p><h2><b>Giants fans seemed to appreciate having Justin Verlander on the mound</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Justin-Verlander-reveals-secret-to-long-term-success-2.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-justin-verlanders-wheelchair-moment-giants-teammates-42nd-birthday">Verlander is a 42-year-old veteran who is nearing the end</a> of his prestigious career. Although he struggled with his control against Seattle, the Giants fan base seemed to love having him on the mound.</p><p>“The atmosphere was great. I’ve experienced it from the other side obviously in some big moments and know how great these fans are,” Verlander added. “A lot of guys here had told me how special opening day is here for San Francisco. It really was. The atmosphere was wonderful for the short time I was out there.”</p><p>A team’s home opener is always a special day. The Giants had more reasons to celebrate on Friday, though, as the team welcomed several former franchise stars. It was also a day to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the team’s ballpark.</p><p>“Kind of the timing of it was pretty cool, too,” Melvin added. “(Logan) Webby got the opening day and then Justin gets the home opener. I don’t know if it could have been timed better. I’m sure he’s looking forward to it and I know our fans are looking forward to it. When you add players like him in the offseason, to be able to kind of show them off on opening day I think is kind of cool.”</p><p>Giants fans are hoping that Verlander performs much better in his next start.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Justin Verlander finds ‘special’ silver lining to home debut dud

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-willy-adames-hero-epic-giants-home-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Willy Adames plays hero in epic Giants home debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Willy-Adames-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Willy Adames plays hero in epic Giants home debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-05T00:01:55-07:00">April 5th, 12:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-05T00:01:55-07:00">April 5th, 12:01am</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-willy-adames-message-doubters">there was any doubt about Willy Adames’ fit with the San Francisco Giants</a>, he erased it in unforgettable fashion on Friday afternoon. In his Oracle Park debut, the newly signed shortstop delivered a two-out, two-run walk-off single in the 11th inning to cap a wild 10-9 win over the Seattle Mariners.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Where there's a Willy, there's a way‼️ <a href="https://t.co/vVZy5uIFQX">pic.twitter.com/vVZy5uIFQX</a></p><p>— SFGiants (@SFGiants) <a href="https://twitter.com/SFGiants/status/1908320858332160333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With Luis Matos at third and Tyler Fitzgerald at second, Adames turned on the first pitch he saw — a cutter from Carlos Vargas — and sent it into right field, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-heliot-ramos-replicates-bonkers-willie-mays-feat-amid-hot-streak">sending a packed stadium into a frenzy and the Giants to 6-1 on the young season.</a></p><p>“It was amazing,” Adames said. “We were battling until the end. That’s a good sign when a team shows that. We were just punching back every time.”</p><p>Adames’ heroics helped mask a chaotic game full of defensive miscues, missed opportunities, and back-and-forth momentum swings. Still, the Giants found a way, grinding out their fifth straight win and reminding everyone why this roster — though overlooked — is a legitimate threat in the National League.</p><h2><b>The Giants walk off the Mariners in the home opener</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Willy-Adames-2.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>For Adames, it was a full day in every sense. He went 3-for-7 with three RBIs, stole a base, made a leaping catch to rob Julio Rodríguez, and weathered a flurry of hard-hit grounders that nearly “killed” him, as he put it with a smile postgame.</p><p>“Man, they were trying to kill me today,” Adames joked. “Felt like every groundball was hit to me at 155 mph.”</p><p>Earlier in the day, Adames had a chance to be the hero in the ninth inning after a leadoff double from Patrick Bailey and a wild pitch put the winning run 90 feet away. But his shallow pop-up and a subsequent groundout from Jung Hoo Lee squandered the opportunity.</p><p>“I always want the ball hit to me,” Adames said. “Even when they’re trying to kill me.”</p><p>Justin Verlander’s home debut didn’t go as scripted. The 42-year-old lasted just 2⅓ innings, giving up three runs, including a first-inning home run to Rodríguez. He was knocked out in the third after a 13-pitch walk to Cal Raleigh and a game-tying single from Jorge Polanco.</p><p>“It’ll gnaw at me a little bit,” Verlander said. “But this team — they find ways.”</p><p>Indeed, the Giants showcased both chaos and clutch. LaMonte Wade Jr. snapped out of a slump with three hits and two RBIs. Bailey had three of his own. Fitzgerald stole a crucial base in the 11th to set up Adames’ game-winner.</p><p>“Opening Day at home, packed house, drama every inning — we put on a good show,” said manager Bob Melvin. “And we found a way.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Willy Adames plays hero in epic Giants home debut

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs made one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-news-cubs-astros-both-earn-praise-for-kyle-tucker-trade">trades of the offseason, bringing in Kyle Tucker</a>. They made runs at other free agents, notably Alex Bregman, but did not land them. Now they have Tucker as a pending free agent playing on their team. The Athletic interviewed people around the league talking about the Cubs’ cheapness in recent years,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6251343/2025/04/04/chicago-cubs-payroll-revenue/" rel="noopener"> proven by a lack of deals in recent winters</a>. Giants third baseman Matt Chapman spoke about his contract with the Cubs, and his quotes should make fans concerned.</p><p>“The Cubs had a lot of interest in me,” Chapman said. “They were willing to do a one-year deal with me. There was just no way I could take the Cubs’ one-year deal, just for protection purposes. I was definitely considering it. I thought it would have been a good place to play. I thought they were a good team.</p><p>Chapman continued, “Even if it was two with an opt-out after the first year, I would have really had to take a look at it. But they said with the way their money was, they could only do a one-year. I was just like, ‘That’s just too risky.’”</p><p>The Cubs will have to watch as Chapman plays up to his $151 million contract. Can they fix their problems before Tucker’s negotiations?</p><h2><b>The Cubs must find a way to keep Kyle Tucker</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/yle-Tucker-with-Chicago-Cubs.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite Tucker’s status as the best player in the trade, the Cubs did give up a lot to get him. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/astros-news-prospect-joined-historic-company-making-opening-day-roster">Prospect Cam Smith made the Astros out of camp</a>, Isaac Paredes can be a solid power hitter, and Hayden Wesneski is in their rotation. They have to keep him to make the deal worth it because they will not pivot like the Yankees did after losing Juan Soto.</p><p>While fans worry about the Tucker contract, he is off to a great start for the Cubs. He has four homers and five doubles with 11 RBIs through nine games. Tucker will get a rousing ovation when he helps the Cubbies open Wrigley Field for the 2025 season on Friday.</p><p>But every Cubs fan would tell you that the 2025 team would be better with Chapman or Bregman. Matt Shaw can become a good third baseman, but it is a risky bet in an important season. For a team in such a big city with a massive fan base, they are not spending the money on their roster necessary to compete with the Dodgers. They must fix that to keep Kyle Tucker this offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Matt Chapman highlights Cubs’ cheapness with details of failed pursuit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-heliot-ramos-replicates-bonkers-willie-mays-feat-amid-hot-streak');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Heliot Ramos replicates bonkers Willie Mays feat amid hot streak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Giants-news-Heliot-Ramos-replicates-bonkers-Willie-Mays-feat-amid-hot-streak.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Heliot Ramos replicates bonkers Willie Mays feat amid hot streak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T19:53:16-07:00">April 1st, 7:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T19:53:16-07:00">April 1st, 7:53pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants have been off to a strong start to the 2025 season; only five games may have passed, but with a record of 4-1, it’s hard to find many faults in what they have been doing thus far to start the new campaign. In particular, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-heliot-ramos-franchise-home-run-feat-since-pablo-sandoval-2011">outfielder Heliot Ramos is tearing the cover of the baseball</a>, hitting a solo shot on Tuesday in a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros.</p><p>Ramos, a 25-year-out outfielder who’s just in the second full season of his MLB career, is proving himself to be a long-term keeper piece for the Giants. According to the team’s official account on X (formerly Twitter), Ramos <a href="https://x.com/SFGiants/status/1907245913682112660" rel="noopener">became the first player</a> in Giants franchise history to start a season with an extra-base hit in five straight games since the late great Willie Mays did so in 1971.</p><p>To be mentioned in the same sentence as Mays, one of the greatest to ever hold a baseball bat in the history of humanity, is a remarkable achievement, especially for someone as young as Ramos. Every Giants player would want to emulate <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-dusty-baker-breaks-silence-after-visiting-willie-mays-right-before-death">the impact Mays had on the franchise</a>, and Ramos, even with this mini accomplishment, is on track to do so, which is quite impressive.</p><p>Ramos now has five extra-base hits on the year, and he has hit a dinger in alternating games. The Giants are looking at him to be a reliable source of power production in the coming years, and the 25-year-old certainly met expectations last year when he hit 22 home runs and drove in 72 runs.</p><p>The next point of improvement for Ramos would be to get on base more often; he has not yet drawn a single walk this season. Doing so would allow him to provide more consistent value even when the extra-base hits start to dry up. But for now, the Giants outfielder must enjoy the ride he’s on.</p><h2><b>Giants off to strong start in 2025</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Giants-outfielder-Heliot-Ramos-swings-the-bat.jpg"><figcaption>© Katie Stratman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was always going to be an uphill climb for the Giants if they were to overcome teams such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and Arizona Diamondbacks for NL West supremacy. But the way they’ve played through five games is very promising with regards to their contending hopes.</p><p>Logan Webb is still a reliable hand atop the rotation, and the likes of Justin Verlander, Jordan Hicks, and Robbie Ray were more than able to do their fair share in their first starts of the year. And when their hitters, such as Heliot Ramos, are producing, then there could very well be another 2021-esque campaign in the cards for the Giants.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Heliot Ramos replicates bonkers Willie Mays feat amid hot streak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/houston-astros/astros-news-giants-justin-verlander-pulls-back-curtain-houston-departure');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Justin Verlander pulls back curtain on Astros departure');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Giants-Justin-Verlander-pulls-back-curtain-on-Houston-departure.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Justin Verlander pulls back curtain on Astros departure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T09:00:56-07:00">April 1st, 9:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T09:00:56-07:00">April 1st, 9:00am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran starting pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-justin-verlander-1-year-deal-san-francisco">Justin Verlander landed with the San Francisco Giants</a> on a one-year, $15 million deal this offseason, departing the Houston Astros, the team he was with since he was traded from the Detroit Tigers in 2017. Verlander <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/justin-verlander-offseason-talks-giants-20250847.php" rel="noopener">opened up on the process of leaving</a> the Astros and his conversations with owner Jim Crane before signing with the Giants as he returned to Houston on Monday.</p><p>“I was talking with Jim a lot,” Justin Verlander said, via Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle. “There was interest. It just kind of got to the point where the Giants really came after me hard and Jim was like, ‘We’re not even in a place to make an offer right now.’ So, I appreciated the candidness. That was kind of that for me.”</p><p>Ultimately, the Astros decided to move on. It is not too surprising, given that Verlander was left out of the playoff rotation in 2024. However, it appears that they did have some level of interest in bringing him back for 2025. The timing just did not work out.</p><p>The Astros made several big decisions this offseason, with the trade of Kyle Tucker sticking out as the main one, but the departure of Alex Bregman to the Boston Red Sox was notable as well. Verlander’s departure was not as significant as the other two, but he was a staple of the organization, helping it win two World Series titles during his time.</p><p>Now, Verlander is hoping to contribute to a Giants team that does have talent. He joins a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-how-logan-webb-helped-justin-verlander-prepare-for-spring-training-debut">pitching staff that does have potential</a>, and his home park should be more friendly to him. Although Verlander is not pitching in the Giants’ series against the Astros, it is still somewhat of a homecoming for him this week. The Giants look to take game two of the series after a 7-2 victory on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyle Harrison is supposed to be a key part of the San Francisco Giants’ starting pitching rotation, but the organization and fan base are still waiting for his emergence. Their patience will have to extend at least past the first few days of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/fatal-flaw-san-francisco-giants-must-address-for-2025-mlb-season">the 2025 MLB season</a>, as both he and Keaton Winn are <a href="https://x.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/1903499309548740660" rel="noopener">being optioned to Triple-A Sacramento</a>, per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic.</p><p>The young left-hander’s omission from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-bob-melvin-jung-hoo-lee-opening-day-status">the Opening Day roster</a> is surprising at first glance, but Pavlovic explains why this move is perfectly reasonable. “Harrison was behind all spring after losing about 13 pounds from a virus right before the start of camp,” he posted on X.</p><p>While it is obviously terrible luck for the 23-year-old to experience this sickness, especially at the onset of spring training, it might explain some of his recent struggles. Harrison has a 10.80 ERA in 6 2/3 innings pitched during Cactus League play this year. He is clearly not ready for the start of the new campaign.</p><p>The question is, though, will he be ready at all this year? Beyond the physical adversity that the 2020 third-round draft pick has endured in 2025, there are still concerns about his velocity and command. He tallied a 4.56 ERA, 118 strikeouts and 42 walks in 24 starts last season. This is a pivotal year in his development.</p><p>And it will begin with the Sacramento River Cats. The additional time in the minor leagues could be just what this southpaw needs to polish his mechanics and sustain his velocity. Ideally, he will quickly shake off the rust from a delayed and embattled spring training stint and prove himself to be a capable member of the Giants’ staff.</p><h2><b>Giants look ahead to 2025 season</b></h2><p>In the meantime, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-buster-posey-gets-100-real-on-adjusting-to-new-role">president of baseball operations Buster Posey</a> and manager Bob Melvin are working on finalizing the pitching rotation. Since Jordan Hicks is going to resume starting duties in 2025 after returning to the bullpen last summer, the competition for the last spot is especially fierce. The decision is coming down to either Hayden Birdsong or Landen Roupp.</p><p>One of those largely inexperienced big-league hurlers will join All-Star Logan Webb, former Cy Young Robbie Ray, future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander and the aforementioned Hicks in forming one of the more intriguing rotations in baseball. Eventually, Kyle Harrison will try to force his way into that group.</p><p>This could be but a snag in the road of an otherwise memorable MLB career. But he has to get back on course fairly soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Giants’ Kyle Harrison didn’t make Opening Day roster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-bob-melvin-jung-hoo-lee-opening-day-status');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Bob Melvin hopeful for Jung Hoo Lee’s Opening Day status');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Giants-news-Bob-Melvin-hopeful-for-Jung-Hoo-Lees-Opening-Day-status.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Bob Melvin hopeful for Jung Hoo Lee’s Opening Day status</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T11:26:39-07:00">March 21st, 11:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T11:26:39-07:00">March 21st, 11:26am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants had a disappointing 2024 season and no player represents that more than Jung Hoo Lee. The 25-year-old came over from Korea with high expectations and only played 37 games. He suffered a shoulder injury in May that ended his season. Recently, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-jung-hoo-lee-injury-update-brutal-loss-to-dodgers-add-to-woes">Lee underwent an MRI for back discomfort</a> and missed a spring game. Giants manager Bob Melvin is <a href="https://x.com/JohnSheaHey/status/1903139917041111097" rel="noopener">hopeful Lee can return</a> for Opening Day.</p><p>“Jung Hoo Lee beginning baseball activity tomorrow, hopes to play exhibition at Sacramento Sunday,” John Shea from the San Francisco Standard reported. “Said it’s still realistic he could be on roster when Giants’ season opens Thursday in Cincinnati, also said he doesn’t want to rush just to be available at the start of the season.</p><p>Shea then caught up with Melvin, who said, “‘We’re hoping Jung Hoo is in position to play Opening Day.’ If he’s not, Luis Matos or Grant McCray will play center in the opener.”</p><p>Lee was hitting .262 with two home runs and eight RBIs when he went out for the season. Those numbers were below what Giants fans expected for the highly-touted free agent but the defense was great. It was that defense that cost him the season, getting hurt while playing center in Cincinnati.</p><p>This offseason, the Giants underwent one massive change. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-buster-posey-gets-100-real-on-adjusting-to-new-role">Buster Posey is the President of Baseball Operations</a>, ending Farhan Zihidi’s run at the helm. They made some additions, namely Willy Adames and Justin Verlander. But the expectations are high for a team that won 80 games last year.</p><p>Jung Hoo Lee staying healthy and stepping up will be a big part of that. The spotlight may be brighter on Adames, Matt Chapman, and Logan Webb. But if Hoo steps up this year, San Francisco can join a crowded NL Wild Card race.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Bob Melvin hopeful for Jung Hoo Lee’s Opening Day status

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-buster-posey-gets-100-real-on-adjusting-to-new-role');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Buster Posey gets 100% real on adjusting to new role');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Buster-Posey-gets-100-real-on-adjusting-to-new-role.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Buster Posey gets 100% real on adjusting to new role</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T08:41:35-07:00">March 21st, 8:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T08:41:35-07:00">March 21st, 8:41am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-justin-verlander-honest-buster-posey-admission">San Francisco Giants stars get used to Buster Posey</a> being the new president of baseball operations, there is no doubt a jarring feeling seeing the former catcher not playing in uniform after playing for 12 seasons. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/fatal-flaw-san-francisco-giants-must-address-for-2025-mlb-season">Giants looking to fix its flaws for the upcoming season</a>, Posey will be leading the way in his new role as he speaks of adjusting in management.</p><p>Posey has been such an impactful player for San Fransico during his time leading to three World Series titles and seven All-Star appearances. Now, he looks to lead the team to victory while not on the field which Posey is<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44304329/mlb-2025-buster-posey-san-francisco-giants-president-hall-fame-catcher" rel="noopener"> getting used to</a> as said in an interview with ESPN.</p><p>“As a player, I would come in every day and have a list in my mind of what I wanted to accomplish, whether it was in the weight room or hitting or catching, and now, in this role, I think the best way to describe it is — it’s kind of a lack of control, as much as anything,” Posey said. “Because you had the ability as a player to directly impact outcomes, and now the impact is trying to create a roster of guys that have the same mentality and want to go out and try to win a lot of baseball games.”</p><p>Eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2027, there seems to be a good chance that Posey gets in as he’s currently three seasons removed from retiring from the game of baseball.</p><h2><b>Buster Posey sees new role with the Giants as a way to test himself </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Buster-Posey-on-Oct.-1-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Edwards-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Now with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-giants-rp-camilo-doval-opens-up-trusting-buster-posey">Giants players trusting Posey</a> for success in the present and the future, there could be some people questioning the decision for the former player at 38 years old getting a job at this stature. However, it’s hard to deny Posey’s baseball knowledge and mark on the team’s history, especially with the mindset he has in terms of how he wants the team to be viewed.</p><p>“I’ve met fans before that genuinely feel like they know me, just because of how much baseball is on TV,” Posey said. “That’s something that’s important to me. I want our fan base to have that connection with our players. I’m hopeful that the 10-year-old out there is pulling on his or her mom’s coattail and saying, ‘I want to go in because I want to see Player X-Y-Z today.’ They want to go buy the jerseys. So yeah, it is about winning. First and foremost, it’s about winning. But I think the stories make the winning even better.”</p><p>Taking the job of president of baseball operations, Posey sees it as a challenge to himself.</p><p>“It’s a challenge, and it’s hard to turn down a challenge,” Posey said. “You want to see, ‘Is it something that I can do?’ ‘Is it something that I’m going to like doing?’ ‘Is it something that I’m going to be good at?’ There’s obviously questions. You’re like, ‘I don’t know, am I going to be good at this?’ It’s not the same as playing baseball. It’s different.”</p><p>Under Posey, the Giants look to make a splash in the NL West as they try to improve from last season where the record was at 80-82 which put them fourth in the division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Buster Posey gets 100% real on adjusting to new role

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-justin-verlander-honest-buster-posey-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Justin Verlander drops honest Buster Posey admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Justin-Verlander-drops-honest-Buster-Posey-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Justin Verlander drops honest Buster Posey admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T08:16:30-07:00">March 21st, 8:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T09:53:35-07:00">March 21st, 9:53am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are entering a new era in 2025.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/grading-giants-182-million-willy-adames-contract"> New shortstop Willy Adames is the headliner</a> but changes to the rotation and upstairs have Cooperstown connections. President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey and the Giants brought in Justin Verlander on a one-year deal. The pitcher spoke highly of the <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44304329/mlb-2025-buster-posey-san-francisco-giants-president-hall-fame-catcher" rel="noopener">former catcher as his first season</a> in The Bay is about to begin.</p><p>“In his talks with Posey, Verlander found it refreshing to communicate with a decision-maker who valued qualities the analytics could not measure,” ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez wrote.</p><p>“I think it could very much be something that can lead to having a better organization,” Verlander told Gonzalez. “It’s like me pitching and probably him hitting and catching towards the end of his career — you were brought up in an age before analytics, and so you have this wealth of instinct. And this is why it’s hard to put words on it because you have all these instincts that you gained over time from playing the game, and then all of a sudden you’re inundated with numbers.”</p><p>The Giants brought in Verlander after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/blake-snell-bold-predictions-after-182-million-dodgers-contract">losing Blake Snell to the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency</a>. With Posey running the ship, they need to find every advantage over the Dodgers. Many may think analytics is the way to do that but Posey apparently disagrees.</p><p>This is intriguing considering where Verlander came from. The Houston Astros revived his career in 2017 with analytics and new pitching coaches. He won two more Cy Youngs after joining Houston and went back after the Mets disaster in 2022.</p><p>But the Giants wooed him west this offseason with a non-analytical approach. Could that mean the end of his Hall-of-Fame career? Or will his numbers get even better in his 40s?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Justin Verlander drops honest Buster Posey admission

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-jung-hoo-lee-hit-concerning-injury-update-opening-day-looming');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee hit with concerning injury update as Opening Day looms');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Giants-news-Jung-Hoo-Lee-hit-with-concerning-injury-update-with-Opening-Day-looming.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee hit with concerning injury update as Opening Day looms</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T05:42:24-07:00">March 18th, 5:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T06:34:04-07:00">March 18th, 6:34am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee’s chances of playing on opening day look bleak. According to MLB Trade Rumors, the 26-year-old centerfielder <a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/giants-jung-hoo-lee-mri-back-discomfort-grant-mccray-luis-matos.html?utm_source=twitter" rel="noopener">didn’t play in a Cactus League game on Saturday</a> due to back discomfort. On Monday, he was scheduled to undergo an MRI and will immediately follow up with the team’s doctor.</p><p>The Giants stated his back injury was not due to playing in a game but due to his awkward sleeping position.</p><p>Lee was batting .300 with two home runs and 15 RBIs in twelve games in the Cactus League.</p><p>Lee is entering his third season with the Giants. Last year, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-jung-hoo-lee-injury-update-brutal-loss-to-dodgers-add-to-woes" rel="noopener">he sustained a serious elbow injury, which required surgery,</a> and played in only 37 games. He finished the season batting .262 with two home runs and eight RBIs.</p><p>Lee was born in Japan and is of Korean descent. He is the son of former Korean Baseball Organization player Lee Jong-beom, who was nicknamed the “Son of the Wind.” In turn, Lee was given the title of “Grandson of the Wind”</p><p>He played seven years with the Korean Baseball Organization. Lee batted .340, hit 65 home runs, and 515 RBIs. In December 2023, he was selected as a free agent by the Giants. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-jung-hoo-lee-san-francisco-agree-to-113-million-contract-in-free-agency"> Lee signed a six-year $113 million contract</a>.</p><h2><b>Who Will Play Center Fielder If Lee Isn’t Cleared To Play?</b></h2><p>If Lee isn’t cleared to play the opening day game against the Cincinnati Reds on March 27, it is likely either Grant McCray or Luis Matos will fill the void in center field. While both have struggled against top-notch pitching in the past, they have each shown promise in the spring.</p><p>McCray is batting .314, 11 hits, a home run, and drove in four runs. Matos is hitting .362 and has 17 hits, two home runs, and 11 RBIs.</p><p>Both have established themselves to be ubiquitous talents. McCray is known for his speed and quickness in both centerfield and left field. Matos has demonstrated himself to be a greater offensive presence.</p><p>The presumable centerfielder will play alongside left-fielder Heliot Ramos and right-fielder Mike Yastrzemski.</p><p>The Giants remain hopeful Lee will be in the lineup for opening day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee hit with concerning injury update as Opening Day looms

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-why-giants-pablo-sandoval-wont-roast-justin-verlander-about-world-series-battles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Pablo Sandoval won’t roast Giants’ Justin Verlander about World Series battles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Why-Pablo-Sandoval-wont-roast-Justin-Verlander-about-World-Series-battles.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Pablo Sandoval won’t roast Giants’ Justin Verlander about World Series battles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-16T10:43:48-07:00">March 16th, 10:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-16T10:43:48-07:00">March 16th, 10:43am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-justin-verlander-1-year-deal-san-francisco">San Francisco Giants signed Justin Verlander</a> to a one-year deal, he’s looking to reach into the fountain of youth once more and have another productive season under his belt. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/nl-west-division-winner-2025-prediction-odds-pick">Giants looking to make a splash in the NL West</a> with Verlander, there will be a familiar face around in Pablo Sandoval as the two have history when it comes to the World Series.</p><p>Sandoval is back with the ballclub during Spring Training, but only as a guest instructor, as him and Verlander had great World Series moments together. Like in 2012, where Sandoval hit two of his three home runs in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series off of Verlander when he was with the Detroit Tigers, though the former Giant <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/pablo-sandoval-justin-verlander-meet-again" rel="noopener">won’t bring it up to the pitcher</a> according to MLB.com.</p><p>“I don’t bring it up,” Sandoval said while reportedly smiling. “I don’t bring it up. When you respect a player, when you respect a guy that is still playing and is throwing the ball the way he does, you don’t bring old memories to his head. It’s going to be there forever, but you don’t bring it up to a guy when you respect a guy.”</p><p>“I respect Justin,” Sandoval continued on how surreal it is to see Verlander in a San Francisco uniform. “He’s a great pitcher. He’s a great ballplayer. To spend time with him is a great thing. The way he’s [working] with the pitchers, spending time with the young guys, it’s special. It’s kind of weird. I came up to him and talked about it, but he’s a great guy.”</p><h2><b>Former Giants star Pablo Sandoval still playing baseball </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pablo-Sandoval-on-March-15-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-players-reactions-pablo-sandovals-arrival-proves-his-legendary-status-sf">Giants legend in Sandoval</a> is still playing baseball, but not in the MLB which he was last seen in 2021 with the Atlanta Braves, but had two stints in San Francisco where he was a two-time All-Star and won three championships. He currently plays in Atlantic League Pro Baseball and is set to be with the Staten Island FerryHawks when their season starts in April per MLB.com.</p><p>“I’m going to play,” Sandoval said. “I continue to play until my body says no. I want to play in the Atlantic League again. There’s always new challenges in life. I’m learning a lot of things from this group and the coaching staff. It’s different. It’s way different, but God’s got a purpose for you in life to teach and put the right things to the players.”</p><p>Sandoval is stilllookings to make an impact on baseball at 38 years old as Verlander looks to do the same with the Giants at 42 as the team tries to improve after finishing 80-82 last season, putting them fourth in the division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Pablo Sandoval won’t roast Giants’ Justin Verlander about World Series battles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-camilo-doval-makes-honest-admission-2024-struggles-giants');   ga('set', 'title', 'Camilo Doval makes honest admission about 2024 struggles with Giants');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Camilo-Doval-makes-honest-admission-about-2024-struggles.jpg"></figure><h1>Camilo Doval makes honest admission about 2024 struggles with Giants</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-14T23:05:15-07:00">March 14th, 11:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-14T23:05:15-07:00">March 14th, 11:05pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former All-star reliever for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-manager-bob-melvin-2025-closer-camilo-doval-ryan-walker">San Francisco Giants, Camilo Doval, is embracing the challenge</a> of bouncing back after a frustrating 2024 season. Once entrenched as the team’s closer, Doval lost his ninth-inning role after control issues derailed his effectiveness, leading to a demotion to Triple-A Sacramento. Now, he’s focused on regaining his dominance, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-giants-rp-camilo-doval-opens-up-trusting-buster-posey">and he has the support of a key figure in the organization—Buster Posey.</a></p><p>At the MLB Winter Meetings, Posey, now part of the Giants’ front office, gave Doval a strong vote of confidence, calling him a “lockdown piece” and expressing <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/03/14/camilo-doval-giants-reliever-recovery-closer-ryan-walker/?utm_source=native_share&amp;utm_medium=site_buttons&amp;utm_campaign=site_buttons" rel="noopener">optimism about his ability to return</a> to form. Doval deeply values that belief.</p><p>“He played with me. He caught me,” Doval said through an interpreter. “I trusted whatever he asked me to throw, and if in some situations I didn’t want to throw what he was asking for, he trusted me if I wanted to change it. If anybody knows my talent, if anybody knows what I’m capable of doing, he knows it firsthand.”</p><p>That trust and confidence are fueling Doval’s mindset heading into 2025. He knew adjustments were necessary after struggling with command last season—leading the majors in walks per nine innings (5.95) among pitchers with at least 50 innings. The demotion stung, but Doval took it in stride, reporting to Sacramento earlier than required and using the experience as motivation.</p><h2><b>Camilo Doval looks to return to 2021 form for the Giants</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Camilo-Doval.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“You have to restart yourself,” Doval said. “I’m a man of faith, so I believe that maybe this was a lesson from God. He gave me a down year. Well, guess what? It’s a learning process now. I have to step up again and learn from that.”</p><p>This spring, Doval has looked sharp, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/camilo-doval-throwing-strikes-in-spring-training" rel="noopener">posting a 1.50 ERA</a> in six Cactus League appearances. More importantly, he has issued just one walk, a promising sign for a pitcher whose struggles stemmed from a lack of control. Manager Bob Melvin has taken notice.</p><p>“Camilo’s in a great space right now,” Melvin said. “He’s pitching really well, throwing strikes, and being efficient. He knows it’s about limiting walks, and that’s been a key focus for everyone in camp.”</p><p>Doval won’t open the season as the team’s closer—Ryan Walker has solidified that role after a dominant 2024 campaign—but he is expected to be a crucial late-inning weapon. While Tyler Rogers is expected to handle the eighth inning, Doval could serve as a bridge reliever, entering in high-leverage situations.</p><p>Another change for Doval in 2025 is his entrance music. After experimenting with different songs last year, he is returning to “El Hijo Desobediente” by Antonio Aguilar, which he used during his early years with the Giants.</p><p>“Because I want to be the 2023 version,” he said with a smile.</p><p>Doval remains laid-back despite the challenges he faced last season, focusing on consistency and efficiency. With improved command and a renewed sense of confidence, he could once again become a key piece in the Giants’ bullpen. Whether in the seventh inning or later, Doval is ready to prove he still has what it takes to dominate on the mound.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Camilo Doval makes honest admission about 2024 struggles with Giants

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