Giants ink extensions to manager, top exec

2011-11-29T20:30:44Z

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean, who played key roles on the team's 2010 World Series title run, have received contract extensions through the 2013 season.

The moves announced on Tuesday also include an option for the

Giants give Bochy and Sabean new deals through 2013

2011-11-29T16:00:13Z

(Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants, one year removed from their World Series triumph, kept their baseball brain trust intact by extending the contracts of manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian ...

Giants trade Sanchez to Royals

2011-11-07T19:30:39Z

Pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, who threw a no-hitter in 2009, was dealt by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Melky Cabrera on Monday.

The 28-year-old left-handed starter was k...

Giants acquire Melky Cabrera in trade with Royals

2011-11-07T12:00:14Z

(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals traded outfielder Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for left-handed Reuters) - The NFL has suspended New York Giants defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy for four games without pay for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances.

No other details were provided in the

Dodger Stadium beating victim released from hospital

2011-10-11T18:00:11Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A San Francisco Giants fan who was badly beaten at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day in an attack that touched off a furor in Los Angeles was released from a hospita...

World Series champion Giants miss playoffs

2011-09-25T04:30:15Z

The Arizona Diamondbacks pounded San Francisco 15-2 to eliminate the reigning World Series champion Giants from playoff contention.

Ian Kennedy pitched six innings and earned his National League-leading 21st win for Arizona, who had clinched the

Milwaukee, Arizona clinch division titles

2011-09-24T03:31:43Z

Ryan Braun belted a three-run, go-ahead homer in the eighth inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Florida Marlins 4-1 to clinch their first division title in 29 years.

Meanwhile the Arizona Diamondbacks b...

Giants' Sandoval hits for cycle

2011-09-16T03:30:24Z

San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval hit for the cycle to help the Giants to an 8-5 victory over Colorado that kept their slim Major League Baseball playoff hopes alive.

Sandoval tripled in the sixth inning to ...

Sandoval hits for cycle in Giants win

2011-09-16T00:00:06Z

(Reuters) - San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval hit for the first cycle of his Major League Baseball career to lead the Giants to an 8-5 over the SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants walked away with an 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, avoiding a three-game series sweep and inching closer to top spot in the National Le...

Padres win shrinks Giants' playoff hopes

2011-09-07T22:00:10Z

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Pitcher Aaron Harang foiled San Francisco's plans of maintaining momentum in the chase for a playoff berth by leading the San Diego Padres to a 3-1 victory over...

Police probe shootings at stadium car park

2011-08-21T19:30:12Z

Police were searching for suspects Sunday, a day after two men were hurt in shootings in a stadium car park after San Francisco hosted Oakland in an NFL pre-season game.

One of the victims, who was wearing an anti-49...

Elbow inflammation forces Giants' closer Wilson to

2011-08-21T19:00:05Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - All Star closer Brian Wilson was put on the 15-day disabled list with elbow inflammation on Sunday, sidelining the San Francisco pitcher during the Giants' push toward a potential post-season berth.

The mo...

Two shot, one attacked, at NFL pre-season game

2011-08-21T16:30:08Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason National Football League (NFL) game between the

Two shot after 49ers versus Raiders football game

2011-08-21T15:00:08Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta rookie Freddie Freeman delivered a game-winning two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Braves rallied to a comeback 5-4 victory over the San Franc...

Stingy Lincecum pitches Giants past Marlins

2011-08-13T19:30:08Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum was nearly unhittable as he led the San Francisco G...

Suspects in Giants fan attack plead not guilty

2011-08-10T19:30:43Z

Two men accused of beating San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow outside Dodger Stadium on baseball's opening day pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges.

Louie Sanchez, 28, and Marvin Norwood, 30, spoke only through their lawyers and did not speak with each other a...

Hamels goes the distance as Phillies edge Giants

2011-08-06T16:30:25Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cole Hamels pitched a complete game gem to carry the Philadelphia Phillies to their ninth straight win, a narrow 2-1 victory over the San Francisco ...

Recap: Diamondbacks 5, Giants 2

2011-08-02T00:00:06Z

Ian Kennedy pitched eight solid innings to win his fifth straight start as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the host San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Monday night.

Kennedy (13-3) gave up two runs, six hits and struck out seven to help Arizona move one game behind fi...

Giants suffer double injury blow for season run-in

2011-08-01T22:30:20Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants suffered a double injury blow on Monday with the loss of two key players set to hamper the team's chances of a title repeat.

All-Star second baseman Freddy Sanchez, w...

Big-hitting Beltran joins World Series champs

2011-07-28T18:30:25Z

Puerto Rican slugger Carlos Beltran, the National League doubles leader, was acquired by reigning World Series champion San Francisco on Thursday from the New York Mets.

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Beltran ready to start with Giants after trade by Mets

2011-07-28T10:00:21Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prized catch Carlos Beltran was expected to make his debut in the San Francisco Giants outfield at Philadelphia Thursday after being acquired in a ...

Rookie Vance Worley shines as Phillies win Giants rematch

2011-07-26T20:00:07Z

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Rookie pitcher Vance Worley tossed a complete game to guide the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 win over World Series champions San Francisco on Tuesday.

T...

Police charge pair in Giants' fan attack

2011-07-23T13:30:23Z

Two men were charged in connection with an attack on a San Francisco Giants' baseball fan on Friday, almost four months after the fan was brutally beaten while attending a Los Angeles Dodgers game.

California prosecutors charged Louie Sanchez, 29, and Marvin N...

Two men charged with Dodger Stadium beating

2011-07-22T20:00:05Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two men newly arrested in the savage beating of a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium were charged on Friday with assault and battery, while an ex-co...

Two new suspects arrested in Giants fan attack

2011-07-22T04:30:31Z

Police have arrested two new suspects in the beating of a San Francisco Giants baseball fan outside Dodger Stadium and believe a man they arrested in May wasn't responsible, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The newspaper on Thursday quoted a source familiar with the investigation, but...

Beating victim named to Dodgers creditor committee

2011-07-13T14:30:15Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A representative of a baseball fan who was brutally beaten at an opening-day Los Angeles Dodgers game was named to a creditors committee in the bankruptcy and wants to investigate the team's complex ownership.<...

Wilson hangs in during ninth as Giants hold off Mets

2011-07-10T21:30:04Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco's bearded closer Brian Wilson survived a scare in the ninth inning to seal the Giants' 4-2 victory over the New York Mets Sund...

Factbox: U.S. sports figures convicted in steroids scandal

2011-07-06T08:00:31Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roger Clemens, one of the best pitchers in baseball history, goes on trial on Wednesday on charges of lying to Congress when he denied taking steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges -- three counts of making false statements, two counts of perjury and one count of ...

Giants tower over toothless Tigers with 15-3 win

2011-07-02T23:00:05Z

DETROIT (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants looked every bit like the defending World Series champions as they pounded the Detroit Tigers 15-3 at a rain-soaked Comerica Park Saturday....

Korea's Choo has surgery, will miss 8-10 weeks

2011-06-28T17:30:30Z

Cleveland Indians rightfielder Choo Shin-Soo is expected to miss at least the next two months of the Major League Baseball season after undergoing surgery Tuesday upon his broken left thumb.

The 28-year-old South Korean suffered the injury on Friday in a loss to San Franc...

Bumgarner back to form as Giants silence Indians

2011-06-26T21:00:06Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Giants starter Madison Bumgarner shook off the worst start of his young career to blow away the Cleveland Indians in a 3-1 victory...

Lincecum strikes out 12 as Giants clip Twins

2011-06-23T16:30:13Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum struck out 12 batters in a dominant outing to give the defending World Series champions a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins<...

Depleted Giants rally to beat Reds 4-2

2011-06-12T22:00:07Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants shrugged off a string of injuries to rally for a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

The Giants, with Buster Posey ...

Chicago Cubs To Record 'It Gets Better' Video To Support Gay Teens

2011-06-04T06:30:08Z

Chicago Cubs will become the second MLB team to reach out to troubled LGBT teens by recording an It Gets Better video

The Chicago Cubs will become the second MLB team after the San Francisco Giants to reach out to troubled LGBT teens by recording...

Suspect in Dodger Stadium assault held in jail

2011-06-03T17:30:12Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An ex-convict arrested 12 days ago as a suspect in the severe beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium was ordered on Friday to remain held as pol...

Barry Zito, Andres Torres, Matt Cain, Sergio Romo Featured In 'It Gets Better' Video

2011-06-02T06:30:18Z

Barry Zito, Andres Torres, Matt Cain, Sergio Romo and Hensley 'Bam Bam' Meulens are featured in Giants' It Gets Better video

Five San Francisco Giants – pitchers Matt Cain, ...

Schierholtz stands tall to lift Giants over Cardinals

2011-06-01T22:00:15Z

ST LOUIS (Reuters) - Nate Schierholtz delivered a pair of key run-scoring blasts to rally the San Francisco Giants to a comeback 7-5 victory over the St Louis Cardinals...

Sidelined Posey undergoes ankle surgery

2011-05-29T19:30:22Z

Buster Posey, the catcher who helped spark the San Francisco Giants to last year's World Series crown, will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing left ankle surgery on Sunday.

The Major League Baseball club announced what had been a foregone conclusion after ...

Posey to miss remainder of season

2011-05-26T17:30:47Z

San Francisco catcher Buster Posey, a hero of the Giants' World Series championship run last year, will miss the rest of the Major League Baseball season after suffering a broken left ankle.

Posey suffered the injury when he was struck at home plate by Florida's

Marlins add to Giants day of misery

2011-05-26T17:30:16Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Florida beat San Francisco 1-0 on Thursday to complete a rare three-game sweep over the Giants and add insult to injury for the reigning World Series championship.

On the same day that Giants catcher

Giants catcher Posey likely out for rest of season

2011-05-26T12:30:18Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Talismanic San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is likely to miss the rest of the season because of a leg fracture, the World Series champions said on Thursday.

Posey, who has been one of San Francisco's leading players th...

Stow family sues Dodgers over stadium attack

2011-05-24T19:30:48Z

The family of Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan who remains in a coma after he was attacked in the car park of Dodger Stadium, sued the Major League Baseball club on Tuesday.

Stow, a 42-year-old paramedic and father of tw...

Dodger Stadium beating suspect remains in custody

2011-05-23T16:30:15Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 31-year-old ex-convict arrested in the beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day remained in custody on Monday on a parole hold, prosecutors said....

Police serve warrants in Giants fan attack

2011-05-22T15:30:24Z

Los Angeles police detained several people for questioning and served search warrants on Sunday as part of an investigation into the severe beating of a San Francisco Giants supporter at Dodger Stadium.

The beating took place March 31 after the LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police in Los Angeles arrested one suspect and detained several other people for questioning on Sunday in connection with the brutal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants have become the first professional sports team to join the "It Gets Better" campaign against bullying of gay youths, the online activist group Change.org said on Tuesday.

The Giants, who play in a city with a large gay ...

San Francisco Giants join drive against bullying of gays

2011-05-17T14:00:06Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants have become the first professional sports team to join the "It Gets Better" campaign against bullying of gay youths, the online activist group Change.org said on Tuesday.

The Giants, who play in a city with a large gay ...

SF Giants To Record 'It Gets Better' Video To Support Gay Teens

2011-05-17T07:30:08Z

The San Francisco Giants will become the first NFL team to reach out to troubled LGBT teens by recording an It Gets Better video

The San Francisco Giants will become the first NFL team to reach out to troubled LGBT teens by recording an It Gets Better video, SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ryan Vogelsong got an unlikely win in his pitcher's duel with Jorge De La Rosa as the San Francisco Giants beat the

Roger McDowell Placed On Administrative Leave After Hurling Anti-Gay Slurs

2011-04-30T10:30:18Z

Roger McDowell was placed on administrative leave Friday amid allegations he hurled anti-gay slurs towards fans in San Francisco

Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell was placed on administrative leave Friday amid allegations he hurled anti-gay slurs towards fans in...

Braves sweep Giants for first time at AT&T Park

2011-04-24T17:30:10Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves scored three runs in the 10th inning to complete a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 9-6 victory on Sunday.

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Giants' Tim Lincecum gives $25,000 to fan fund

2011-04-14T19:30:31Z

Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is giving $25,000 to assist the San Francisco fan who suffered a serious head injury when he was attacked outside Dodger Stadium last month.

The donation from the two-time N...

Jury agrees on one count in Barry Bonds trial

2011-04-13T14:30:48Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The jury in Barry Bonds' perjury trial has reached a decision on one of the charges against the former baseball star, a clerk said at a U.S. court hearing on Wednesday.

However, no verdict was announced at the hearing.

Giants rally to defeat Dodgers 5-4

2011-04-13T03:00:10Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants fought back from three runs down to beat division rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 Tuesday.

Aaron Rowand tripled to l...

Giants, Dodgers denounce fan violence

2011-04-12T09:30:34Z

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants put aside their heated rivalry to denounce the violence that left a Giants' supporter in a coma with head injuries.

In a rare sight before a Major League Baseball game, players from both teams came out of the...

Giants win after receiving World Series rings

2011-04-10T03:30:28Z

The San Francisco Giants received their World Series rings in a pre-game ceremony then celebrated by rallying to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2.

Miguel Tejada on Saturday hit a two-run double that deflected off the glove of outfielder LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Moving to stem a furor over the brutal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day, LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Moving to stem a furor over the brutal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day, LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers, under fire over the brutal beating of a Giants fan on opening day, said on Wednesday they have hired former police chief William Bratton to review the team's stadium security.

Bratton, who headed the ...

Giants to honour fan beaten at Dodger game

2011-04-05T18:30:41Z

The San Francisco Giants announced plans to honour a fan who was beaten and remains in a coma with serious head injuries after being attacked by Dodger fans.

The Major League Baseball team said it would collect donations from fans for a benefit fund set up for Bryan Stow, who was beaten by two Dodgers fans in the...

Dodgers rally in seventh to take opening series

2011-04-03T21:00:08Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers scored four runs in the seventh inning to beat the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants 7-5 Sunday and give them a 3-1 opening series victory over their arch-rivals.

Dodgers fans sought in attack on Giants fan

2011-04-01T15:30:34Z

Los Angeles police were Friday seeking two men who attacked and critically injured a San Francisco Giants fan in the car park at Dodger Stadium after Thursday's opening-day baseball game.

Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant Sanford Rosenberg said two men wearin...

Car crash leaves Zito with sore neck

2011-03-31T21:30:07Z

San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito was to undergo an MRI exam Thursday after a Hollywood car crash left him with a sore neck, the World Series champion Giants said.

Giants spokesman Jim Moorehead said Zito was experiencing soreness in his neck and upper body in the wake of the accident, in which the car he was driving was hit broadside by ano...

Dodgers capitalize on Giants errors in season opener

2011-03-31T21:00:13Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on San Francisco's error-strewn performance to hand last season's World Series champions a 2-1 defeat on Majo...

Tradition and drama mark season's Opening Day

2011-03-31T20:30:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season came earlier than usual this year, but the grandest traditions of America's favorite pastime were unchanged.

Thursday was the last day of March and in many parts of North Ame...

Selig hopeful MLB can avoid labor woes

2011-03-30T20:30:43Z

On the eve of Major League Baseball's opening day, commissioner Bud Selig said he believes the game can avoid the kind of labor strife currently convulsing the National Football League.

Selig, delivering the keynote address at the World Congress of Sports on Wednesday, said he was ...

Phillies set to challenge Giants in arms race

2011-03-28T20:30:24Z

Look for pitching prowess to again define baseball's powers in 2011, with Philadelphia's stockpile of arms ready to challenge San Francisco's pursuit of a second straight World Series title.

Ace Cliff Lee spurned lucrative offers to either stay with the Reuters) - Five teams to watch in the 2011 Major League Baseball season, which begins March 31:

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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

They scraped their way into the postseason by cobbling together just enough offense to s...

Phillies and Red Sox top list of World Series contenders

2011-03-28T09:30:10Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies re-armed in hopes of toppling the champion San Francisco Giants and the Boston Red Sox beefed up their lineup for a title...

Average Major League team worth more than ever: Forbes

2011-03-23T10:30:28Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball emerged from the recession with a 7 percent jump in the average value of a team this year to an all-time high of $523 million, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.

Helping to boost the average value was...

Jury set for long-awaited Barry Bonds trial

2011-03-22T08:30:16Z

Finding San Francisco area residents who lack strong opinions of their World Series champions and their former star player proved no easy task Monday in jury selection for the Barry Bonds trial.

It took roughly six hours for a federal judge and lawyers to find the 12 jurors and two alternates who will decide if the US baseball home run king lied...

Jury set for long-awaited Bonds trial

2011-03-21T20:30:25Z

Finding San Francisco area residents who lack strong opinions of their World Series champions and their former star player proved no easy task Monday in jury selection for the Barry Bonds trial.

It took roughly six hours for a federal judge and lawyers to find the 12 jurors and two alternates who will decide if the US baseball home run king lied...

Giants closer Wilson to have tests on strained muscle

2011-03-19T19:00:09Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson has strained his left oblique and will undergo tests Monday to evaluate the extent of the injury, the World Series champions said Saturday.

Giants manager <...

Twitter, a five-year-old changing the world

2011-03-14T18:30:13Z

At five years old, Twitter is just starting to change the world.

Jack Dorsey fired off the first tweets on March 21, 2006, an automated "just setting up my twttr" message which he followed with the first "human" tweet -- "inviting coworkers."

It was Dorsey who proposed the idea for Twitter while working with SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - SAP AG has been ordered to pay Oracle Corp $1.3 billion for stealing files in Silic...

Fans renew love for the summer game on Valentine's Day

2011-02-10T13:30:39Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the echoes of the Super Bowl fade, baseball fans have begun dreaming of Valentine's Day and a renewal of their love for the summer game with the arrival of pitchers and catchers to spring training camps.

Nothing warms the heart of snowed-in devotees of the diamond like visions of the hardball tossed and the...

MLB champion Giants to keep manager/GM duo through 2012

2011-02-04T16:00:09Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The World Series champion San Francisco Giants moved Friday to keep their winning brain trust intact through 2012 by exercising contract options on manager Bruce Bochy and general manager LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cable television channel Showtime has teamed up with World Series champions San Francisco Giants to air a reality series about the behind the scenes life of a professional baseball team, Giants, reliever Guillermo Mota agree on minor league contract, he gets spring training invite

The San Francisco Giants and right-handed reliever Guillermo Mota have agreed to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training.

The Giants confirmed Monday that Mota was staying with the World Seri...

Chronology of news events in 2010

2010-12-16T15:30:38Z

Chronology of news events in 2010

JULY

July 6

Queen Elizabeth II addresses U.N. for first time since 1957 during first New York visit in over 30 years; lays wreath at ground zero.

Obama administration files lawsuit...

Govt won't contest ruling in steroids probe

2010-12-10T19:00:18Z

In baseball steroids probe, govt won't contest appeals court ruling that barred some evidence

The Justice Department says the government will not contest an appeals court ruling that investigators illegally seized a list of baseball players who allegedly tested positive for steroids.

Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler says the solicitor general's office will not try to reverse the decision by the SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The World Series champion San Francisco Giants re-signed outfielder Pat Burrell to a one-year contract, the team said on Friday.

Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed but a report on SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The World Series champion San Francisco Giants have signed six-time All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada to one-year contract, the team said Thursday.

Tejada, the 2002 American League most valuable player, will earn ...

AP source: Giants, LF Burrell agree to 1-year deal

2010-12-02T10:00:24Z

Person with knowledge of situation: Giants, left fielder Burrell agree to one-year contract

Pat Burrell and the World Series champion San Francisco Giants have agreed to terms on a one-year contract, giving the club another returning face for what it hopes will be another deep run in 2011.

A person with knowl...

AP source: Giants, Tejada agree to 1-year deal

2010-11-30T18:00:34Z

Person familiar with deal tells AP that Giants and SS Miguel Tejada agree to 1-year deal

A person familiar with the deal says the World Series champion San Francisco Giants have agreed with free-agent shortstop Miguel Tejada on terms of a one-year contract.

The deal is pending a physical, the person told

Uribe leaves Giants for Dodgers on three-year deal

2010-11-30T15:01:18Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Big-hitting infielder Juan Uribe turned his back on the World Series champion San Francisco Giants on Tuesday and joined the rival Los Angeles Dodgers wit...

AP sources: Dodgers working to finalize Uribe deal

2010-11-29T13:00:26Z

People with knowledge of the situation: Uribe headed from Giants to rival Los Angeles Dodgers

Infielder Juan Uribe is closing in on a three-year deal to leave the Giants for the rival Los Angeles Dodgers, two people with knowledge of the situation told Reuters) - The World Series champion San Francisco Giants divided up their postseason bonus money of nearly $20 million into 50 full shares worth more than $317,000, Major League Baseball said Monday.

American League

Dodgers working to finalize Uribe deal

2010-11-30T12:38:33Z

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Postseason share on Giants $317,631, down from '09

2010-11-29T09:31:06Z

Postseason share on World Series champion Giants worth $317,631, down from record in 2009

A full postseason share on the World Series champion San Francisco Giants was worth $317,631, down from a record $350,030 for the New York Yankees in 2009.

The commissioner's office said Monday a full share on ...

Huff stays with Giants for $22M, 2-year deal

2010-11-29T14:41:28Z

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Jeter, Rivera, Ramirez fail to receive arbitration

2010-11-29T14:41:24Z

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Aubrey Huff stays with Giants on fresh two-year deal

2010-11-23T16:01:01Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - First baseman Aubrey Huff, one of baseball's biggest bargains last season, was re-signed by the World Series champion San Francisco Giants on Tuesday on a two-year contract.

Although financial details were not disclosed by the Giants, local m...

Huff inks two-year deal to stay with champs

2010-11-23T10:30:49Z

World Series champion San Francisco signed first baseman Aubrey Huff to a two-year deal worth 20 million dollars on Tuesday, allowing the Giants to keep a valued Major League Baseball talent.

Huff, who turns 34 next month, led the Giants with a .290 batting average, 26 home runs and 86...

A's and Japanese pitcher Iwakuma at a standstill

2010-11-29T14:41:02Z

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Story of the Year

2010-12-16T13:02:23Z

FILE - This Nov. 1, 2010, file photo shows San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum carrying the World Series trophy after winning baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers, in Arlington, Texas. The Giants hadn't won the World Series since they m...

Cliff Lee Baseball

2010-12-14T14:31:47Z

FILE - This Oct. 27, 2010, file photo shows Texas Rangers' Cliff Lee throwing during the second inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants, in San Francisco. The free-agent pitcher passed up an extra $50 million from the New ...

Winter Meetings Lee Baseball

2010-12-09T19:01:48Z

FILE - This Oct. 27, 2010, file photo shows Texas Rangers' Cliff Lee throwing during the second inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants, in San Francisco. On Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, the New York Yankees made an offer ...

Red Sox Padres Baseball

2010-12-04T13:30:35Z

FILE - This Oct. 1, 2010, file photo shows San Diego Padres' Adrian Gonzalez hitting a three-run homer off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain during the third inning of their baseball game in San Francisco. At left is San Francisco Giants...

Giants Tejada Baseball

2010-12-03T11:16:26Z

San Francisco Giants new shortstop Miguel Tejada, center, holds up a jersey with manager Bruce Bochy, left, and general manager Brian Sabean, right, after being introduced during a news conference at AT&T Par...

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Braves sweep Giants for first time at AT&T Park

Giants' Tim Lincecum gives $25,000 to fan fund

Jury agrees on one count in Barry Bonds trial

Giants rally to defeat Dodgers 5-4

Giants, Dodgers denounce fan violence

Giants win after receiving World Series rings

Giants to honour fan beaten at Dodger game

Dodgers rally in seventh to take opening series

Dodgers fans sought in attack on Giants fan

Car crash leaves Zito with sore neck

Dodgers capitalize on Giants errors in season opener

Tradition and drama mark season's Opening Day

Selig hopeful MLB can avoid labor woes

Phillies set to challenge Giants in arms race

Phillies and Red Sox top list of World Series contenders

Average Major League team worth more than ever: Forbes

Jury set for long-awaited Barry Bonds trial

Jury set for long-awaited Bonds trial

Giants closer Wilson to have tests on strained muscle

Twitter, a five-year-old changing the world

Fans renew love for the summer game on Valentine's Day

MLB champion Giants to keep manager/GM duo through 2012

Chronology of news events in 2010

Govt won't contest ruling in steroids probe

AP source: Giants, LF Burrell agree to 1-year deal

AP source: Giants, Tejada agree to 1-year deal

Uribe leaves Giants for Dodgers on three-year deal

AP sources: Dodgers working to finalize Uribe deal

Dodgers working to finalize Uribe deal

Postseason share on Giants $317,631, down from '09

Huff stays with Giants for $22M, 2-year deal