Depending on how the Diamondbacks line up their schedule, the Giants could face Madison Bumgarner twice over the first two weeks of the season, which certainly would qualify as a landmark moment for the franchise.

Gabe Kapler is committed to earning people’s trust, and has started by building deep relationships with the coaches and can carry that further with the players once everybody is together at spring training in Arizona.

The Giants already brought Pablo Sandoval back to the organization. Another fan favorite might not be far behind. The organization is discussing a reunion with Hunter Pence, sources told NBC Sports Bay Area.

Alyssa Nakken has been with the Giants since 2014. Now she’ll be in the clubhouse as part of Gabe Kapler’s coaching staff. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers are adding a former Cy Young Award winner and MVP. The Dodgers and Boston Red Sox have agreed to a deal that would send 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts and 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner David Price to Los Angeles pending physicals, sources told NBC LA. Sources indicated that after months of negotiations between the…

The lone baseball writer who did not vote for Derek Jeter for the Hall of Fame chose to keep his or her ballot private

USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported Tuesday morning that the Astros will name Dusty Baker as their next manager. The Associated Press later confirmed the news.

The Captain has gotten the call to Cooperstown — but it was not unanimous. Derek Jeter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday. Tim Mead, President of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, announced the 2020 induction class — a distinguished class of two comprised of Jeter and outfielder Larry Walker. “I was speechless when I got…

In his eighth year on the ballot, Barry Bonds was listed on ___ percent of ballots. He has two more chances to get into the Hall of Fame. 

With Los Angeles fans reeling from news that two of the Dodgers’ recent World Series opponents were linked to a cheating scandal that tipped off batters to what pitch was about to be thrown, the City Council voted Tuesday to ask Major League Baseball to strip the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox of their World Series titles. The resolution…

AJ Hinch, Alex Cora and Carlos Beltrán lost their jobs in the wake of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scam, leaving three teams without managers three weeks before the start of spring training.

Players from two teams at the center of baseball’s sign-stealing scandal faced their fans on Saturday for the first time since the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox ousted their managers amid the fallout from the investigation into Houston’s elaborate scheme. The Astros and Red Sox held their annual fan fests on Saturday, and instead of discussing preparations for...

New York Mets manager Carlos Beltran and the team have “agreed to mutually part ways” after only two months on the job and following a report that showed his involvement in a sign-stealing scheme. In a statement, the team said: “We met with Carlos last night and again this morning and agreed to mutually part ways. This was not an…

The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox are not the only teams feeling the lingering sting of the MLB cheating scandal. The Los Angeles Dodgers, the team that finished runner-ups in 2017 and 2018 to the Astros and Red Sox respectively, are certainly asking themselves a number of “what if” questions when it comes to those championship seasons today. On…

AJ Hinch won’t be managing in the big leagues any time soon, if at all. Alex Cora will soon join him in the unemployment line, and it’s hard to believe anyone will ever give him another job that involves being a leader of men.

The attorney for a 2-year-old girl struck by a foul ball during a Houston Astros game at Minute Maid Park continues to receive anti-seizure medication seven months after suffering a brain injury that could leave her at risk of seizures for life. Richard Mithoff told the Houston Chronicle that the child’s brain injury is permanent and has left effects similar...

Vanessa Morgan has found her happily ever after....

The Riverdale actress married professional baseball player Michael Kopech on Saturday, E! News can confirm. Morgan, 27, and Kopech, 23, exchanged vows in front of their closest family and friends, including members of the Riverdale cast, during an intimate ceremony at the Historic Walton House in Homestead, Florida....

Skeet Ulrich, Drew Tanner and...

Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. Umpires agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball in the development and testing of an automated ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor contract announced Saturday, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The Major League Baseball…

Gerrit Cole brought along a sign for the news conference to announce his signing with the New York Yankees: a crinkled poster board that read “Yankee Fan Today Tomorrow Forever.” Then 11, Cole was caught on camera holding up that placard in the seats at Game 6 of the 2001 World Series in Phoenix. The lettering of the tape he…

Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate, is aggressively opposing a Major League Baseball plan to cut 42 minor league teams across the country after 2020. Among the targeted are the Vermont Lake Monsters, the Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics in his hometown, Burlington. Defending low-profile ball clubs in far-flung places more fervently than anyone in the…