The San Francisco Giants are eliminated from postseason contention for the third consecutive season. Bob Nightengale of USA Today noted that this was a selling point made to Chapman prior to his extension. "While Giants minority owner Buster Posey met privately with third baseman Matt Chapman the day before signing his six-year, $151 million contract, it had little to do with contract negotiations but everything to do about answering Chapman's questions about the future of the franchise," Nightengale wrote.

The Arizona Diamondbacks return to Chase Field for the final homestand of the regular season with a chance to clinch a postseason spot for the second straight year. The San Francisco Giants come to town from Monday to Wednesday before Arizona gets Thursday off and hosts the San Diego Padres for the last three games over the weekend. Arizona has won six of 10 games this year against the Giants, winning its last two series in the matchup. The D-backs are coming off a critical series victory against the National League Central champions, taking three of four games against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.

The San Francisco Giants are expected to make a decision on Farhan Zaidi's future in the coming days. Zaidi's contract will end at the conclusion of the season, despite previous reports suggesting he was under contract until 2026. While the Giants have attempted to better their roster, and have made a few impressive moves during his time with the club, he hasn't done what's needed of him. The past few years have been a disappointment for San Francisco, which is an issue with the history of this ball club.

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The San Francisco Giants completed a three-game series sweep with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

The Arizona Diamondbacks figure to arrive at the ballpark Monday with a huge chip on their shoulders. The Diamondbacks, who squandered an eight-run lead Sunday, look to return to their winning ways when they face the San Francisco Giants in Phoenix. Arizona (87-69) seemed on its way to completing a four-game road sweep of the National League Central champion Milwaukee Brewers when it led 8-0 after 2 1/2 innings. "Frustrating," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said after the loss.

San Francisco Giants (77-79, fourth in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (87-69, third in the NL West) Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Hayden Birdsong (4-5, 4.74 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (3-3, 5.09 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 36 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Diamondbacks -171, Giants +143; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants hit the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks trying to extend a three-game road winning streak. Arizona is 42-33 at home and 87-69 overall. The Diamondbacks have gone 71-29 in games when they record eight or more hits. San Francisco has a 36-42 record on the road and a 77-79 record overall.

There’s still hope for the team as the tight wild card race in the American League could see them still make the postseason. As of Sunday, the team is a half-game ahead of the Minnesota Twins, who occupy the last wild card spot. The remaining 6 games will determine how their season ends.

A Linden, Calif., native, Aaron Judge grew up a San Francisco Giants fan. But that didn’t stop him from visiting the home of the Bay Area’s other team, the Oakland Athletics. Earlier this season, Judge said that he and his future wife, Samantha, went to the Oakland Coliseum for dates. He also remembers watching the Yankees there years before he would star for them, and the club invited the ...

The San Francisco Giants stayed hot on their final road trip of the 2024 MLB season with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium.

Perhaps no player in baseball is more joyous than Salvador Perez, but his tension was tangible after the Royals’ seventh straight loss.

All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct WCGB Baltimore 86 70 .551 +4 Detroit 82 74 .526 — Kansas City 82 74 .526 — Minnesota 81 74 .523 ½ Seattle 80 76 .513 2 Tampa Bay 78 78 .500 4 ___ Saturday's Games Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2 San Francisco 9, Kansas City 0 Detroit 6, Baltimore 4, 10 innings Seattle 8, Texas 4 San Diego 6, Chicago White Sox 2 Minnesota at Boston, ppd. Sunday's Games Boston 8, Minnesota 1, 1st game Detroit 4, Baltimore 3 San Francisco 2, Kansas City 0 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3 Texas 6, Seattle 5 Chicago White Sox at San Diego, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 5:35 p.m., 2nd game Monday's Games Seattle (Miller 11-8) at Houston (Brown 11-8), 8:10 p.m. Tuesday's Games Tampa Bay at Detroit,

San Francisco Giants legend Buster Posey has played a big role in the organization since he decided to hang it up. Now a minority owner, the hope and expectation is for Posey to continue to do so. Having the all-time great speak with free agents should be a big help as the Giants look to land a star in the future. Posey was involved with San Francisco keeping Matt Chapman around, who recently signed a six-year, $151 million deal.

The Royals are reeling as the postseason nears. Here’s how KC managed to lose Sunday and complete a winless six-game homestand.

Coming off their most disappointing home stand of the season, Bob Melvin had a directive for his club. “We realized that we can't just let the season end,” the Giants' skipper said before their series finale against the Royals. On the same road trip they were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, there's a strong case to be made the Giants are playing their best baseball of the season.

Coming off their most disappointing home stand of the season, Bob Melvin had a directive for his club. “We realized that we can't just let the season end,” the Giants' skipper said before their series finale against the Royals. On the same road trip they were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, there's a strong case to be made the Giants are playing their best baseball of the season.

Coming off their most disappointing home stand of the season, Bob Melvin had a directive for his club. “We realized that we can't just let the season end,” the Giants' skipper said before their series finale against the Royals. On the same road trip they were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, there's a strong case to be made the Giants are playing their best baseball of the season.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB z-Philadelphia 92 64 .590 — New York 87 69 .558 5 Atlanta 85 71 .545 7 Washington 69 87 .442 23 Miami 57 99 .365 35 Central Division W L Pct GB x-Milwaukee 89 67 .571 — Chicago 80 76 .513 9 St. Louis 79 77 .506 10 Cincinnati 76 81 .484 13½ Pittsburgh 73 83 .468 16 West Division W L Pct GB z-Los Angeles 93 63 .596 — San Diego 90 66 .577 3 Arizona 87 69 .558 6 San Francisco 77 79 .494 16 Colorado 60 96 .385 33 x-clinched division z-clinched playoff berth Saturday's Games Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 1 Washington 5, Chicago Cubs 1 N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 3 Atlanta 6, Miami 2 San Francisco 9, Kansas City 0 Arizona 5, Milwaukee 0 St. Louis 6, Cleveland 5 San Diego

The San Francisco Giants are set to miss the playoffs this season, and with there being some talk about president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi being dismissed, there are two names that have been rumored as potential replacement targets. “If the San Francisco Giants dismiss Farhan Zaidi, president of baseball operations, at the season's conclusion, look for them to reach out to former Miami Marlins GM Kim Ng and Minnesota Twins GM Thad Levine as potential replacements,” Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. “The Giants have missed the postseason in all but two years since winning the 2014 World Series.”

The San Francisco Giants won't be finding their way into the postseason this year, but there are a couple reasons to believe that there are better days ahead for the team. One of the main ones is the fact that the team managed to lock up star third baseman Matt Chapman on a six-year, $151 million contract extension earlier this month, and it sounds like one of their former players in Buster Posey played a big role in convincing him to stay in town. Posey played his entire career in the MLB with the Giants, and ended up becoming a minority owner with the team after he retired. It was reported that Posey played a big role in convincing Chapman to extend his contract with San Francisco, and he managed to do that by telling the third baseman that the front office was committed to spending big this offseason in an effort to build around him.