Heyward's bat explodes into pieces as he floats a gentle popup behind second base.Francisco Lindorhurries under it and puts it away with two hands. Heyward jogs to first base, stares at the ground for a moment, then looks up and gazes off into the outfield, jaw working on a piece of ...
Playing his entire productive career for the New York/San Francisco Giants, Mays finished in the top six of the MVP balloting 11 times, including two wins, made 25 all-star teams and led the league in home runs four times and stolen bases four times. Mays was known to be a brilliant c...
In 2020, Alyssa Nakken cracked the San Francisco Giants Major League coaching staff, becoming the first woman to do so. That same year, Kim Ng was named as MLB’s first female general manager, taking the position for the Miami Marlins. In March of 2024, Brooke Cooper earned the WooSox’...
GIANTS: Willie Mays Widely regarded as the best all-around player in baseball history, Mays was a singular talent who spent 21 of his 22 Major League seasons with the Giants, serving as the most prominent bridge between the New York and San Francisco eras. The Say Hey Kid won two NL MVP...
A prolific slugger during his time with the San Francisco Giants, Willie McCovey had 521 home runs and 1,555 RBI over his 22-year big league career. He won NL MVP honors in 1969 when he hit .320/.453/.656 and led the league with 45 home runs and 126 RBI. 81. RF Ichiro Suzuki...
In an era of steals and defense, St. Louis ran the dominant strategy to perfection, unleashing hell on the bases with a dynamic trio ofVince Coleman,Ozzie Smith, andWillie McGee. Coleman alone stole an unimaginable 109 bags in 1987. Pitchers were likely better off just allowing him to strol...
Barry Bonds broke the MLB record for home runs in a single season when he crushed73 long balls in 2001. Throughout the ensuing decade, baseball fans argued over the validity of the record, sincesteroid allegationstrailed Bonds during his time in a San Francisco Giants uniform. At the time ...
Barry Bonds broke the MLB record for home runs in a single season when he crushed73 long balls in 2001. Throughout the ensuing decade, baseball fans argued over the validity of the record, sincesteroid allegationstrailed Bonds during his time in a San Francisco Giants uniform. At the time ...
either. The Pirates tried them as pitchers; that didn't work out. He signed a hard-throwing left-hander from California named Paul Pettit to a $100,000 contract, baseball's first so-called "bonus baby." Pettit won one major league game and hurt his arm. A prospect named Ron Necciai ...
some will never be broken. Until Mike Piazza entered the Hall of Fame in 2016, Seaver was the only player in Cooperstown with a Mets cap on his plaque. He is not just the greatest Met of all time, or one of the best pitchers the game has ever seen, but one of the greatest players...