Tag: San Francisco Giants
Missing Bats: Before the strikeout craze, baseball’s ‘Galileos’ fought to change the game
The San Diego School of Baseball was backed by hitting stars such as Tony Gwynn and Alan Trammell, but it was the pitching minds...
Giants exhibit few red flags in season-opening loss to Padres
SAN DIEGO — Mike Yastrzemski is breathless with excitement. He spent months awaiting this day. He is ready to celebrate a new beginning.The San...
Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame is made for players like Adrián Beltré. As a pure hitter, reliable slugger and slick third baseman, Beltré had few...
One woman’s vision for more female coaches takes root, with help from the NFL and others
BURLINGAME, Calif. — Encircled by 30 or so teenage girls in the end zone of a high school practice field, Pam Baker provides the...
Giants call up first-round pick Patrick Bailey: ‘It gives me goosebumps’
SAN FRANCISCO — Patrick Bailey stopped himself in mid-sentence.He was spending his first day as a big-league ballplayer. He met with reporters in the...
