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When Heliot Ramos, the Giants' first-round pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, turned a pitch that came in at 82 miles per hour into a 437-foot shot with an exit velocity of 110 miles per hour on July 20, Hector Borg instantly saw another slugger with tantalizing raw power. "That homer reminded me of [Yoenis] Cespedes," said Borg, who manages Ramos in the Arizona Rookie League, to William Boor of MLB.com. "I remember, I was coaching third base for the Toros [del Este], Cespedes played for Aguilas [Cibaenas] and I remember, Cespedes, he hit it over the [back wall] in left field in Santiago. "And when I saw Heliot hit that ball, right away I went, 'Man that reminds me of Cespedes' homer in the Dominican.'" Continue to Article

August 03, 2017 1:58:am EST

OAKLAND -- This is the team the Giants thought they should be all along. In a season all but lost, home runs sailed over the fence, the lead held up and they added on with key hits to support Jeff Samardzija. Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and Nick Hundley contributed a two-run shot to back Samardzija's stellar start, and San Francisco beat the Oakland Athletics 10-4 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Brandon Belt homered leading off the fourth inning for San Francisco. The Giants' five runs in the first matched their most in any inning this year, and their three homers also equaled a season high. "It's great to see. It's who we think we are on a consistent basis," Samardzija Continue to Article

August 02, 2017 3:33:am EST

After adding three relievers in two weeks, the Washington Nationals still aren't sure who's going to be their closer. The NL East leaders added another Monday by barely beating the trade deadline to acquire Minnesota Twins All-Star right-hander Brandon Kintzler, who is 28 of 32 in save opportunities this year. Kintzler joins newly acquired Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle, both obtained July 16 from the Oakland Athletics, in the back of the bullpen. Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 7:54:pm EST

OAKLAND — The Giants were able to scoop Johnny Cueto up two years ago in part because other teams had concerns about his pitching elbow. Another round of minor discomfort might keep Cueto in San Francisco long term. The Giants got good news Tuesday, when a round of tests showed that Cueto has only a minor flexor strain. There is no damage to the ligament, so the Giants have dodged baseball’s most brutal bullet. There was no immediate timetable for Cueto’s return, and the Giants figure to give Cueto, who missed a start with the same issue in 2015, plenty of time off. Cueto will take a week to rest and then be reevaluated. He felt the discomfort Monday night while rehabbing from blisters on three Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 7:01:pm EST

There is nothing worse than a trade deadline when your team has nothing to do with it. Everyone’s talking, and you’re in the room, but nobody’s talking to you. Second worst is when everyone IS talking to you, but it’s because they want to know what you’re ready to get rid of rather than what you’re ready to obtain. In an acquisitive world, selling always sucks. Still, the Sonny Gray rumors – “He’s a Yankee!” “No, what, maybe not.” “Uh-oh, why is Atlanta interested?” – have at least allowed A’s fans to be interested in the final few hours of this deadline. And even if he passes through the 1 p.m. PT deadline without being moved, he will remain a jewel for folks who like talking about who’s talking Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 1:57:pm EST

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