Giants closer Randy Rodríguez will have a choice to make in the coming days, but all signs point to one option. Rodríguez has been recommended to undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow by multiple doctors — Giants' head team orthopedist Dr. Ken Akizuki and Dr. Keith Meister — the Giants announced on Friday. The 25-year-old All-Star, who has a 1.78 ERA with 67 strikeouts over 50 2/3 innings, will decide his course of action over the weekend.

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Randy Rodriguez will likely undergo Tommy John surgery, further putting the Giants out of reach for the playoffs.

Three days ago, the San Francisco Giants lost relief pitcher Randy Rodriguez to injury. On Friday, the Giants added insult to injury with the likelihood that Rodriguez will undergo Tommy John surgery, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Rodriguez had developed soreness in his right elbow. If he does undergo Tommy John surgery, he will likely miss the entirety of the 2026 MLB season.

Randy Moffitt, a relief pitcher who played 10 seasons with the San Francisco Giants, died on Thursday after an extended illness. He was 76 years old.

The Baltimore Orioles face the San Francisco Giants on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 (8/29/25) in a regular season MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif. Fans can watch the game via a free trial to A pple TV+ . Here's what you need to know: What : MLB game Who : Orioles vs. Giants When : Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 (8/29/25) Time : 10:15 p.m. ET Where : Oracle Park TV : N/A Live stream: A pple TV+ Here's an MLB story via the Associated Press: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willy Adames homered twice, Jung Hoo Lee singled in the winning run in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. It was the Giants 10th walk-off win this season and

The Baltimore Orioles face the San Francisco Giants on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 (8/29/25) in a regular season MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif.

Former Major League pitcher Randy Moffitt, who pitched in the Major Leagues for 12 seasons, died at the age 0f 76 after a long illness. While Moffitt was a very solid reliever, primarily with the San Francisco Giants, he was better known as the younger brother of tennis great Billie Jean King. Moffit passed away Thursday in Long Beach, California, according to representatives of his family. Moffit was selected in the first round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft with the 18th pick overall by the San Francisco Giants.

Right now in San Francisco, one of the craziest things happening right now is the resurgence of the Giants, who seemed to have awoke from a summer slumber to make this Autumn incredibly intriguing. Expected to be a contender in 2025, San Francisco has struggled with injuries, inconsistency, and some moves at the MLB trade deadline that initially blew up in their face. While it's still a long shot that the team can somehow squeeze its way into the playoffs, they are now six games out of the Wild Card race, behind the New York Mets, who hold the final berth right now. The Boys from the Big Apple have been playing good baseball as well; they recently swept the first-place Philadelphia Phillies.

Yesterday on the farm.

The Cincinnati Reds were 4 games out of playoff position with nine series left as they faced the Cardinals Aug. 29 to open a 9-game homestand.

Randy Moffitt, a longtime Giants reliever and an inaugural member of the team's Wall of Fame in 2008, has died, the team announced on Friday afternoon. Moffitt, the brother of tennis icon Billie Jean King, spent the first 10 years of his major-league career with the Giants after being selected by the franchise in the first round of the 1970 MLB draft.

After busting out of a two-month slump, Jung Hoo Lee is poised to make some team history.

Despite strong development, San Francisco’s top prospect, Bryce Eldridge, isn’t expected to join the Giants in September.

Randy Moffitt, a reliever who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball and was the younger brother of tennis great and equality advocate Billie Jean King, has died after an extended illness. Moffitt died on Thursday in Long Beach, California, according to a representative of the family. Moffitt was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the first round in 1970 and made his major league debut with the team in 1972.

Are the Giants getting hot at a great time?

The San Francisco Giants likely won't have All-Star reliever Randy Rodriguez for the entire 2025 MLB season.

All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct WCGB Boston 75 60 .556 +2½ New York 74 60 .552 +2 Seattle 72 62 .537 — Kansas City 69 65 .515 3 Texas 68 67 .504 4½ Cleveland 66 66 .500 5 ___ Thursday's Games Boston 3, Baltimore 2 N.Y. Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 4 Friday's Games Pittsburgh at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 7:40 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Athletics, 10:05 p.m. Baltimore at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Saturday's Games Pittsburgh (Oviedo 1-0) at Boston (May 7-10), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Schlittler 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Smith 4-7), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Pivetta 13-4) at Minnesota

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 77 57 .575 — New York 72 62 .537 5 Miami 63 71 .470 14 Atlanta 61 73 .455 16 Washington 53 80 .398 23½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 83 52 .615 — Chicago 76 58 .567 6½ Cincinnati 68 66 .507 14½ St. Louis 66 69 .489 17 Pittsburgh 59 76 .437 24 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 77 57 .575 — San Diego 75 59 .560 2 San Francisco 66 68 .493 11 Arizona 66 69 .489 11½ Colorado 38 96 .284 39 Thursday's Games Houston 4, Colorado 3 St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 1 Arizona 6, Milwaukee 4 San Francisco 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Philadelphia 19, Atlanta 4 Miami 7, N.Y. Mets 4 Friday's Games St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6:45 p.m.

Former American Leaguers Rafael Devers, Willy Adames and Matt Chapman will take aim at an AL opponent when their team, the San Francisco Giants, takes on the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Friday night to open a three-game interleague series. The Orioles and Giants have met just six times since 2019, with the unfamiliar visiting team walking away with a 2-1 series win on both occasions. All told, the franchises have met just 24 times, which is 97 fewer than Devers has dueled the Orioles, 22 fewer than Adames, and 31 fewer than Chapman.