Play right field. Fitzgerald has not played a single inning of his MLB career with the number '9' next to his name in the scorebook, but apparently there's a first time for everything. The Giants have been trying to figure out right field since trading away their everyday guy out there, Mike Yastrzemski, at the trade deadline. Fitzgerald has played 17 MLB games in centerfield and four in left field, but this is new.

The San Diego Padres dominated the San Francisco Giants again with a 5-1 win Tuesday night at Oracle Park.

For roughly three months, manager Bob Melvin had a formula when the Giants led in close games: Randy Rodríguez for the seventh, Tyler Rogers for the eighth, Camilo Doval for the ninth. Rogers is a New York Met, Doval is a New York Yankee and Rodríguez is the closer.

"Awesome teammate, willing to do whatever he had to," Rafael Devers' ex-teammate said.

The Red Sox would make this move thinking it's a great idea, but this season has shown it might not be.

Despite there being a glimmer of hope still for the San Francisco Giants, the team squandered a great opportunity over the weekend, losing two out of three games to the Washington Nationals. With the franchise hovering right around the .500 mark, a series win over the Nationals would have put them in a much better position for the key series against the San Diego Padres. Unfortunately, they dropped the first game in that series and are now on a three-game losing streak. Since the Giants were sellers at the trade deadline, the expectation is that they aren't going to be making the playoffs this year.

Damon Dues' Double-A debut might not have elicited much ballyhoo. Merely by signing a minor league contract with a major league organization, Dues has already exceeded expectations for the year. Dues, 27, found himself out of affiliated baseball for the first time in three years when the San Francisco Giants released him from his minor league contract in June 2024. The last year has seen Dues take at-bats in the Puerto Rican Winter League, the independent Atlantic League — where he was traded in March from the Lancaster (Penn.) Barnstormers to the Staten Island FerryHawks — to the independent Mexican League.

A look back at another player who achieved a significant baseball milestone randomly wearing a Giants jersey

For a Major League Baseball player, there's often nothing that can compare to your first love. Players develop special attachments to the organizations they debuted with, and that can be said for Kansas City Royals outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. It's been only two weeks since the 34-year-old arrived in KC partway through his seventh big-league season; previously, he'd only ever played for the San Francisco Giants. Yastrzemski recently praised Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey for how he handled the trade.

One of the needs of the San Francisco Giants entering the first offseason with Buster Posey at the helm as president of baseball operations was their starting rotation. A massive void was created atop the rotation when ace, Blake Snell, opted out of his contract and signed a five-year, $182 million deal with their National League West rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants were reportedly in the running for Corbin Burnes to replace him, but he ended up signing a deal with their other divisional rivals, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Not to be deterred, Posey took a shot on a veteran: Justin Verlander.

The San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants, 4-1, on Monday, netting the team a major divisional victory amid the tight National League West race. In other news, the Padres recently released veteran third baseman Mike Brosseau, who spent the entire season with Triple-A El Paso. Brosseau did not make the major league roster, never impressing enough to merit a promotion. He was on a minor league deal with San Diego. Additionally, a baseball insider issued a prediction on starting pitcher Michael King's new contract that he will get during free agency. They predicted a massive nine-figure deal for King, who is in his physical prime and specializes as a pitcher who gets outs in multiple ways.

Let’s watch Heliot Ramos sit down with Glen Kuiper to discuss his journey through the Giants organization.

For roughly three months, manager Bob Melvin had a formula when the Giants led in close games: Randy Rodríguez for the seventh, Tyler Rogers for the eighth, Camilo Doval for the ninth. Rogers is a New York Met, Doval is a New York Yankee and Rodríguez is the closer.

The San Francisco Giants hope to avoid the Mason Miller treatment for a second game in a row when they get a rematch with the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. Making his second appearance in San Francisco since his former team, the Athletics, moved to West Sacramento this year, Miller reminded Bay Area fans of his dominant form when he needed just 13 pitches to strike out the side in the eighth inning of Monday's 4-1 win. A 2024 All-Star as a member of the A's, Miller has appeared in five games since being acquired by the Padres at the trade deadline. After allowing two runs in his second outing, he has found his footing in his past three appearances, recording a save and two holds while striking out nine in 3 1/3 scoreless innings.

For Giants rookie Drew Gilbert, his first hit couldn't come soon enough. After going 0 for 10 in his first three Major League games, the 24-year-old didn't get to flash the offensive skills that the team envisioned when they acquired the youngster as part of the Tyler Rogers deal at the trade deadline. Facing San Diego Padres' pitcher Yu Darvish, he slashed his first MLB hit. Drew Gilbert, who received a call-up after Jerar Encarnacion was added to the injury list, looks to stay with the big club through the remainder of the regular season.

Former Vol records first career hit in Major League Baseball.

Tennessee baseball has 10 MLB players under coach Tony Vitello after Drew Gilbert's debut. AJ Causey and Liam Doyle could be next.

San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants Game Preview

Yu Darvish shut down the Giants’ offense and Logan Webb couldn’t get Jackson Merrill out as the San Diego Padres

Jackson Merrill leads San Diego offense with three hits