San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck is scheduled to have surgery Monday to remove an aneurysm in the upper part of his pitching arm. Beck was competing for a spot in the back end of the rotation for San Francisco, which has been out of the playoffs the past two seasons and hired new manager Bob Melvin to replace Gabe Kapler. The 27-year-old Beck went 3-3 with a 3.92 ERA over 33 appearances with three starts as a rookie last season.

Stanford Medicine's Michael T. Freehill, MD spoke with NBC Sports Bay Area about Tristan Beck's right arm aneurysm and possible recovery timelines.

When J.D. Davis entered his late-night screening of the “Dune” sequel on Friday, he was the San Francisco Giants third baseman. The texts were not from Farhan Zaidi or any of his deputies in the Giants' front office. Davis opened up social media, where he learned that Zaidi had brought in a new third baseman. Zaidi waited out super agent Scott Boras and late Friday night secured a bargain-bin deal with four-time Gold Glover Matt Chapman.

When Farhan Zaidi said early in camp that the Giants likely were done making big moves, there were two ways to take it. While there wasn't a lot of validity to "any further additions (are) unlikely," Zaidi did say something else that day that still holds up, even after the Matt Chapman agreement. "It gets kinda harder, not just operationally to add people, but you feel some level of commitment and obligation to the guys who are here competing for jobs," Zaidi said a few hours before the first full-squad workout. Zaidi has talked publicly in recent months about how MLB needs to make changes to an offseason structure that led to sporadic activity and four of the best free agents being unsigned when camps started last month.

Padres at Giants: Lineups, How to Watch, Predictions, and More Michael King gets the ball for his second spring start. Author: J.P. Hoornstra Publish date: Mar 2, 2024 1:00 PM EST Michael King's place in the San Diego Padres' rotation can't be understated. If what he showed after moving out of the New York Yankees' bullpen and into their starting rotation at the end of last season is no fluke, the Padres might have positioned themselves well. King, acquired in the trade that sent Juan Soto to the Bronx, starts Saturday against the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale Stadium. The 12:10 p.m. game will mark King's second start of the exhibition season. In two innings against

Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $54 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The 30-year-old Chapman won his fourth Gold Glove last year and turned down a $20,325,000 qualifying offer from the Toronto Blue Jays on Nov. 14. Because Chapman turned down the qualifying offer, the Giants will lose their second-round draft pick and give up $500,000 from their international signing bonus pool.

The contract, which reunites the veteran infielder with Giants manager Bob Melvin, includes opt-outs after each of the first two seasons. Chapman, 31, has built a reputation as one of the best defensive third basemen in the game, having won four Gold Gloves and two Platinum Glove awards. The Giants owned the worst team fielding percentage of all 30 MLB clubs in 2023, so Chapman figures to be the perfect salve for the defensive struggles.

SF Giants agree to three-year, $54 million deal with 3B Matt Chapman The SF Giants have agreed to terms on a deal with former Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays premium third baseman Matt Chapman. Author: JD Salazar Publish date: Mar 2, 2024 2:04 AM EST In this story: San Francisco Giants The SF Giants have made another significant addition this offseason, agreeing to a three-year, $54 million contract with free agent third baseman Matt Chapman ( #7-ranked free agent ), per a report by Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The deal will pay Chapman a $20 million salary in 2024 with an opt out following the season. If he remains with the team, he will receive an $18 million salary in 2025. If

Cubs Star Free Agent Target Agrees To Deal With San Francisco Giants The saga surrounding the Chicago Cubs and their high-profile free agent target has ended after he agreed to a deal with another team. Author: Brad Wakai Publish date: Mar 2, 2024 8:00 AM EST In this story: Chicago Cubs Entering the offseason, it seemed like the Chicago Cubs were going to be in the market for multiple superstar players available on the market. Targets like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Juan Soto, and others on their list all ended up with other teams. For a while, it looked like the Cubs were going to whiff on their promise of putting together a contending unit. Then things started falling into place. Chicago

Major League Baseball player Matt Chapman has been signed to the San Francisco Giants, according to reports.

The San Francisco Giants have reportedly agreed to a deal with free agent third baseman Matt Chapman that will pay him $54 million over three years. According to the latest reports, Chapman's contract with the Giants has two opt-outs after each of the first two seasons of the deal, per The Athletic. Chapman gets $18 million in the second year, and $16 million in the third, Jon Heyman of New York Post added. Chapman is undoubtedly a massive pick-up for the Giants, especially since he remains one of the best free agents available in the market.

The deal also includes opt-outs after the first and second year of the agreement. Chapman's deal is very similar in structure to that of Cody Bellinger, who re-signed with the Chicago Cubs last week, with his highest salaries at the outset of the contract.

Unlike one of her rivals, Rep. Barbara Lee doesn't have a built-in Major League fan base helping boost her run for U.S. Senate. In addition to the Baker, the toothpick-chewing former manager of the San Francisco Giants, Lee this week announced her campaign is backed by Dave Stewart and Rickey Henderson — team members during the Oakland A's glory days, and Shooty Babitt and Tye Waller, who also have connections to Lee's district hometown team, which is planning a move to Las Vegas.

Bob Melvin admitted it Friday morning. “Yes,” the San Francisco Giants manager said, “I've been a little cranky the past couple days.” The manager was in the mood for jokes a few hours later after notching his first win as Giants manager, 11-5, over Bruce Bochy's Rangers before a strong crowd of 8,933 on hand to see the former San Francisco skipper inducted to the Cactus League Hall of Fame. It only took until the second weekend of Cactus League play.

Brandon Crawford wanted to return to the Giants for the 2024 season, but felt he was "not wanted back."

Crawford, who signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals this past Tuesday, shared in an interview with Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic that he was interested in a return to San Francisco but that Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi did not feel the same. “The bottom line is I was not wanted back by the one person whose opinion matters,” Crawford said. Crawford, who spent all 13 years of his career with the Giants, called a return the “ideal situation.” Unfortunately for the 37-year-old, Zaidi opted to go younger at the shortstop position.

“The bottom line is I was not wanted back by the one person whose opinion matters,” Crawford said. Crawford, who spent all 13 years of his career with the Giants, called a return the “ideal situation.” Unfortunately for the 37-year-old, Zaidi opted to go younger at the shortstop position. Crawford, a starter at shortstop since 2012, will likely take a backseat to the Cardinals' top shortstop prospect Masyn Winn in St. Louis.

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Walking along the outfield concourse of Salt River Fields on Thursday, wearing a T-shirt and shorts with two hot dogs in hand, Tristan Beck did not look like a man who had recently been informed of a potentially serious medical condition. Yes, the first thing the San Francisco Giants right-hander did after learning he had an aneurysm in his arm, that he wouldn't pitch again anytime soon, and that he would undergo surgery in the coming days, was attend a baseball game. “It was wonderful,” Beck said Friday morning. Speaking from the Giants' clubhouse, Beck seemed at peace with the diagnosis and treatment plan.

Walking along the outfield concourse of Salt River Fields on Thursday, wearing a T-shirt and shorts with two hot dogs in hand, Tristan Beck did not look like a man who had recently been informed of a potentially serious medical condition. Yes, the first thing the San Francisco Giants right-hander did after learning he had an aneurysm in his arm, that he wouldn't pitch again anytime soon, and that he would undergo surgery in the coming days, was attend a baseball game. “It was wonderful,” Beck said Friday morning. Speaking from the Giants' clubhouse, Beck seemed at peace with the diagnosis and treatment plan.