The San Francisco Giants know that they have some major obstacles to overcome if they want to rise in the standings during the 2025 season. Expecting Verlander to step right into the role Snell vacated is unrealistic, but he adds another reliable arm for manager Bob Melvin to rely on along with Robbie Ray and Jordan Hicks.

A day after the San Francisco Giants trotted out one of their Cy Young winners for his first spring training start, the Giants sent their other Cy Young winner, Robbie Ray, out to make his debut. Ray, who won the 2021 American League Cy Young award with the Toronto Blue Jays, looked like he was already set for his first regular-season start as he threw two near-perfect innings in the Giants' 7-5 loss to the Athletics.

Justin Verlander struck out one and allowed a solo home run while pitching two innings in his spring training debut for the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Verlander's first start of the spring came four days after the three-time Cy Young Award winner's 42nd birthday. After allowing the two-out homer to Colorado's Michael Toglia in the first inning, Verlander walked the next batter before retiring the last four he faced. Verlander's 262 career wins are the most among active pitchers.

The San Francisco Giants made a big signing this offseason that not everyone believes will work out in their favor. Buster Posey wasted no time making his mark on the Giants by adding shortstop Willy Adames to the lineup back in December. The contract was for seven years, $182 million and was one of the largest of this offseason and the largest in Giants history. Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly is skeptical of this signing, as he named Adames as one of the biggest potential bust signings of this free agent class.

At the end of last year's postseason, the Giants' Robbie Ray sent a text message to Tarik Skubal — one lefty to another. Skubal the Detroit Tigers' ace, had just won the 2024 American League Cy Young Award, the changeup being one of his foundational pitches. The changeup hadn't been a mainstay in Ray's arsenal in nearly a decade, but Ray wanted another weapon to use against right-handed hitters. “He kind of just sent me the kitchen sink,” said Ray, who was the AL Cy Young winner in 2021 with Toronto.

The timing of Bryce Eldridge's debut will be as contingent on his defensive development as his offensive exploits. To that end, the Giants have brought in someone Eldridge calls a “first base guru.” “That's something I could really use in my life right now,” Eldridge laughed. Among the Giants' many guest instructors this spring is J.T. Snow, a six-time Gold Glove Award winner during his playing days.

The timing of Bryce Eldridge's debut will be as contingent on his defensive development as his offensive exploits. To that end, the Giants have brought in someone Eldridge calls a “first base guru.” “That's something I could really use in my life right now,” Eldridge laughed. Among the Giants' many guest instructors this spring is J.T. Snow, a six-time Gold Glove Award winner during his playing days.

As Sam Huff started to round the bases on Saturday, he heard a familiar low grumble. Huff's homer in the Cactus League opener came against his former Texas Rangers teammates, and he could pick out Bruce Bochy's voice as he jogged past the home dugout at Surprise Stadium. With each passing day, the odds increase that Huff soon might settle into a clubhouse where Bochy won three of his four rings. The Giants announced on Monday morning that backup catcher Tom Murphy had an epidural on a mid-back disk herniation and will miss several weeks.

As Sam Huff started to round the bases on Saturday, he heard a familiar low grumble. Huff's homer in the Cactus League opener came against his former Texas Rangers teammates, and he could pick out Bruce Bochy's voice as he jogged past the home dugout at Surprise Stadium. With each passing day, the odds increase that Huff soon might settle into a clubhouse where Bochy won three of his four rings. The Giants announced on Monday morning that backup catcher Tom Murphy had an epidural on a mid-back disk herniation and will miss several weeks.

As Sam Huff started to round the bases on Saturday, he heard a familiar low grumble. Huff's homer in the Cactus League opener came against his former Texas Rangers teammates, and he could pick out Bruce Bochy's voice as he jogged past the home dugout at Surprise Stadium. With each passing day, the odds increase that Huff soon might settle into a clubhouse where Bochy won three of his four rings. The Giants announced on Monday morning that backup catcher Tom Murphy had an epidural on a mid-back disk herniation and will miss several weeks.

As Sam Huff started to round the bases on Saturday, he heard a familiar low grumble. Huff's homer in the Cactus League opener came against his former Texas Rangers teammates, and he could pick out Bruce Bochy's voice as he jogged past the home dugout at Surprise Stadium. With each passing day, the odds increase that Huff soon might settle into a clubhouse where Bochy won three of his four rings. The Giants announced on Monday morning that backup catcher Tom Murphy had an epidural on a mid-back disk herniation and will miss several weeks.

As Sam Huff started to round the bases on Saturday, he heard a familiar low grumble. Huff's homer in the Cactus League opener came against his former Texas Rangers teammates, and he could pick out Bruce Bochy's voice as he jogged past the home dugout at Surprise Stadium. With each passing day, the odds increase that Huff soon might settle into a clubhouse where Bochy won three of his four rings. The Giants announced on Monday morning that backup catcher Tom Murphy had an epidural on a mid-back disk herniation and will miss several weeks.

As Sam Huff started to round the bases on Saturday, he heard a familiar low grumble. Huff's homer in the Cactus League opener came against his former Texas Rangers teammates, and he could pick out Bruce Bochy's voice as he jogged past the home dugout at Surprise Stadium. With each passing day, the odds increase that Huff soon might settle into a clubhouse where Bochy won three of his four rings. The Giants announced on Monday morning that backup catcher Tom Murphy had an epidural on a mid-back disk herniation and will miss several weeks.

As Sam Huff started to round the bases on Saturday, he heard a familiar low grumble. Huff's homer in the Cactus League opener came against his former Texas Rangers teammates, and he could pick out Bruce Bochy's voice as he jogged past the home dugout at Surprise Stadium. With each passing day, the odds increase that Huff soon might settle into a clubhouse where Bochy won three of his four rings. The Giants announced on Monday morning that backup catcher Tom Murphy had an epidural on a mid-back disk herniation and will miss several weeks.

As Sam Huff started to round the bases on Saturday, he heard a familiar low grumble. Huff's homer in the Cactus League opener came against his former Texas Rangers teammates, and he could pick out Bruce Bochy's voice as he jogged past the home dugout at Surprise Stadium. With each passing day, the odds increase that Huff soon might settle into a clubhouse where Bochy won three of his four rings. The Giants announced on Monday morning that backup catcher Tom Murphy had an epidural on a mid-back disk herniation and will miss several weeks.

As Sam Huff started to round the bases on Saturday, he heard a familiar low grumble. Huff's homer in the Cactus League opener came against his former Texas Rangers teammates, and he could pick out Bruce Bochy's voice as he jogged past the home dugout at Surprise Stadium. With each passing day, the odds increase that Huff soon might settle into a clubhouse where Bochy won three of his four rings. The Giants announced on Monday morning that backup catcher Tom Murphy had an epidural on a mid-back disk herniation and will miss several weeks.

As Sam Huff started to round the bases on Saturday, he heard a familiar low grumble. Huff's homer in the Cactus League opener came against his former Texas Rangers teammates, and he could pick out Bruce Bochy's voice as he jogged past the home dugout at Surprise Stadium. With each passing day, the odds increase that Huff soon might settle into a clubhouse where Bochy won three of his four rings. The Giants announced on Monday morning that backup catcher Tom Murphy had an epidural on a mid-back disk herniation and will miss several weeks.

If there's one autograph Kevin Durant wants the most, it's from another fellow Bay Area sports icon.

The New York Mets added some depth to their injury-riddled roster by trading for Chicago Cubs outfielder Alexander Canario.

San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo has gone deep for the first time this spring training. Lee belted a solo home run off Colorado Rockies starter Chase Dollander in the bottom of the first inning at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday (local time).