The San Francisco Giants have used the same designation on each of their past first round draft picks: Two-way player. Bryce Eldridge, the hulking high-schooler taken 16th overall last July, will exclusively pursue hitting this season and going forward, general manager Pete Putila said Tuesday. In giving up the two-way path, Eldridge joins the 30th overall selection in 2022, Reggie Crawford, who said last week he will only pitch.

The San Francisco Giants have used the same designation on each of their past two first round draft picks: Two-way player. Bryce Eldridge, the hulking high-schooler taken 16th overall last July, will exclusively pursue hitting this season and going forward, general manager Pete Putila said Tuesday. In giving up the two-way path, Eldridge joins the 30th overall selection in 2022, Reggie Crawford, who said last week he will only pitch. Unlike Crawford, who was drafted out of UConn, Eldridge is only 19 years old.

Detroit Tigers outfielder T.J. Hopkins played 25 games for the Cincinnati Reds last season, hitting .171 with two walks and 17 strikeouts.

Detroit Tigers outfielder T.J. Hopkins played 25 games for the Cincinnati Reds last season, hitting .171 with two walks and 17 strikeouts.

Right-hander Jakob Junis is guaranteed $7 million as part of his one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and could earn $12 million over two seasons. Junis gets a $4 million salary this year as part of the deal announced Feb. 7, and the agreement includes an $8 million mutual option with a $3 million buyout. The 31-year-old was 4-3 with a career-best 3.87 ERA in four starts and 36 relief appearances for San Francisco last season, striking out 96 and walking 21 in 86 innings.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Detroit Tigers have claimed right-handed hitting outfielder TJ Hopkins off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. To create space on the 40-man roster, left-handed reliever Kolton Ingram was designated for assignment. Hopkins, 27, was selected by the Cincinnati Reds out of the University of South Carolina in the ninth round in 2019. Hopkins had a strong season with Triple-A Louisville in 2023 but went 7-for-41 with 17 strikeouts during a brief look with the Reds at the big-league level. The Reds traded him to the Giants last December to free up a roster spot. The Giants waived him last week when they acquired infielder Otto Lopez . The Tigers claimed Ingram off waivers from

“I have four in my head right now,” Melvin said Tuesday morning. Behind their ace, Logan Webb, and the only arm they signed in free agency, Jordan Hicks, is a pair of rookies. While Melvin would prefer the young arms prove themselves in camp, Kyle Harrison and Keaton Winn can safely be penciled in to the starting five.

“I have four in my head right now,” Melvin said Tuesday morning. Behind their ace, Logan Webb, and the only arm they signed in free agency, Jordan Hicks, is a pair of rookies. While Melvin would prefer the young arms prove themselves in camp, Kyle Harrison and Keaton Winn can safely be penciled in to the starting five.

“I have four in my head right now,” Melvin said Tuesday morning. Behind their ace, Logan Webb, and the only arm they signed in free agency, Jordan Hicks, is a pair of rookies. While Melvin would prefer the young arms prove themselves in camp, Kyle Harrison and Keaton Winn can safely be penciled in to the starting five.

Long before the Giants hired Bob Melvin, the longtime manager already knew what Sean Hjelle was capable of.

Stepping into the batter's box Monday for the first time this spring, Jung Hoo Lee was prepared for the velocity of pitchers in the major leagues, considerably harder than those in Korea. “Sean Hjelle, tall guy,” Lee said Tuesday morning in Korean, with Justin Han interpreting. The 6-foot-11 (and three-quarters) righty made for a unique look to give Lee as the first live pitching he faced this camp. Hjelle fed him a steady diet of breaking balls, and Lee put a couple in play.

Stepping into the batter's box Monday for the first time this spring, Jung Hoo Lee was prepared for the velocity of pitchers in the major leagues, considerably harder than those in Korea. “Sean Hjelle, tall guy,” Lee said Tuesday morning in Korean, with Justin Han interpreting. The 6-foot-11 (and three-quarters) righty made for a unique look to give Lee as the first live pitching he faced this camp. Hjelle fed him a steady diet of breaking balls, and Lee put a couple in play.

Stepping into the batter's box Monday for the first time this spring, Jung Hoo Lee was prepared for the velocity of pitchers in the major leagues, considerably harder than those in Korea. “Sean Hjelle, tall guy,” Lee said Tuesday morning in Korean, with Justin Han interpreting. The 6-foot-11 (and three-quarters) righty made for a unique look to give Lee as the first live pitching he faced this camp. Hjelle fed him a steady diet of breaking balls, and Lee put a couple in play.

Stepping into the batter's box Monday for the first time this spring, Jung Hoo Lee was prepared for the velocity of pitchers in the major leagues, considerably harder than those in Korea. “Sean Hjelle, tall guy,” Lee said Tuesday morning in Korean, with Justin Han interpreting. The 6-foot-11 (and three-quarters) righty made for a unique look to give Lee as the first live pitching he faced this camp. Hjelle fed him a steady diet of breaking balls, and Lee put a couple in play.

Stepping into the batter's box Monday for the first time this spring, Jung Hoo Lee was prepared for the velocity of pitchers in the major leagues, considerably harder than those in Korea. “Sean Hjelle, tall guy,” Lee said Tuesday morning in Korean, with Justin Han interpreting. The 6-foot-11 (and three-quarters) righty made for a unique look to give Lee as the first live pitching he faced this camp. Hjelle fed him a steady diet of breaking balls, and Lee put a couple in play.

Marco Luciano needed no translation to answer this question. The 22-year-old, one of the San Francisco Giants' most anticipated prospects since he signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2018, is no stranger to major-league spring training. After the departure of Brandon Crawford, the shortstop job is Luciano's for the taking. Does Luciano believe he's ready to seize it for the next decade and beyond?

After agreeing to sign on as a non-roster invitee with the San Francisco Giants for spring training, the team posted a video of Pablo Sandoval arriving to the clubhouse and being greeted by his teammates. The reaction to Pablo Sandoval's return to the Giants clubhouse shows how liked he is by his teammates and by the organization in general. Of course, Sandoval will always be a legend with the Giants, even if he does not earn a spot on the team coming out of spring training. The last time Sandoval played in MLB was with the Atlanta Braves in 2021.

Pablo Sandoval is returning to the San Francisco Giants for a third stint with the club, this time on a minor league contract that includes an invitation to major league camp. The 37-year-old Sandoval — a fan favorite nicknamed Kung Fu Panda who earned 2012 World Series MVP honors — will be attempting to get back to the big leagues for the first time since 2021, when he batted .178 with a .302 on-base percentage, four homers and 11 RBIs in 69 games with the Atlanta Braves. “We had to sign Pablo because the workout videos he was sending me were taking up all the space on my phone,” Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi said.

“I don't know,” he said Sunday after his $42 million, three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants was finalized. All 102 splash hits since the ballpark opened in 2000 have been by lefty batters, including 35 by Barry Bonds. “I expect to have good numbers there,” Soler said through a translator. Of Soler's 170 home runs, 104 were toward center, 58 were pulled to left and just eight to the opposite field in right, according to Baseball Reference.

Do you still have your Pablo Sandoval “panda hat” from ten years ago? You may be able to put it to good use, as the Giants have just re-signed Sandoval to a minor-league contract, though with no guarantees he'll play again in the big leagues. This coming baseball season marks the ten-year anniversary of the last time your San Francisco Giants won the World Series. Sandoval would leave the Giants after that season for a $95 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, though his tenure in Boston was an absolute failure.