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.

Yankees, Angels, Giants All Seen As Possible Options For Ex-Padres Star It sounds like one former Padres star could end up signing soon. Author: Patrick McAvoy Publish date: Feb 19, 2024 7:00 PM EST One former San Diego Padres stud is still looking for his next opportunity. Blake Snell, arguably the best left-handed pitcher on the market since free agency began in November, is surprisingly available even as spring training camps open across Arizona an Florida. The former Padres superstar thrived in San Diego. More than three months after winning the 2023 National League Cy Young Award, he still hasn't gotten the deal he wants. Given the perpetual need for starting pitching in Major League

The Giants appear still to be in the running for reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell.

He’s back! There was lots of love for veteran infielder Pablo Sandoval, who reported to spring training with the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, Arizona on Monday, in a reunion with the team with which he won three World Series titles.

Three-time World Series champion and former San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval is attempting to make a Major League Baseball comeback after three years out of the league. Sandoval, 37, last played for the Atlanta Braves during the 2021 season. In the three years since his last MLB game, Sandoval has played in Mexico, the Venezuela winter league, the Puerto Rico winter league and Dubai as part of the Baseball United's inaugural season.

Carson Whisenhunt's first time with the big-leaguers in spring training didn't begin the way he wanted. Taking pitchers' fielding practice on the first day of camp, the San Francisco Giants' promising left-handed pitching prospect took a comebacker off the index finger of his throwing hand. It delayed him by a week, but on Monday, Whisenhunt took the rubber in the bullpen beyond right field for the first time this spring. “Finally,” Whisenhunt said shortly beforehand.

The 37-year-old Sandoval will be attempting to get back into the big leagues for the first time since 2021.

Pablo Sandoval, the 2012 World Series MVP, is returning to the San Francisco Giants on a minor league deal that includes an invitation to major league camp. The 37-year-old Sandoval will be attempting to get back into 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.

Pablo Sandoval saw the farewell Sergio Romo got last season, signing up for spring training with the franchise he won three World Series with and a glorious final appearance in front of the home fans. “I don't want to do that,” Sandoval said Monday, standing in front of a freshly printed No. 48 jersey in the San Francisco Giants' spring training clubhouse. There's nothing ceremonial about this signing, according to Sandoval, who appeared noticeably trimmer than the last time he wore the uniform. While manager Bob Melvin was on the other side of the bay for the majority of Sandoval's original tenure in San Francisco, he got to know him at the 2012 All-Star Game and welcomed the message relayed by Farhan Zaidi earlier this week that Sandoval would be signing up for camp.

Which teams play where and what's new this year at Surprise Stadium, Sloan Park, Tempe Diablo Stadium, Salt River Fields, Scottsdale Stadium and more

Sports site The Athletic reports Sacramento's Sutter Health Park is emerging as the frontrunner to host the A's, from 2025-27 before they relocate to Vegas.

Jorge Soler smiled when asked whether he could become the first right-handed batter to hit a splash shot into McCovey Cove beyond AT&T Park's right field wall. “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.

The Giants don't expect another big-name free agent to walk through the clubhouse door any time soon.

No right-handed hitter has ever parked a ball into McCovey Cove. “I think most of his power is over in left,” manager Bob Melvin weighed in. Whether or not he makes history, Soler has made a splash here in Scottsdale, arriving Friday night, undergoing his physical Saturday, and finally settling into his locker — situated between Wilmer Flores and LaMonte Wade Jr. — for the first time Sunday morning.