Guillermo Mota Suspended for 100 Games for Drug Policy Violation : May 08, 2012

Guillermo Mota, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, was suspended for 100 games on Monday after violating the Major League Baseball drug policy. With the suspension, Mota becomes just...

Madison Bumgarner Signs Extension : April 17, 2012

The San Francisco Giants have signed left-handed pitcher Madison Bumgarner to a new six-year, $35.56 million contract which will keep him in a Giants' uniform through 2017. Bumgarner had no intention...

Brian Wilson Could Miss Entire Season with Elbow Injury : April 16, 2012

San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson will probably miss the rest of the 2012 baseball season after he undergoes elbow reconstruction surgery. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list...

Giants Win Home Opener Behind Cain’s 1-Hitter : April 14, 2012

San Francisco Giants ace starter Matt Cain allowed just one harmless, two-out single in the top of the sixth inning to propel the Giants to a win in their 2012...

Buster Posey Out of Lineup Due to Shingles : April 12, 2012

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey missed the majority of the 2011 season after breaking his left leg. Just when things seemed to be looking up, he was pulled from...

Giants Avoid 0-4 Start Behind Zito’s 4-Hitter : April 10, 2012

33-year-old Barry Zito made some changes to his delivery in the offseason. After his performance on Monday, it looks like those changes made a huge difference, as the lefty looked...

Matt Cain Signs 6-Year $127.5 Million Contract With SF : April 03, 2012

Pitcher Matt Cain never wanted to go anywhere. He wanted nothing more than to stay in San Francisco where he became an All-Star and a world champion two seasons ago. On...

Matt Cain and Giants Still Trying to Work Out Contract : March 29, 2012

The San Francisco Giants and right-handed pitcher Matt Cain are still in talks to extend Cain's contract beyond the 2012 season. According to CEO and president Larry Baer, the team...

Moyer Looks Good, but Rockies Lose After Giants Rally : March 08, 2012

In Jamie Moyer's first pitching appearance in 18 months, he tossed two shutout innings and received more than adequate run support from his Colorado Rockies teammates, who jumped on San...

Lincecum Finds Middle Ground with Giants : January 25, 2012

Starting pitcher Tim Lincecum has agreed verbally to a $40.5 million, two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. With the contract, Lincecum will earn a $500,000 signing bonus, an $18 million...

Pitcher Lincecum Wants $21.5 Million in Arbitration : January 18, 2012

Two-time NL Cy Young Award winning pitcher Tim Lincecum entered arbitration with a salary request of $21.5 million, but the San Francisco Giants have only offered him $17 million. The amount...

Vogelsong Re-Signs 2-Year Contract with Giants : January 13, 2012

After emerging as one of the team's most reliable starting pitchers in 2011, the San Francisco Giants re-signed free agent right-hander Ryan Vogelsong to a two-year, $8.3 million contract. Vogelsong, who...

Backup Catcher Eli Whiteside Re-Signs with Giants : December 18, 2011

Backup catcher Eli Whiteside has signed a one-year deal worth $600,000 with the San Francisco Giants after they declined to sign him to a contract by the deadline and making...

Mets Trade Pagan to Giants for Torres and Ramirez : December 07, 2011

The New York Mets took several major steps toward shoring up their bullpen during the Winter Meetings on Wednesday. They sent center fielder Angel Pagan to the San Francisco Giants in...

Royals Trade Outfielder Cabrera for LHP Sanchez : November 07, 2011

Outfielder Melky Cabrera has been traded from the Kansas City Royals to the San Francisco Giants in return for left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez. This move provides a boost to the...

Pablo Sandoval’s Cycle Helps Down Rockies : September 16, 2011

The San Francisco Giants came away with an 8-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, a game that was highlighted by Pablo Sandoval hitting for the cycle for the...

Jeremy Affeldt Bested by Frozen Hamburger, Will Miss the Rest of the Season : September 11, 2011

If Jeremy Affeldt, left-handed pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, wasn't such a great dad, he probably would still be playing baseball this season. As it stands, though, he will...

Barry Bonds Pays for Bryan Stow’s Kids College Educations : May 24, 2011

Brian Stow, who suffered a severe beating following the season opening game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants which was held in Los Angeles, and his family...

san francisco giants History

The Major League baseball team San Francisco Giants are based out of San Francisco, California and play in the National League's West Division. The Giants have played at AT&T Park since 2000. From 1960-1999 they played at Candlestick Park.

San Francisco is the reigning World Series champion. They won the World Series in 2010 by defeating the Texas Rangers in five games. The Giants are among the oldest baseball teams and have won more games than any other American baseball and profession sports team in North America. The Giants have won the National League pennant 21 times, made 18 World Series appearances, and won the World Series Title 6 times. The Giants also have had more players inducted into MLB's Hall of Fame than any other team.

The Giants were originally established as the New York Gothams in 1883. They played in Manhattan, NY at the Polo Grounds from 1911 to 1957 before relocating to San Francisco. They won a total of 14 National League pennants while in New York along with 5 World Series, spanning the era of Christy Matthewson and John McGraw to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson. The Giants, since moving to San Francisco, have won a total of four National League pennants along with their recent 2010 World Series title.