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Shortstop Willy Adames and San Francisco Giants finalize $182 million, 7-year contract

DALLAS — Willy Adames and San Francisco finalized a $182 million, seven-year contract on Tuesday, providing the Giants with a power-hitting shortstop in the prime of his career. The 29-year-old Adames is coming off his best offensive season in the big leagues after hitting.251 with a career-high 32 homers and 112 RBIs with the Milwaukee Brewers. Because Adames turned down …

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Giants hit 5 homers, continue run against playoff contenders with 11-0 win over Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — Michael Conforto and Brett Wisely each hit three-run homers in San Francisco’s six-run third inning, and the Giants won their fifth straight against playoff contenders by crushing the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-0 on Tuesday night. “You start playing well and you just feel like you’ve got a chance to win.” Patrick Bailey hit a solo homer in the second …

Wade and Chapman hit 2 homers each, Roupp wins 1st in Giants 9-0 victory over slipping Royals

— LaMonte Wade Jr. and Matt Chapman hit two home runs each, Landen Roupp pitched five scoreless innings for his first major league win, and the San Francisco Giants handed the Kansas City Royals their sixth straight loss, 9-0 on Saturday. “With a week to go we’ve got to figure out how to get out of this rut,” Royals manager …

Clayton Kershaw returns, Shohei Ohtani homers, Dodgers grab series win over Giants

Donovan homers, Cardinals beat Giants 6-5 in game at Rickwood Field honoring Mays and Negro Leagues

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer and a double and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-5 in the Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field on Thursday night. The 114-year-old Rickwood Field is the oldest professional ballpark in the U.S. and former home to baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays and the Birmingham …

Robbie Ray traded from Mariners to Giants in deal that sends Mitch Haniger back to Seattle

Dodgers designated hitter J.D. Games like Sunday’s dramatic 3-2, walk-off win over San Francisco, which featured two fifth-inning web gems by second baseman Mookie Betts, Houdini-like escape acts by closer Evan Phillips in the ninth inning and Shelby Miller in the 10th, and Chris Taylor’s game-winning hit on a 100-mph fastball from Giants closer Camilo Doval, can only help. But …

AP source: Carlos Correa, Giants reach $350M, 13-year deal

Star shortstop Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $350 million, 13-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Correa also was a free agent one year ago after leaving the Houston Astros, and he reached a $105.3 million deal with the Minnesota Twins. Mike Trout got a $426.5 million, 12-year contract …

AP sources: Walker, Bellinger, Bell move; Giants add Haniger

SAN DIEGO — Cole Kuiper saw a report on Twitter: Aaron Judge was nearing a deal with the San Francisco Giants. While much of the majors awaited the resolution of Judge’s free agency, Taijuan Walker, Mitch Haniger, Cody Bellinger, Josh Bell, Tommy Kahnle and Andrew Heaney all found new homes. “And we’ve seen quite a bit across the way.” Walker’s …

Then-Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols warms up before Game 5 of the NLDS against the San Francisco Giants in October. Albert Pujols is going back to where he launched his Hall of Fame-caliber career in 2001 — the St. Louis Cardinals. He hit.328 with 445 homers, 2,073 hits, 455 doubles, 1,329 RBIs and a 1.037 on-base-plus-slugging percentage with St. Louis, …