Susan Slusser
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SF Chronicle senior baseball reporter
Giants release spring training schedule including Team USA, Sultanes de Monterrey exhibitions www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants release spring training schedule including Team USA, Sultanes de Monterrey exhibitions
The San Francisco Giants’ spring training schedule includes exhibitions against Team USA, before it embarks for the World Baseball Classic, and the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Giants release spring training schedule including Team USA, Sultanes de Monterrey exhibitions www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Pat Burrell tells me he is staying with the Giants org. He’s not sure the role yet and has yet to talk to Tony Vitello but he’s looking forward to whatever opportunity presents itself. He’s such a positive presence, he seems to be someone who’d click really well with Vitello.
November 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Pat Burrell tells me he is staying with the Giants org. He’s not sure the role yet and has yet to talk to Tony Vitello but he’s looking forward to whatever opportunity presents itself. He’s such a positive presence, he seems to be someone who’d click really well with Vitello.
A little news in my annual chat with Greg Johnson: Giants owner evaluates Buster Posey, hiring Tony Vitello and Bruce Bochy’s return to S.F. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Giants owner evaluates Buster Posey, hiring Tony Vitello and Bruce Bochy’s return to S.F.
San Francisco Giants chair Greg Johnson spoke with the Chronicle in an exclusive interview about Buster Posey’s performance, the new manager, the team’s budget and the return of a familiar...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A little news in my annual chat with Greg Johnson: Giants owner evaluates Buster Posey, hiring Tony Vitello and Bruce Bochy’s return to S.F. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
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Tony Vitello comes to the San Francisco Giants with a past that inspires: the son of a legendary coach, a menace to siblings, beloved by his players. “The front office didn’t do this on a...
New Giants manager Tony Vitello raised as St. Louis sports royalty, but ‘he’s for real’
Tony Vitello comes to the San Francisco Giants with a past that inspires: the son of a legendary coach, a menace to siblings, beloved by his players. “The front office didn’t do this on a...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Tony Vitello comes to the San Francisco Giants with a past that inspires: the son of a legendary coach, a menace to siblings, beloved by his players. “The front office didn’t do this on a...
And from @ShaynaRubin From crowd jump to chest bumps, Giants manager Tony Vitello’s wild moments at Tennessee www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
From crowd jump to chest bumps, Giants manager Tony Vitello’s wild moments at Tennessee
What kind of a presence can San Francisco Giants fans expect in new manager Tony Vitello? Here are four ways Vitello’s personality made him an icon at Tennessee.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
And from @ShaynaRubin From crowd jump to chest bumps, Giants manager Tony Vitello’s wild moments at Tennessee www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
All about new Giants manager Tony Vitello raised as St. Louis sports royalty, but ‘he’s for real’ - why he’s known as “The Prince” in his family, how he honed that sense of humor and how he turned into one of the best college coaches in recent memory: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
New Giants manager Tony Vitello raised as St. Louis sports royalty, but ‘he’s for real’
Tony Vitello comes to the San Francisco Giants with a past that inspires: the son of a legendary coach, a menace to siblings, beloved by his players. “The front office didn’t do this on a...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
All about new Giants manager Tony Vitello raised as St. Louis sports royalty, but ‘he’s for real’ - why he’s known as “The Prince” in his family, how he honed that sense of humor and how he turned into one of the best college coaches in recent memory: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Within this report from me and @ShaynaRubin, we tell you what happened with the Nick Hundley pursuit, which may have precipitated this: Giants reportedly closing in on Tennessee’s Tony Vitello as next manager: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants closing in on Tennessee’s Tony Vitello as manager; Nick Hundley withdraws
The San Francisco Giants are close to hiring Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their next manager. Previous frontrunner Nick Hundley withdrew his name for family reasons, the Chronicle has learned.
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October 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Within this report from me and @ShaynaRubin, we tell you what happened with the Nick Hundley pursuit, which may have precipitated this: Giants reportedly closing in on Tennessee’s Tony Vitello as next manager: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
From @scottostler Why the Giants should stick with Bay Area sports success and hire a newbie www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostle... via @sfchronicle
Why the Giants should stick with Bay Area sports success and hire a newbie
From Bill Walsh and John Madden to Steve Kerr and Al Attles, Bay Area sports has seen most of its greatest teams led by first-time managers and coaches. Buster Posey should add a new name.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
From @scottostler Why the Giants should stick with Bay Area sports success and hire a newbie www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostle... via @sfchronicle
He’s been anticipated to be a candidate since the job opened up but the @chronicle has learned that Nick Hundley, Buster Posey’s former backup catcher, has indeed interviewed for the Giants manager job, more here: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Nick Hundley, Buster Posey’s former backup catcher, interviewed for Giants job
The Chronicle has learned that Nick Hundley, a former San Francisco Giants backup catcher and teammate of Buster Posey’s, has been interviewed for the job as manager.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
He’s been anticipated to be a candidate since the job opened up but the @chronicle has learned that Nick Hundley, Buster Posey’s former backup catcher, has indeed interviewed for the Giants manager job, more here: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
From @ShaynaRubin Bob Melvin looks back at his time with Giants: ‘I have no regrets’ www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Bob Melvin looks back at his time with Giants: ‘I have no regrets’
Bob Melvin takes responsibility for how his San Francisco Giants tenure worked out, shares his possible next steps but pushes back on part of what Buster Posey said after the manager’s firing.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
From @ShaynaRubin Bob Melvin looks back at his time with Giants: ‘I have no regrets’ www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
I’ve since learned the name I threw into the mix earlier is interviewing with the Giants this afternoon
Throw a new name into the mix that I’ve heard is a candidate: The Vogt effect? Buster Posey seems focused on former catchers for Giants managing job www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
The Vogt effect? Buster Posey seems focused on former catchers for Giants managing job
Buster Posey’s search for a new manager for the San Francisco Giants has a new name in the mix, but one thing seems consistent — he’s considering a lot of younger former MLB catchers.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I’ve since learned the name I threw into the mix earlier is interviewing with the Giants this afternoon
Throw a new name into the mix that I’ve heard is a candidate: The Vogt effect? Buster Posey seems focused on former catchers for Giants managing job www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
The Vogt effect? Buster Posey seems focused on former catchers for Giants managing job
Buster Posey’s search for a new manager for the San Francisco Giants has a new name in the mix, but one thing seems consistent — he’s considering a lot of younger former MLB catchers.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Throw a new name into the mix that I’ve heard is a candidate: The Vogt effect? Buster Posey seems focused on former catchers for Giants managing job www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Will Giants bring back free agents Justin Verlander, Wilmer Flores and Dominic Smith? And what needs they might fill with other free agents? Might we have a reunion? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Will Giants bring back free agents Justin Verlander, Wilmer Flores and Dominic Smith?
The San Francisco Giants can look ahead to free agency and who they want to bring in, but they have decisions to make on whether Justin Verlander, Wilmer Flores and Dominic Smith should be...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Will Giants bring back free agents Justin Verlander, Wilmer Flores and Dominic Smith? And what needs they might fill with other free agents? Might we have a reunion? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Buster Posey rules out Bruce Bochy from Giants’ search for a new manager, plus one other candidate who's been listed and the Chronicle can rule out; where things stand with SF's hunt: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Buster Posey rules out Bruce Bochy from Giants’ search for a new manager
Top San Francisco Giants exec Buster Posey said he has already spoken with Bruce Bochy, but discounted a reunion with the former World Series-winning skipper: “I don’t see us going that...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Buster Posey rules out Bruce Bochy from Giants’ search for a new manager, plus one other candidate who's been listed and the Chronicle can rule out; where things stand with SF's hunt: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Top Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge to have offseason wrist surgery www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Top Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge to have offseason wrist surgery
San Francisco Giants slugger Bryce Eldridge will have wrist surgery on Thursday, but his eight-week recovery should leave the team's No. 1 prospect ready to compete for a job in spring training.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Top Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge to have offseason wrist surgery www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Grading Giants leadership: How did Buster Posey and Zack Minasian do in their first year? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Grading Giants leadership: How did Buster Posey and Zack Minasian do in their first year?
Now that Buster Posey and GM Zack Minasian have a San Francisco Giants season under their belts, we look at how they did in their trades, management style, the draft and more.
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September 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Grading Giants leadership: How did Buster Posey and Zack Minasian do in their first year? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants’ announcer Duane Kuiper gets 5th nomination for Hall’s Frick Award - and you'll be unsurprised to learn the first thing he did was check to see if Mike Krukow had been nominated. Plus, Kuiper has another celebration going on at home: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... @sfchronicle
Giants’ announcer Duane Kuiper gets 5th nomination for Hall’s Frick Award
Duane Kuiper, part of the San Francisco Giants TV and radio broadcasting team for 29 of the past 30 years, is one of 10 finalists for the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Giants’ announcer Duane Kuiper gets 5th nomination for Hall’s Frick Award - and you'll be unsurprised to learn the first thing he did was check to see if Mike Krukow had been nominated. Plus, Kuiper has another celebration going on at home: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... @sfchronicle
From @annkillion.bsky.social Why Buster Posey dismissed Bob Melvin 3 months after extending his contract www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annki...
Why Buster Posey dismissed Bob Melvin 3 months after extending his contract
As Buster Posey looks to hire the San Francisco Giants’ third manager in four seasons, he was clear about what he wants in a successor: “The details, the small things, are really important.”
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September 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
From @annkillion.bsky.social Why Buster Posey dismissed Bob Melvin 3 months after extending his contract www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annki...
Who might Buster Posey be considering to become the Giants’ new manager? A comprehensive look: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Who might Buster Posey be considering to become the Giants’ new manager?
Buster Posey’s first big decision this offseason will be selecting the Giants’ new manager. Will it be a former teammate? A former catcher? Someone currently with the team?
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September 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Who might Buster Posey be considering to become the Giants’ new manager? A comprehensive look: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Giants part with manager Bob Melvin, Buster Posey to pick new skipper www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Giants part with manager Bob Melvin, Buster Posey to pick new skipper
The San Francisco Giants have fired manager Bob Melvin, who did not achieve a winning season in his two years in the dugout after a track record of success in Oakland with the A’s and elsewhere.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Giants part with manager Bob Melvin, Buster Posey to pick new skipper www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Also from @ShaynaRubin Giants pile up milestones and emotions in season-ending defeat of Rockies www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Giants pile up milestones and emotions in season-ending defeat of Rockies
Logan Webb, Willy Adames and Rafael Devers reached significant personal marks in the Giants’ 4-0 victory Sunday, likely the last in a San Francisco uniform for Wilmer Flores.
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September 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Also from @ShaynaRubin Giants pile up milestones and emotions in season-ending defeat of Rockies www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
From @ShaynaRubin Giants’ Bob Melvin unsure of job status, meeting with ‘somebody’ Monday www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Giants’ Bob Melvin unsure of job status, meeting with ‘somebody’ Monday
Bob Melvin received an extension to take him through the 2026 season, but the San Francisco Giants manager said Sunday he’s unclear about whether he’ll stay with the team.
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September 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
From @ShaynaRubin Giants’ Bob Melvin unsure of job status, meeting with ‘somebody’ Monday www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Bob Melvin says he’s had no assurances about his job security for next year. Says “It is what it is. We’ll see what the next day brings.” Asked if he plans to talk to Posey or Minasian today, he said he expects to talk to somebody tomorrow.
September 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Bob Melvin says he’s had no assurances about his job security for next year. Says “It is what it is. We’ll see what the next day brings.” Asked if he plans to talk to Posey or Minasian today, he said he expects to talk to somebody tomorrow.
Giants’ Rafael Devers homers in 163rd game, achieves rare feat in season finale - next on the to-do list, a Gold Glove at first base? And: how much difference might a whole season of Devers' power make for SF next year? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
Giants’ Rafael Devers homers in 163rd game, achieves rare feat in season finale
Giants first baseman Rafael Devers completed his season with San Francisco by playing in his 163rd game, a rare MLB feat, having demonstrated his power at the plate and his aptitude at first.
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September 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Giants’ Rafael Devers homers in 163rd game, achieves rare feat in season finale - next on the to-do list, a Gold Glove at first base? And: how much difference might a whole season of Devers' power make for SF next year? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle
In honor of Wilmer Flores, here's a fun one investigating the Flores Coolness Factor (Joc Pederson was legit baffled-irritated I even had to ask why Flores is so cool - "because he's FLO.") Why is the Giants’ clubhouse full of Wilmer Flores fans? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Why is the Giants’ clubhouse full of Wilmer Flores fans? ‘Flo is cool’
Wilmer Flores might look at his 2022 season with the San Francisco Giants as the best...
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September 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In honor of Wilmer Flores, here's a fun one investigating the Flores Coolness Factor (Joc Pederson was legit baffled-irritated I even had to ask why Flores is so cool - "because he's FLO.") Why is the Giants’ clubhouse full of Wilmer Flores fans? www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...