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People come to Los Angeles with big dreams. Some want to make it as Hollywood actors. Others dream of a record deal and music fame. And there’s those who aspire to drink green juice while wearing oversized sunglasses and attend the third-through-seventh inning of a Dodger game at Chavez Ravine while pitching a reality show. […]
Key ‘veteran’ Mykel Williams stands out, and other 49ers rookie camp observations (paywall)“Height is a lean 6-foot-3, 239 pounds and was working hard with defensive line coach Kris Kocurek on Friday. His quickness is evident, but it will be interesting to see how well he gets off blocks at training camp. Fourth-round pick Gracen Halton, […]
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani won’t hit in one of the final two games against the San Francisco Giants this week, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hasn’t yet decided if that will be on Wednesday when Ohtani pitches or on Thursday for what would amount to a mental reset day for the slumping superstar. When […]
As Roki Sasaki and Trevor McDonald took different paths to deliver extremely similar results—Sasaki navigating through far less traffic than McDonald—it was up to the bullpens to decide this game, and the Giants’ one proved superior on the evening, securing a 9-3 win to open up this four-game set at Dodger Stadium. Hanging splitters and […]
The San Francisco Giants come to Dodger Stadium for the first time in 2026—Mookie Betts returns from the injured list. Monday’s game info
The San Francisco Giants head south today to begin a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Trevor McDonald, who will be making his second start for the Giants this season. His first start was in the team’s 3-2 win over the San Diego […]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound on Tuesday night for the Dodgers against the Giants, looking to avenge one of his two losses this season. Yamamoto pitched seven innings on April 21 in San Francisco but took the loss after allowing three runs, all of them in the first inning. The opening frame is the worst […]
If Ryan Borucki strikes out Shohei Ohtani at any point in this upcoming Giants-Dodgers series, I’ll email “Ryan Borucki is as cold as the Bo-Rockies” with zero explanation to the department head at the middle school I work at. If Ryan Borucki strikes out Shohei Ohtani at any point in this upcoming Giants-Dodgers series to […]
LOS ANGELES — For the first time in 37 days, Mookie Betts is back in the starting lineup, batting second for the Dodgers on Monday night against the San Francisco Giants. In between was a lot of waiting, still hampered by his strained right oblique. “I didn’t realize how long it takes to really heal. […]
Many eyes around the NHL are on the San Jose Sharks and their second overall pick in next month's draft. We all know that they're desperate to land a top-flight defenseman this offseason, and there just happens to be one near the top of the draft. Chase Reid is a 6'2" mobile, puck-handing offensive defenseman who would be an excellent quarterback-type blueliner to team up with Sharks' superstar center Macklin Celebrini for many years to come. However, while Reid is the ...
It’s time for another massive roundup covering the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates and all their weekend games, starting on Friday. That’s a whole lot of baseball to get to, so let’s get to it! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup are the […]
The San Francisco Giants are kicking off a road trip tonight when they visit the Los Angeles Dodgers. And, as expected, there are some reinforcements meeting them in Southern California. On Monday afternoon, a few hours before the start of their four-game set with their hated rivals, the Giants announced that center fielder Harrison Bader […]
The San Francisco 49ers announced they have released linebacker Milo Eifler on Monday afternoon after signing linebacker Larry Worth to a 3-year deal. Worth spent his collegiate career at Jacksonville State and Arkansas, where he started 21 times across 47 games. In 2025, Worth started 11 games and had 64 tackles. Worth led all Razorbacks […]
Several insiders have pointed out that this offseason, expect to see more trades than we've seen in years past. With the salary cap going up by $8.5 million and several teams within the top-10 draft picks who are looking to move their picks, there's going to be some huge deals announced next month. Two teams in particular on are many insider's radars - San Jose Sharks and New York Rangers. The Sharks are looking to either land a scoring top-line winger or a top-pair defenceman for their number...
Keep an eye on the San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs. The two teams have been linked to a few offseason trade proposals, and one mega-deal could see the Sharks offering their number two overall pick at next month's draft in a package for Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. Matthews and the Maple Leafs are not on the same page at the moment, and he's slated to sit down with new general manager John Chayka next week to go over the team's new direction. Matthews has hinted that if ...
Well, there it is. If it wasn't official already, it is now. The Milwaukee Bucks are officially "open for business" on taking offers from teams on a trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks are officially open for business again on fielding Giannis Antetokounmpo trade offers, per @ShamsCharania . The Cavaliers, Celtics, Heat, Knicks, Lakers, Timberwolves, and Warriors will be among the large list of teams expected to call Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/3VJxe1QKiq — Evan Sidery (@esid...
The San Francisco 49ers made two of the biggest acquisitions in the NFL this offseason during free agency. They signed wide receiver Mike Evans and then traded for defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa two days later. Just like that, the 49ers addressed two of their biggest weaknesses during the first window of free agency. Today’s question […]
The San Francisco Giants took two out of three from their longtime rivals just about three weeks ago and it was one of those things where the team, having embarrassed itself across multiple games and a couple weeks, walked away from the wins as a sign that they’d turned a corner. We’ve all been so […]
The San Francisco 49ers roster is looking set after an eventful 2026 NFL Draft, where they made several trades and had one of the more polarizing draft classes in the NFL. That came after a quality free agency, where San Francisco addressed depth at wide receiver, linebacker, cornerback, and offensive line, rounding out their roster […]
Another Monday, another post wondering when the Dodgers offense will find itself. After grinding out three runs in a win against Chris Sale, he who had only allowed that many in his last four starts combined, they only mustered exactly two runs in the last two games of the series with the Braves. Both runs […]
The San Francisco 49ers made the playoffs in 2025, were among the best teams in the strongest conference and division, but still felt like they were a tier below the Seahawks and the Rams. The gap is primarily due to the rosters. The 49ers’ top-heavy approach didn’t work out last year because their stars went […]
The San Francisco 49ers have received quite a bit of criticism for their 2026 NFL Draft, notably for taking several players higher than the consensus boards have them. After the draft, general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan were quite confident in their process, pointing out their own consensus board within the organization, […]
Happy Monday, everyone, and a belated Happy Mother’s Day to all the BCB moms out there. We have a couple of big bits of news from over the weekend. The biggest is likely the unexpected May trade that sent Patrick Bailey from the Giants to the Cleveland Guardians. There has, naturally, been a fair bit […]
A busy week in the National League West was marked by a few All-Star starting pitchers getting sidelined, and a few roster shakeups among the under-.500 teams in the division. San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb, who led the National League in innings pitched in each of the last three seasons, including leading the majors […]
49ers minicamp takeaways (paywall)“This was not necessarily a surprise. But when Romello Height ran the hoop/bend drill, it looked distinct. For those somehow unaware, Height was the 49ers’ 70th overall pick, an edge rusher out of Texas Tech. As I said with Dieter, my first impression of Height was misunderstanding which Texas Tech edge rusher […]