LEADING OFF: Juneteenth around MLB and Father's Day
The nation’s newest federal holiday of Juneteenth is being celebrated in many ways this weekend at Major League Baseball parksJUNE 19, 2022•ASSOCIATED PRESS
With team effort, Giants accomplish something vs. Pirates they hadn't done since 2017PITTSBURGH — The Giants’ 7-5 win here Saturday afternoon, securing their first series win against the Pirates since 2017, was the definition...
JUNE 19, 2022•CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Pirates' eighth-inning rally comes up short in loss to GiantsThe Pirates threatened in the eighth inning but suffered another loss on Saturday, this one by a 7-5 score to the San Francisco Giants.
JUNE 19, 2022•POST-GAZETTE.COM
Crawford, Giants pounce on shaky Pirates bullpen in 7-5 win
Brandon Crawford tied the game with an RBI single in the sixth and provided some breathing room with an RBI double in the ninth as the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Pittsbu...JUNE 19, 2022•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Michael Papierski - Designated for assignmentPapierski was designated for assignment by the Giants on Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
ImpactPapierski spent a week on the active roster in late May, going 0-for-9 in the first five games of his major-league career. He's hit just .210/.297/.308 in 40 Triple-A games this season, which suggests he's unlikely to generate much interest on waivers. The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the Giants to claim Yermin Mercedes.
JUNE 18, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Yermín Mercedes - Claimed by GiantsMercedes was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Saturday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
ImpactMercedes made a brief splash at the start of last season as a 28-year-old rookie, but his overall .271/.328/.404 slash line in 68 games was merely good for a 101 wRC+, a number which isn't good enough for a player who shouldn't feature anywhere other than designated hitter. He's spent all of this season with Triple-A Charlotte, where he's hit .230/.376/.425 in 25 games. The Giants are quite good at building a roster that gets the most out of a set of imperfect players, but whether or not they'll eventually carve out a meaningful role for Mercedes remains to be seen.
JUNE 18, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Pirates' youth movement rolls on with Liover Peguero's MLB debutA day after arriving here in an emergency, Liover Peguero made his MLB debut against the Giants at PNC Park on Saturday.
JUNE 18, 2022•POST-GAZETTE.COM
