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The San Francisco Giants are on the verge of making baseball history.

According to multiple top reporters—Jeff Passan, Ken Rosenthal, Andrew Baggarly, and others—the Giants are closing in on hiring Tennessee Vols head coach Tony Vitello as their next manager.

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The San Francisco Giants have officially missed the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons, despite headline moves like acquiring Rafael Devers and signing Willy Adames. How did a roster with Devers, Adames, Matt Chapman, Logan Webb, and Robbie Ray still collapse down the stretch? And what does it say about the SF Giants’ future under Buster Posey’s leadership?

In this episode of Giants Baseball with Ben Kaspick, Ben dives into:

The brutal 1–15 home stretch that sunk the Giants’ season.

Why wasting the prime of Logan Webb is so frustrating, even after three straight 200-inning campaigns.

Breakout signs from Bryce Eldridge and what his arrival means for 2026 and beyond.

Bob Melvin’s uncertain future as manager and what Zach Manassian’s recent comments reveal.

The Giants’ payroll outlook, upcoming free agents (Justin Verlander, Wilmer Flores, Tom Murphy), and potential offseason targets.

It’s another season of disappointment in San Francisco, but there are real reasons for hope if Posey and the front office can deliver more bold moves this winter.

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The San Francisco Giants have flipped the script, shaking off doom and gloom to become one of the hottest teams in baseball.

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Former Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick breaks down Rafael Devers’ explosive tear (his 30th homer, the SF Giants’ hardest-hit blast of the Statcast era, and his fiery clash with Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland), Willy Adames’ push toward an extremely rare 30-HR season in orange and black, and the team’s benches-clearing brawl in Colorado.

With just 23 games remaining, the Giants are only 4.5 games back of a playoff spot and riding MLB’s longest consecutive-game home run streak of the season. Could this possibly be the start of something special in San Francisco? Time’s running out, but the Giants are still alive and playing their best baseball of the season.

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The San Francisco Giants recently dropped 15 of 16 at home—their worst stretch since 1901—and the timing couldn’t be stranger. Just two months ago, the SF Giants were one win away from first place in the NL West. Since, after trading for Rafael Devers, the Giants have somehow been the worst team in baseball.

In the debut episode of Giants Baseball with Ben Kaspick, host Ben Kaspick breaks down what’s gone wrong: Devers’ strikeout surge, Patrick Bailey’s offensive struggles, the cursed run support for Justin Verlander, and how a 1–15 home stretch sunk their playoff odds to 1.8%.

He also digs into how an 8-8 record—instead of an unfathomable 1-15 record—during this recent stretch of home games would have left the Giants in sole possession of a playoff spot. Plus: how Wilmer Flores and Heliot Ramos have fallen flat, and which young bats—Casey Schmitt, Christian Koss—might offer a glimmer of hope for the future.

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