Giants Splash

In a special Giants Splash-A’s Plus combo podcast, Steve Bitker, the retired long-time sports anchor at KCBS, shares Giants and A’s memories on the field and in the broadcast booth with John Shea. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Director of Amateur Scouting Michael Holmes talks to Susan about what the later draft this year means in practical terms, and what the team might be looking at with the 14th pick. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi talks to Susan about his first-place team, the potential for re-signing some big names, the trade deadline and the upcoming draft. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski stops by to talk to Susan Slusser about what he's working on offensively, the team's dynamite defense, their recent superb road trip — and, of course, Yaz ranks Mustache May staches. | GiantsSplash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Shortstop Brandon Crawford talks to Susan about his hot start to the season and why he's kind of miffed at social media polls about top free-agent shortstops: He's playing better than all of them. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Bench coach Kai Correa talks with Susan about Brandon Crawford’s sterling defense, the challenges of using multiple second basemen, Mauricio Dubón’s steps forward and much more. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Giants minor-leaguer Drew Robinson, who survived a suicide attempt last year but lost an eye, talks to Susan about playing at Triple A after thinking he would never be back in baseball.  | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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S.F. Giants great Willie Mays celebrates his 90th birthday today. The Major League Baseball Hall of Famer is a San Francisco icon and an ambassador for the sport who was still a regular at Giants games pre-pandemic. San Francisco Chronicle national baseball writer and sports columnist John Shea, who co-authored the book "24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid" with Mays, talks about the baseball legend's 90th birthday with Chronicle columnist Heather Knight on the Fifth & Mission podcast.

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Giants lefty Jake McGee talks with Susan about his season, his unusual fastball and why he gets two different kinds of movement, working with the best catching tandem in the game, and much more. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Giants backup catcher Curt Casali talks with Susan about being behind the plate for five consecutive shutouts, analyzes each starter, and provides his thoughts on Buster Posey and the team's fast start. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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