The San Francisco Giants have a good shot at winning another World Series soon.
Despite their elimination last season from playoff contention, and the fact that the team has not won the Series in more than a decade, they have been close in recent years.
This season could be the moment. The Giants team has young, talented players. Buster Posey, appointed in 2024 as president of baseball operations, is in a good position to help the team get farther. He knows the organization well.
The San Francisco Giants is one of the oldest and most famous teams in baseball. They were started in 1883 in New York, where they were first called the New York Gothams. They changed their name to the New York Giants and stayed in New York until 1957. In 1958, they moved to San Francisco. But they weren’t the only team to move to California that year — the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles too. MLB said the Giants could only move if the Dodgers did too. That move started one of the biggest rivalries in sports: Giants vs. Dodgers.
Since then, the Giants have made a big name for themselves on the West Coast. They’ve won eight World Series titles — their most recent win was in 2014. Their best seasons in recent history were 2010, 2012, and 2014, which is when the team last won the World Series.
Giants fans still talk about how amazing those years were. I think next season could be another championship season. The team has had some all-time great players. Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Orlando Cepeda, Felipe Alou, and Barry Bonds are just some of the Hall of Famers who played for the Giants. These names are known by anyone who follows baseball.
Third baseman Matt Chapman is among the current players who could achieve similar greatness. He won his fifth Rawlings Gold Glove Award last season and just signed an extension on his lease. Jung Hoo Lee, Willy Adames, Elliott Ramos, and Luis Matos are also star players who could help the team make it to the post-season.
One of my favorite moments as a fan was when I met Matos in August 2024. He was playing for the Sacramento River Cats, and I told him that I believed he would get called back up to the Giants. Now he’s there, and I’m proud of that.
The Giants have one of the best farm systems (the minor league teams that help develop players). The team is great at developing players like Matos through that system.
I’ve been a Giants fan for as long as I can remember. My love for the team started with my grandparents. Since I was three years old, they would sit with me and watch games, helping me understand and fall in love with baseball. Since 2014, I’ve gone to multiple Giants games every single year — almost always with my grandfather. It’s our special tradition and one of the best parts of my life.
As a fan, I have high expectations for this season.
No matter what happens, I’ll always be a fan. The Giants aren’t just my team — they’re part of my family’s story.
FRANCISCO HERMOSILLO • May 25, 2025 at 2:57 am
Wow I am happy to hear I am not the only one that holds the Giants near and dear to my heart . As your grandparents Were the ones that Introduced you to my beloved Giants it was my great grandfather that opened my world to the greatest sport on God’s green earth. Around 3rd grade is when they signed Barry Bonds whom was one of my favorite players this day was one of my best days ever I was so excited for that first season and Barry as usual did not let me down from that day forward It’s like I fell in love with my team all over again the two were a perfect marriage Barry had come home. I can go on and on about my Giants I am a faithful fan and one of my best days was that first world series parade there was no better feeling than when they made that 3rd out to seal the deal on our first world series championship in San Francisco I think I cried like a baby it felt like yesterday when my heart was ripped out when we lost to the Angel’s in 2002 the freaking Angel’s Barry’s one and only shot and we blew it . But Barry made sure his name would never be forgotten no rings but being the Homerun king will have to do no hall or fame no matter he is in the hall of fame of my heart ♥ I truly loved your article have a good one much love to all my Giants fans . 1 luv
Chris • May 23, 2025 at 9:21 am
Right on bro go giants. If we can shore up our already pretty good pitching we have a shot. Just need to make some trades or something about the offense. We can’t hit lefties as well. Regardless with Buster Posey we are finally heading in a good direction again and it’s been exciting the early season play.
Michael D Martinez • May 22, 2025 at 11:50 am
I was 10 years old when the Giants became the San Francisco Giants and since those days of Mays and Marichal and the dreaded June swoon. I’ve followed the Giants from Seals Stadium to “The Stick” and now to their current home by the Bay at Oracle once Pac Bell Park…I thought at my age I’d never see them win a World Series but they rewarded me in Spades from 2010 to 2014….I live too far away and too old to drive to see games live anymore so the big screen TV is my passport to all the games L can watch….Go Giants!!!
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Christopher • May 20, 2025 at 11:10 pm
Those World Series years were fantastic. Haven’t grown up a Giants fan, I thought I would never see the day that they won a World Series. And then 2010 came. Then 2012. Then 2014.