Brian Sabean
A pillar of Major League Baseball and a cornerstone of the San Francisco Giants franchise for 30 years, Brian Sabean’s leadership and legacy as head of the baseball division from 1997-2018 was the driving force behind one of the most successful eras in the club’s history, including three World Championships (2010, 2012, 2014), four National […]
Bruce Bochy
Bruce Bochy is in his second year as a Special Advisor after retiring from 25 seasons as a big-league manager following the 2019 season. During his 25-year managerial career, he compiled 2,003 victories, the 11th-most by any manager in MLB history, and his 4,032 games managed are the seventh-most in MLB. He’s the only manager […]
Rickey Henderson
Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson nicknamed the “Man of the Steal,” played for nine Major League Baseball Teams during his twenty-four-year career (1979-2003). Henderson made his MLB debut on June 24, 1979, with the Oakland Athletics. He led the American League in stolen bases 12 times during his career and holds the MLB All-Time Stolen Base […]
Buster Posey
Buster Posey spent his entire twelve-year Major League Baseball career with the San Francisco Giants, from 2009 until his retirement at the conclusion of the 2021 season. In September 2022, Posey joined the Giants’ ownership group. Posey was born in Leesburg, Georgia. He played four sports in high school; in baseball, he excelled at hitting and pitching. He attended Florida State University, where […]
Tony La Russa
Tony La Russa managed the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and the St. Louis Cardinals to six League Championships and three World Series wins. Among all major league managers, he ranks third in total wins, behind Connie Mack and John McGraw. The cornerstone for his success was the knowledge acquired during 50 years of baseball […]
Matt Williams
The career was spectacular. Matt Williams was a five-time All-Star, a Gold Glove infielder, a home run champion. But, oh, what might have been. “If Matt Williams played out injury-free,” said the late Al Rosen, who as Giants general manager picked Williams third overall in the 1986 draft, “he’d be the greatest third baseman of […]
Matt Cain
Durability and dominance separated Matt Cain from even the most accomplished San Francisco Giants. He amassed 12 years and 38 days of continuous major league service time, more than any Giant who played exclusively for the ballclub since its 1958 move west. Cain also distinguished himself on June 13, 2012, by pitching the major leagues’ […]
Dave Dravecky
Dave Dravecky’s ultimate victory transcended all others, for it was a triumph of heart. During 1988, his seventh big league season, Dravecky learned that he had a Desmoid tumor in his left arm, requiring surgical removal of half of the deltoid muscle. Dravecky resumed pitching in 1989 and thrilled a Candlestick Park crowd of 34,810 […]
Bert Campaneris
Bert Campaneris is the Cuban-born shortstop and speedy leadoff hitter for the Oakland Athletics teams that won consecutive World Series Championships from 1972 through 1974, the only team other than the Yankees to win that many in a row. Campaneris led the American League in stolen bases six times and played in six league All-Star […]
Dave Righetti
Dave Righetti ranked among baseball’s top closers in the 1980s and cemented his legacy in the game as a pitching coach. Righetti initially established himself as a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. He was elected American League Rookie of the Year in 1981, when he finished 8-4 with a 2.06 ERA in 15 […]